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BMW M5 F10 (spy pics & info)

Discussion in '5 Series' started by EMpower, Jun 25, 2009.

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Sunny Well-Known Member

Michael said: ↑

Does anyone know why they test the cars in Cali?

Death valley - one of the hottest, driest places in the western hemisphere.

Sunny, Mar 5, 2011

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TheDriver Banned

Sunny said: ↑

Death valley - one of the hottest, driest places in the western hemisphere.

Does it not get awfully cold there at night too, something about having the greatest variation in temperature anywhere in the world.

Levi68 said: ↑

To make us loose our time and go every 5 min on the internet hoping to find an answer!

Don't buy it, they have told us lots already about the M5 so why keep this a secret unless it ain't decided as yet? :t-hands:

TheDriver, Mar 5, 2011

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klier Member

^^ for the buzz. Debate is maximum publicity.

And Death Valley is really amazing, I once drove trough it, and slept in a hotel in the middle. Incredible scenery there, damn

klier, Mar 5, 2011

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EMpower Well-Known Member

Sunny said: ↑

Death valley - one of the hottest, driest places in the western hemisphere.

Yep, BMW tests all their cars there.

EMpower, Mar 5, 2011

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CrunchSlaughtered Member

I don’t know why some people became so offensive to Scott. I’m not his lawyer but he or it(don’t know if he is just a nice guy or a project) is the thing that makes this forum different and interesting (alongside with EnI, Horatiu sorry if I miss somebody). Maybe it’s BMW’s way to form discussions and to evaluate the reactions of BMW enthusiasts but is curious to see the different receipts which are mixed in the kitchen of BMW. I’m glad to participate in this and to know that somebody in BMW is reading our opinions.

CrunchSlaughtered, Mar 5, 2011

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chonkoa Well-Known Member

Padi said: ↑

A guy in a Ford F-150 Raptor taking pictures of a M5? Interesting.

I drive a Chevy truck and I am also a fan of the M5- I guess that makes it interesting for me.

chonkoa, Mar 5, 2011

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Bartek S. Contributing Member

Scott's avatar

Bartek S., Mar 6, 2011

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Levi68 Well-Known Member

No I am not offensive to SCOTT. I mean why should he always say us everything, end at the end when something is not as he told we blame him?

Levi68, Mar 6, 2011

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SCOTT27 Contributing Member

Getting Closer....

YouTube - M5YT

SCOTT27, Mar 11, 2011

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Kowalski Well-Known Member

SCOTT27 said: ↑

Getting Closer....

YouTube - M5YT

That's Chris Harris having fun with the new M5.

EDIT: DCT confirmed!

What is it?

The BMW M5. The fast saloon car after which the whole genre is named. Its internal code is F10M – the first time an M car has been given a specific internal name.

Technical highlights

Twin turbochargers, with unspecific modifications to both intake and exhaust systems. Official response to the question of power output is: 'Do you really think we would give it less than an X6M?'. An X6M has 547bhp. There's a seven-speed DCT dual clutch transmission with three different shift speeds and a fully automatic mode. Saloon only for now.

What’s it like to drive?

Is turbocharging a highlight? When it makes a car this flexible and plain accelerative, it has to be. Yes, the near-insanity of the old V10 makes way for slightly reduced throttle response, but it’s marginal. On a Swedish lake, you can still make tiny adjustments to sustain that all-important 1km drift. Does it feel turbocharged? A little bit. Does it make enough induction noise? No. But this isn’t the finished car, the BMW M-gurus insist that the final product will be different in this respect.

I only drove the car on snow, ice and the occasional patch of asphalt. It felt like an M-car in the correct sense: purposeful, but not too aggressive. The steering, chassis and powertrain each have three modes: comfort, sport and sport-plus, giving a myriad of options. The MDM (M Driving Mode) brings a higher threshold DSC intervention that requires steering correction from the driver, or you spin, It works brilliantly. Switch it all off and you have a circa 560bhp, rear-wheel-drive saloon with an LSD. If you can’t enjoy that, you’re a wally.

I can’t tell you much about ride comfort and steering yet, except that with the suspension set to comfort the car is compliant but never soft. The steering is faster than in a regular BMW 5-series.

How does it compare?

The Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG is too good to be a walkover, but this M5 will take some beating. For all current and recent E60 M5 owners know this: the new M5 has a gearbox as fast as the E60s that also works properly in Auto mode. It has a bigger fuel tank than a regular 5 (somewhere between 70 and 80 litres, but they won’t say exactly what – I’m cleverly guessing 75) which with the much improved economy gives a real range of 400 miles. So: range, gearbox, torque – BMW has listened, all of the E60’s vices have been sorted.

Anything else I need to know?

I can’t really comment on the styling because the car was disguised. On narrow winter tyres it’s lacking that delicious signature rear-axle camber, but the flared front wings give just the right suggestion of clout. Expect bespoke seats, masses of M badges, an oil temperature gauge and, hopefully, an M5 specific steering wheel.

To me this car feels like its DNA has been drawn from the E39 M5. It’s a less frenzied machine than the one it replaces: it has torque and flexibility but still the killer pace every M5 owner requires. Something will need to go badly wrong between now and the end of 2011 for the finished car to be anything but a triumph.

Full review and photos: Pre-production new BMW M5 review by Chris Harris | evo car reviews

Kowalski, Mar 11, 2011

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Bartek S. Contributing Member

Bartek S., Mar 11, 2011

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Just_me Well-Known Member

Still only 7000 rpm redline....

Just_me, Mar 11, 2011

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south Well-Known Member

Just_me said: ↑

Still only 7000 rpm redline....

Not to be nitpicky, but it's 7,100 rpm.

Best regards,
south

south, Mar 11, 2011

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TheDriver Banned

Love the engine choice, love the output figures and love what I am seeing of the bodywork, but why oh why is there no real noticeable changes to the interior shouting out that you are driving an M car. :t-hands:

Apart from that it will be a real beast.

TheDriver, Mar 11, 2011

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Kowalski Well-Known Member

The M5 F10 is the first M car to have its own internal code - F10M.

Kowalski, Mar 11, 2011

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south Well-Known Member

Kowalski said: ↑

The M5 F10 is the first M car to have its own internal code - F10M.

I'm not sure if that's true as the current M3 is internally referred to as E90M and the 1M as E82M.

Best regards,
south

south, Mar 11, 2011

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Kowalski Well-Known Member

south said: ↑

I'm not sure if that's true as the current M3 is internally referred to as E90M and the 1M as E82M.

Best regards,
south

I stand corrected.

Kowalski, Mar 11, 2011

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Beemer B773ER Well-Known Member

Death valley - one of the hottest, driest places in the western hemisphere.

Yep, BMW tests all their cars there.

Don't you guys think it's a little late for hot-weather testing ?

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So: range, gearbox, torque – BMW has listened, all of the E60’s vices have been sorted.

To me this car feels like its DNA has been drawn from the E39 M5.

I think that just about wraps this one up boys! Time for the crap-talk to end me thinks.

Beemer B773ER, Mar 11, 2011

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Sunny Well-Known Member

There's a seven-speed DCT dual clutch transmission with three different shift speeds

Thank god they got rid of the crazy 5,6 modes - that was just overkill.

Sunny, Mar 11, 2011

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Cashmere Well-Known Member

Cashmere, Mar 11, 2011

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