M5 BMW M5 (F90) - Spy Pics & Info

[Deleted member 1071]

Better than F10,worse than E39 and E60,underwhelming.

Oh yes ! The E60 M5 was very special indeed. So "The Business". And the Hartge aftermarket rims pictured below suited the car like a charm.



Back in "their day", I was inclined to think: "M-B E55 AMG and RS6 WHO ??"

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Lets see later
We can decide more
But for me even with camo i loved the car.
With official photos you can see more.
And the power will change your mind.

This is a pretty good attempt at haiku.

 

[klier]

This is a pretty good attempt at haiku.

12 haikus, for 12 cars.

1.
They call her goddess
this Francophonic turtle
She has five ride heights

2.
Tough little Cossack
Looks like a Golf on steroids
A Commie no more

3.
Sideways through the trees
buzzing two stroke majesty
Finns are her best friends

4.
The marque's no longer here
Small car named after a whim
Joe told us some lies.

5.
Twin-turbo boosted
purple ink's last oversight
flat nose speed machine

6.
You have only three pots
the smallest American
hypermilers' toy

7.
Hot hatch named for a
Mediterranean wind
only has one wiper

8.
A backbone of steel
Simplified convertible
Has added lightness

9.
Italian body
heart and soul of a swede
your looks lie of speed

10.
Africa's Camel
And Pierre's daily driver
A lion greets traffic

11.
Old dudes in flowered shirts
Makes everyone think of diners
Beautiful aether

12.
To the country club
a vision of Spanish gold
long, wide, two ways in

Answers:

Spoiler

1. Citröen DS 2. Lada Niva 3. Saab 93 (or early 96) 4. Isuzu Impulse 5. Ferrari F40 6. Geo Metro 7. Volkswagen Scirocco 8. Lotus Elan 9. Volvo P1800 (not technically Italian body, ok) 10. Peugeot 504 11. Chevy Bel Air 12. Cadillac Eldorado

No, not mine. Some utterly crappy cars in here. I wouldn't have guesse3d a single one to be honest.

 

[SKY]

How are you guys expecting this to be as special as the E60 M5? That car had its mighty new V10 derived from the BMW presence in the F1. This car has the same engine than the car it replaces. And it most likely the last M5 to feature a V8.

Different times, different approaches. Expectations should as well be different.

 

[klier]

How are you guys expecting this to be as special as the E60 M5? That car had its mighty new V10 derived from the BMW presence in the F1. This car has the same engine than the car it replaces. And it most likely the last M5 to feature a V8.

Different times, different approaches. Expectations should as well be different.

We're obviously just discussing the looks. The looks of the E60 M5 were special. The performance of the E60 M5 will be utter shit compared to the upcoming M5. Never mind the V10 (which has nothing whatsoever to do with F1 BTW)

 

[SCOTT27]

Oh yes ! The E60 M5 was very special indeed. So "The Business". And the Hartge aftermarket rims pictured below suited the car like a charm.

Back in "their day", I was inclined to think: "M-B E55 AMG and RS6 WHO ??"

the sad thing now is that the E60 is becoming "accessible" and that they are being destroyed by the aftermarket. Similar to the E46 and E92 M3.

 

[klier]

the sad thing now is that the E60 is becoming "accessible" and that they are being destroyed by the aftermarket. Similar to the E46 and E92 M3.

...Like those fugly rims

 

[Deleted member 1071]

12 haikus, for 12 cars.

1.
They call her goddess
this Francophonic turtle
She has five ride heights

2.
Tough little Cossack
Looks like a Golf on steroids
A Commie no more

3.
Sideways through the trees
buzzing two stroke majesty
Finns are her best friends

4.
The marque's no longer here
Small car named after a whim
Joe told us some lies.

5.
Twin-turbo boosted
purple ink's last oversight
flat nose speed machine

6.
You have only three pots
the smallest American
hypermilers' toy

7.
Hot hatch named for a
Mediterranean wind
only has one wiper

8.
A backbone of steel
Simplified convertible
Has added lightness

9.
Italian body
heart and soul of a swede
your looks lie of speed

10.
Africa's Camel
And Pierre's daily driver
A lion greets traffic

11.
Old dudes in flowered shirts
Makes everyone think of diners
Beautiful aether

12.
To the country club
a vision of Spanish gold
long, wide, two ways in



No, not mine. Some utterly crappy cars in here. I wouldn't have guesse3d a single one to be honest.

...got 1,2,3,7 and 10. I was clueless on the rest.

 

[PanterroR]

If this is the size of front tires:

...what is the size of rear tires?

(sorry if i've missed this info before)

 

[Ali8Asad]

If this is the size of front tires:

...what is the size of rear tires?

(sorry if i've missed this info before)

I dont know
But this is the best picture in my opinion of the leaked.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

How are you guys expecting this to be as special as the E60 M5?

I don't think anybody was expecting the F90 M5 to be anything other than what we're seeing now. And just because people don't expect anything as special as the E60 M5, it doesn't absolve the latest M5 from a solid critique.

 

[SKY]

I don't think anybody was expecting the F90 M5 to be anything other than what we're seeing now. And just because people don't expect anything as special as the E60 M5, it doesn't absolve the latest M5 from a solid critique.

Yes, no doubt. A solid critique es is valid as a solid praise. I simply don't think the E60 M5 is a good reference to compare this car with. If someone says this car is underwhelming, fine, but saying it is because it is not as special as the E60 when it debuted...

I was expecting the exterior to be much worse tbh, and I like what I see here. In terms of performance it is difficult to say until the first reviews start to hit the web.

 

[Deleted member 25]

So far the exterior lacks a bit of drama, unlike the interior. Maybe in a lighter colour lines will pop up better.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Put me on the underwhelmed list when it comes to the car's looks. I think its partly because of the release being sooooo drawed out and that we all had a decent idea what to expect. In terms of appearance, it's funny, for both the E and 5er, I prefer the AMG Sport and M Sport over their full-blown AMG and ///M versions. Maybe I'll change my mind one or the other once we see more pics, IRL pics, and the car in different color (<-- generic statement).

Based on past prototype reviews, the M5 sounds extremely formidable.

 

[AHall]

I may be an anomaly here, but I for one think that the E60 was an aesthetically horrendous car. The E60 M5 did improve the looks of the base E60 5 but neither was very attractive imo. I would take a F10 and from what I have seen so far F90 anyday over the E60.

 

[Ali8Asad]

Be positive
2 hours left Guys.

 

[kingjr9000]

Leaks have already appeared.

 

[Rolf]

I was following this thread years before it even started

Was that when you were in your dads beach ball sack?

 

[Giannis]

Official thread here: OFFICIAL - BMW M5 (F90)

 

[nikola1984]

I have it on good authority that the F90 M5 Competition Package goes into production beginning of April.

One more piece of information from the same source: Competition package will come in at 625hp

F90 M5 Competition Package - April Production + 625 HP