M5 BMW M5 (F90) - Spy Pics & Info

[GTA45E]

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[hovabongZA]

2018 BMW M5 vs. M550i xDrive: M'ed 5s - Motor Trend

 

[Ali8Asad]

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I think we saw this already.

 

[GTA45E]

Performance should be good. I however do not like the engine note at all.
It sounds like a lifeless muffled drum roll, nothing that truly grabs your attention from the outside like roaring lion under the hood of its main compeditor for example. (On sound alone the E63 AMG is going be a head turner, not the M5 imo.)

 

[Ali8Asad]

Performance should be good. I however do not like the engine note at all.
It sounds like a lifeless muffled drum roll, nothing that truly grabs your attention from the outside like roaring lion under the hood of its main compeditor for example. (On sound alone the E63 AMG is going be a head turner, not the M5 imo.)

Just wait till the official debut and then say what you dont like or what you like cause till now only the 8 speed gear they dont like it the (fans) of M5 and remember that Bmw giving everything and there best for this car.so for me i will Be positive.

 

[GTA45E]

^
Points taken.
However, this test car has got to be 99.9% of what will be experienced on the production version.
(Journalists would not be allowed to drive a test mule.)

Engine note is apart of that delicious sex-appeal in a hi-performance vehicle. Is a must have imo...

 

[Ali8Asad]

^
Points taken.
However, this test car has got to be 99.9% of what will be experienced on the production version.
(Journalists would not be allowed to drive a test mule.)

Engine note is apart of that delicious sex-appeal in a hi-performance vehicle. Is a must have imo...

I know what u are talking about.
But im talking in general all the car the exterior interior nothing we saw except the sound and the engine and till now not even sure how many HP will be this car to be honest even the sound not bad as the f10.

 

[hovabongZA]

Private view of the F90 M5

Last night (May 23, 2017) BMW M Belux (Belgium + Luxembourg) organized an event in a warehouse, mainly celebrating the launch of the all-new "BMW M League" (loyalty program for BMW M customers). Hundreds of BMW M cars attended the event. Pump & stance: DJ playing dance music, speeches, dancers, meet 'n greet with an actor and a DJ, M cars doing donuts in a controlled environment (filmed with a drone), food and drinks, present bags, etc. Yeah, we were spoiled by BMW M.

As a bonus, BMW M had sent over a blue F90 M5 from Garching. It was on full display in a well-lit "discovery room". Prior to accessing the room, visitors were required to put their smartphones into a pouch. Security closely supervised that no-one took pictures inside that room. Of course we respected that. Visitors were allowed a lot of freedom: you could open the bonnet, open the boot, sit inside the car (front and rear seats), toy with the iDrive, touch the car, etc. No engine sound though.

No VIN on the windscreen visible (black blank). However, as visitors were allowed to take a look under the hood, I checked the VIN stamped inside the engine bay as soon as the hood was opened by someone, and memorized it: WBSJF01010G499957. When you run that VIN through a BMW Decoder, you get the specs shown below.

What BMW M officially said during the event about the F90 M5:

• exclusive F90 M5 avant-première (early sneak preview, as the official market release is not scheduled this year)
• 0-100 km/h (0-62mph): less than 3.5 seconds
• power: 600 hp (that info is confirmed by the 441 kW figure in the VIN specs = 599.6hp [metric hp] or 591.4 hp [mech hp])
• torque: 700 Nm
• xDrive - choice to toggle between 2-wheel drive / 4-wheel drive in the iDrive settings (a future BMW commercial was shown with a white clown puppet on a string with a race helmet, legs/arms both moving or just one of those body parts) (by the way, also another "Where Too Much Is Just Right" future BMW M commercial was shown featuring a child 'teased' by an adult driving an M car).

What I remember to have seen:

- Exterior:

• Marina Bay Blue Metallic body color (C1K)
• full leather Merino/Silverstone upholstery (X3A9)
• two tone 20" wheels (black/silver) (706M wheels) with massive yellow carbon ceramic brakes and huge brake discs
• all-new Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires - 20" - 275/35 front and 295/35 rear
• double-bubble carbon fiber roof
• LED adaptive head lights with the new open coronas design rolled out to all latest models + 'connecting' towards the kidneys
• rear lights with the 'swing' design rolled out to all latest models
• small side gills à la M3/M4
• black kidneys
• diffuser next to the chrome quad pipe exhaust
• rectangular fuel cover lid (no circular one as on the M2)
• vertical red reflectors on the rear à la X5M/X6M (broader and shorter than those of the M2)
• chunky M side mirrors with the classic upper stalk
• quick peak under the car: noticed nothing peculiar as far as I could see (limited slip differential housing/cast visible of course).

- Inside:

• some will say 'lavish' interior - others may say 'busy'
• full digital instrument cluster (optional) - 4 meters and drive mode info on the top part - V-max speedometer: 330 km/h
• broad SATNAV screen
• red/bordeaux start/stop button
• small red/bordeaux M1 and M2 paddles for personal settings (connected to the top part of the steering wheel, rather than integrated as buttons inside the steering wheel)
• front interior featured some shiny grey trim, likely some smooth dry carbon (neither open-pore CF used inside the M2, nor the 'wet' CF used inside the M3/M4)
• chunky leather M steering wheel (no 12h marker)
• tiny discreet mud flaps (grey/black plastic) mounted on the top part of the rear wheel wells
• sensors on the lower part of the front intake (bumper) and, except if mistaken, also an eye between the kidneys (apart from the 'Connecteddrive' on the top part of the windscreen)
• 'complex' M-DCT gear stick (more info)
• cup holders section covered with a sliding curtain
• M5 logo lights up inside the top part of the sports seats + inside the entry door sills (à la M3/M4)
• no strut brace à la M3/M4 inside the engine bay (4.4 litre S63M engine) - rather small braces à la M2
• hood: I don't believe to remember a powerdome - didn't pay attention to that

As I ain't familiar with the F10 M5, I won't be of big help in answering detailed questions you may likely have. Have to go by my memory, and the time spent with the car was limited (though you were allowed to stay as long as you wanted). For sure I forgot to check a lot. Sorry for letting you down.

The 'discovery room' was surrounded by black curtains. The ceiling was some sort of black veil. However, once you walked upstairs inside the warehouse (where the demonstration of M cars doing donuts had taken place), you could look down onto the discovery room, vaguely noticing the shape of the F90 M5 through the black ceiling veil because of the lighting spots. Almost impossible to decently photograph. Gave it a humble try though (see below).

Seems like BMW will be launching something similar to the AMG Private Lounge , finally.

 

[Ali8Asad]

Private view of the F90 M5

Last night (May 23, 2017) BMW M Belux (Belgium + Luxembourg) organized an event in a warehouse, mainly celebrating the launch of the all-new "BMW M League" (loyalty program for BMW M customers). Hundreds of BMW M cars attended the event. Pump & stance: DJ playing dance music, speeches, dancers, meet 'n greet with an actor and a DJ, M cars doing donuts in a controlled environment (filmed with a drone), food and drinks, present bags, etc. Yeah, we were spoiled by BMW M.

As a bonus, BMW M had sent over a blue F90 M5 from Garching. It was on full display in a well-lit "discovery room". Prior to accessing the room, visitors were required to put their smartphones into a pouch. Security closely supervised that no-one took pictures inside that room. Of course we respected that. Visitors were allowed a lot of freedom: you could open the bonnet, open the boot, sit inside the car (front and rear seats), toy with the iDrive, touch the car, etc. No engine sound though.

No VIN on the windscreen visible (black blank). However, as visitors were allowed to take a look under the hood, I checked the VIN stamped inside the engine bay as soon as the hood was opened by someone, and memorized it: WBSJF01010G499957. When you run that VIN through a BMW Decoder, you get the specs shown below. http://g30./forums/images/smilies/wink.gif

What BMW M officially said during the event about the F90 M5:

• exclusive F90 M5 avant-première (early sneak preview, as the official market release is not scheduled this year)
• 0-100 km/h (0-62mph): less than 3.5 seconds
• power: 600 hp (that info is confirmed by the 441 kW figure in the VIN specs = 599.6hp [metric hp] or 591.4 hp [mech hp])
• torque: 700 Nm
• xDrive - choice to toggle between 2-wheel drive / 4-wheel drive in the iDrive settings (a future BMW commercial was shown with a white clown puppet on a string with a race helmet, legs/arms both moving or just one of those body parts) (by the way, also another "Where Too Much Is Just Right" future BMW M commercial was shown featuring a child 'teased' by an adult driving an M car).

What I remember to have seen:

- Exterior:

• Marina Bay Blue Metallic body color (C1K)
• full leather Merino/Silverstone upholstery (X3A9)
• two tone 20" wheels (black/silver) (706M wheels) with massive yellow carbon ceramic brakes and huge brake discs
• all-new Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires - 20" - 275/35 front and 295/35 rear
• double-bubble carbon fiber roof
• LED adaptive head lights with the new open coronas design rolled out to all latest models + 'connecting' towards the kidneys
• rear lights with the 'swing' design rolled out to all latest models
• small side gills à la M3/M4
• black kidneys
• diffuser next to the chrome quad pipe exhaust
• rectangular fuel cover lid (no circular one as on the M2)
• vertical red reflectors on the rear à la X5M/X6M (broader and shorter than those of the M2)
• chunky M side mirrors with the classic upper stalk
• quick peak under the car: noticed nothing peculiar as far as I could see (limited slip differential housing/cast visible of course).

- Inside:

• some will say 'lavish' interior - others may say 'busy'
• full digital instrument cluster (optional) - 4 meters and drive mode info on the top part - V-max speedometer: 330 km/h
• broad SATNAV screen
• red/bordeaux start/stop button
• small red/bordeaux M1 and M2 paddles for personal settings (connected to the top part of the steering wheel, rather than integrated as buttons inside the steering wheel)
• front interior featured some shiny grey trim, likely some smooth dry carbon (neither open-pore CF used inside the M2, nor the 'wet' CF used inside the M3/M4)
• chunky leather M steering wheel (no 12h marker)
• tiny discreet mud flaps (grey/black plastic) mounted on the top part of the rear wheel wells
• sensors on the lower part of the front intake (bumper) and, except if mistaken, also an eye between the kidneys (apart from the 'Connecteddrive' on the top part of the windscreen)
• 'complex' M-DCT gear stick (more info)
• cup holders section covered with a sliding curtain
• M5 logo lights up inside the top part of the sports seats + inside the entry door sills (à la M3/M4)
• no strut brace à la M3/M4 inside the engine bay (4.4 litre S63M engine) - rather small braces à la M2
• hood: I don't believe to remember a powerdome - didn't pay attention to that

As I ain't familiar with the F10 M5, I won't be of big help in answering detailed questions you may likely have. Have to go by my memory, and the time spent with the car was limited (though you were allowed to stay as long as you wanted). For sure I forgot to check a lot. Sorry for letting you down.

The 'discovery room' was surrounded by black curtains. The ceiling was some sort of black veil. However, once you walked upstairs inside the warehouse (where the demonstration of M cars doing donuts had taken place), you could look down onto the discovery room, vaguely noticing the shape of the F90 M5 through the black ceiling veil because of the lighting spots. Almost impossible to decently photograph. Gave it a humble try though (see below).

Seems like BMW will be launching something similar to the AMG Private Lounge , finally.

But nothing special then the last private room
Similar information.and i dont think the car will be exactly 600HP or less.is not fair if the B5 have 608HP something like that.

 

[SKY]

Torque is 700 NM? I thought it was 750 NM.

 

[Ali8Asad]

Torque is 700 NM? I thought it was 750 NM.

Really the information is not clear for me also
They said more then 700NM and more then 600HP
And now everything changes.

 

[hovabongZA]

But nothing special then the last private room
Similar information.and i dont think the car will be exactly 600HP or less.is not fair if the B5 have 608HP something like that.

Torque is 700 NM? I thought it was 750 NM.

The vin is from 2016. So it likely that they were still under development with the ballpark numbers of 600hp and 700Nm , we already know it will have more power than that's as informed by BMW.

Just surprised that someone could memorise the such a long vin WBSJF01010G499957.

 

[Ali8Asad]

The vin is from 2016. So it likely that they were still under development with the ballpark numbers of 600hp and 700Nm , we already know it will have more power than that's as informed by BMW.

Just surprised that someone could memorise the such a long vin WBSJF01010G499957.

Its okey
The happiness is you wake up and check the forum and there is something new about the F90 M5

 

[picsoubmw]

...
Just surprised that someone could memorise the such a long vin WBSJF01010G499957.

VIN decoder work with the last 7 digits, so not that hard to memorise.

 

[klier]

The vin is from 2016. So it likely that they were still under development with the ballpark numbers of 600hp and 700Nm

Interesting theory. Could be spot on!
I'd be ok with 600 hp and 700 Nm but everything more would of course be very welcome.

Either way, in not too long we'll have some official numbers.
My final guess is 615 hp and 750 Nm.

 

[Ali8Asad]

Interesting theory. Could be spot on!
I'd be ok with 600 hp and 700 Nm but everything more would of course be very welcome.

Either way, in not too long we'll have some official numbers.
My final guess is 615 hp and 750 Nm.

I guess almost the same but 615/620HP
And 700NM
Lets see in june maybe we will have more information for sure.and nice month like we had it in may

 

[hovabongZA]

I'm not too concerned about the numbers because they are going to be heavily underrated anyway.

 

[Ali8Asad]

I'm not too concerned about the numbers because they are going to be heavily underrated anyway.

They change the whole transmission of this car after years and generations..
So be positive in this time and remember that will be easy for them to make overrated numbers.

 

[Ali8Asad]

I can see the air breather here.
But i dont wish to look like the M3 and M4
I want it to be similar to the Current M5 style..looks elegant more.

 

[Ali8Asad]

Guys are you fasting in Ramdan or what
Cause you are so quit