M5 BMW M5 Touring Review


The BMW M5 is a high-performance variant of the BMW 5 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand. M5 models have been produced for every generation of the 5 Series since 1984, with occasional gaps in production (1995 to 1998, 2023 to 2024). Official website: BMW M

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Fast mover - Eric Gallina

Performance:
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V10 is supremely powerful, devouring motorway miles with ease.

Engine & Transmission:
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M5's engine is simply brilliant; although the SMG 'box won't suit everyone.

Ride & Handling:
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Comfortable ride when required, though the sports suspension thuds over bumps on the firmer settings; carves through corners like no estate should though.

Fuel Economy:
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V10 is astronomically thirsty.

Tactility:
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Build and material quality are at very high standards.

Appearance:
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Discreet body shell cloaks F1 mechanicals.

Interior:
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Ergonomic cockpit is beset with technology.

Safety:
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Four-star Euro NCAP rating for the previous model; no results yet for the update.

Equipment & Value for Money:
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Expensive, but warrants the money. Is fully loaded as standard.

Link to the review

Source = The Car Enthusiast
 

BMW M

BMW M GmbH, formerly known as BMW Motorsport GmbH, is a subsidiary of BMW AG that manufactures high-performance luxury cars. BMW M ("M" for "motorsport") was initially created to facilitate BMW's racing program, which was very successful in the 1960s and 1970s. As time passed, BMW M began to supplement BMW's vehicle portfolio with specially modified higher trim models, for which they are now most known by the general public. These M-badged cars traditionally include modified engines, transmissions, suspensions, interior trims, aerodynamics, and exterior modifications to set them apart from their counterparts. All M models are tested and tuned at BMW's private facility at the Nürburgring racing circuit in Germany.
Official website: BMW M

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