M5 The New BMW M5 (F90) Driven
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The BMW M5 is a high-performance variant of the BMW 5 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand. It is considered an iconic vehicle in the sports saloon category. The first M5 model was hand-built beginning in late 1984 on the E28 535i chassis with a modified engine from the M1 that made it the fastest production saloon at the time. 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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Kraftkurve King
Our review. Yes, softer than what old school M5s were, but those times are gone and it's time to embrace it. In the end, it's a way better car than the F10 and the demographic likely cares less about that tight steering and more about cabin tech and luxury.
FIRST DRIVE: The 2018 BMW M5 - Monster Power Meets Grip King
FIRST DRIVE: The 2018 BMW M5 - Monster Power Meets Grip King
martinbo
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Precisely, I don't know what people expect the predominant M5-buying customer base to look like...
Internet forum jockeys: helmet, racing overalls and Sparco booties; gifted driver, goes to the Ring once a month and mixes it up with 911s.
Expectation of daily use:
Reality: smart shirt, pants, trendy sunglasses and expensive wrist watch; no formal high-performance certifications, will never take their M5 onto a circuit.
Majority of daily use:
CrunchSlaughtered
RPM Ruler
Another sporty Mercedes by BMW
martinbo
Staff member
This is how Autocar's Matt Prior sums it up:
Should I buy one?
The M5 is composed and even a bit adjustable in standard 4WD mode, a touch more so in 4WD Sport mode, and you can steer it on the throttle in either. Though, of course, because it’s a modern car with bags of ability and performance, actually on the road you don’t. You just feel it’s rear-driven because the steering remains uncorrupted and you’re always aware in minor chassis movements that it’s beautifully neutral and being pushed rather than pulled.
Until, of course, you particularly want to turn everything off and give the M5 the absolute lot, as you might want to on a circuit, and really should if you buy one. In which case, it becomes an absolute destroyer of tyres and will be smoking them in the highest levels, with its hugely rewarding stance that shows it has the very best kind of front-engine, long-wheelbase, rear-drive physics.
So there you have it. A tremendous car, at one moment refined and conservative, at another rewarding and poised, with loads of sophisticated hardware, and an even bigger set of massively sophisticated software, controlling its every movement and interaction. Which is still at its best when you turn it all off.
Erm, wondering what more can be expected of it. 4.5 stars out of 5. Surely this is all that needs to be said of a large, luxurious performance saloon?
Should I buy one?
The M5 is composed and even a bit adjustable in standard 4WD mode, a touch more so in 4WD Sport mode, and you can steer it on the throttle in either. Though, of course, because it’s a modern car with bags of ability and performance, actually on the road you don’t. You just feel it’s rear-driven because the steering remains uncorrupted and you’re always aware in minor chassis movements that it’s beautifully neutral and being pushed rather than pulled.
Until, of course, you particularly want to turn everything off and give the M5 the absolute lot, as you might want to on a circuit, and really should if you buy one. In which case, it becomes an absolute destroyer of tyres and will be smoking them in the highest levels, with its hugely rewarding stance that shows it has the very best kind of front-engine, long-wheelbase, rear-drive physics.
So there you have it. A tremendous car, at one moment refined and conservative, at another rewarding and poised, with loads of sophisticated hardware, and an even bigger set of massively sophisticated software, controlling its every movement and interaction. Which is still at its best when you turn it all off.
Erm, wondering what more can be expected of it. 4.5 stars out of 5. Surely this is all that needs to be said of a large, luxurious performance saloon?
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I wish I was an M5....
Oans, Zwoa...RAUTE !
nikola1984
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LaArtist
Wunderkind of Wheels
What is ?
Ali8Asad
Autobahn Explorer
Instrument cluster
When he is changing the shifts
There is yellow lights showing
It was something i never saw it before
In the video of nikola
LaArtist
Wunderkind of Wheels
Ahh it's also really neat when the rpms light up and dim as the needle goes past.
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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
Official website: BMW M
