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The new BMW M5

Motor

With the BMW M GmbH is something of a pioneer in the home tuner. In addition to optional packages that offer is usually a very muscular appearance, sports suspension and other tools for road or race track, in decades, and the crowning of the most sporty BMW M-series from the halls. Here, the M engineers developed even earlier, the complete model, they now manufacture the engine, the final assembly takes place at BMW itself. The coronation of the Business Series, the BMW 5 Series, the M5. He first came in 1985 and was the first series of the M GmbH at all. At that time, provided the over-fives from a 286-hp 3.5-liter inline six-cylinder that has been modified over from the legendary M1 flounder.

Alone the number of cylinders of the M5 series has a troubled past behind him. Starting with the legendary inline six-cylinder over-revving V8 to V10 with extreme speed in the last series. Although the ten-cylinder was certainly one of the most emotional engines without turbo came out and turned willingly to 8250 tours. The sound, the metallic DSG gearbox - racing through and through. The down side was an average consumption of 14.8 liters of premium and not just clean combustion. Which have now taken a new two-cylinder again, but he now receives a double induction, delivering 560 hp. He is the most powerful production BMW ever and is still living on an average consumption of 9.9 liters. In practice and in the corresponding requirement of power reserves, however, a few more liters are in, it can also be the standard start-stop system to change anything.

What the driver will thank God, is the ability to configure his m5 as he wants it. It dominates the four-door sedan with every possible variety glide between comfortable and like a flounder rip through the Nordschleife. Also impressive is how to adjust the sound of the eight-cylinder. Whispering softly it goes on highway or boulevard, while the V8 roars bravely on the racetrack. Here, the double-clutch transmission's seven gears assorted soft and unobtrusive, without giving away even one-hundredth of a second. Closer to perfection was never an M5. Fans of the tooth will miss the metallic cylinder barking and the popping of the gear are outrageous, but compensated by the sonorous Boller and perceived, traction as a more seamless acceleration. With the empty weight of 1924 pounds is a power-weight ratio of 3.4 kilograms per bhp. In figures: four seconds from zero to 100, after 8.6 seconds is on pace 200th Deadline is felt after a further two seconds at speed 250, the electronic speed limitation feels like a step on the brakes. Who orders the Drivers package and therefore is including in the enjoyment of a driver training, the M5 can be run on the open road and watched as the speedometer needle is fixed only at 305 cases.

A glance into the interior reveals as well, where the base price € 102 700 are executed flowed. Although the options list still leaves plenty of room for improvement, but even in standard trim dive driver and passengers in a sea of ​​leather and luxury. This is a quality of workmanship that sets standards in this class. Even on the air vents it is meant to tackle with the crowbar. In addition, inside there is a tranquility that soothes as equally stunned. Despite the setbacks of 295 M5 springs sensitively on comfort setting, the seats fit like a glove. Besides the high-end sound system iDrive, with a huge screen and all imaginable assistance systems, the M5 also waiting for the first time on a full-color head-up display. That sounds like very frills, but no one wants to miss it more after the first few kilometers.

Actually you can buy two cars.

It's always amazing how the M5 creates a balance between comfort and brute glider racing machine. Is at your fingertips from the evil snarling predator curve a highly motorized 5-Series, the 550i in the inferior example of a little discipline. We may be curious as to whether the Munich as well hang up the M5 Touring.