http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cf...001/bmw/1.html

Kinda impressive no?

 

very impressive. I can understand why no ones replying because they are trying to contain their jealousy.

 

I don't know what the kid that just posted something is saying!
"Ignore"option really works!!

 

Thanks for the link to the article. That powerplant is very nicely done. I look forward to a custom coach builder to put that in the middle of a two seat supercar.
The group that designed that engine should have a blanket party for the people that designed the exterior.

 

yeah j-dub everyone is jealous of a car they have never driven
You troll get out of here. You are 17 and claim you own a m5??? In england i believe the driving age is 18 so go and get a drivers license first. Oh and the last m5 was great, was so good about it was how nice it looked. Pitty the new m5 looks bad.

 

The SL55 I drove delivered COMPLETE jerk-free performance, not "almost". And btw, I'll see it when I believe it, the M3 had all the same praise when it came out. I drove my buddies 2003, jerky as hell and slams into gears if u keep it at the floor.

Haven't mercedes AMG vehicles had this feature since the C43? How is this new technology?

Sorry, I prefer the muscle car AMG vehicle with its ultra smooth slush box. The Mercedes automatic locks its T/C in every gear making T/C power loss a thing of the past.

 

Thanks for the excellent tip, I tried it out the first time, it's a great feature!

 

does it only come in SMG now?

 

There are rumors BMW will offer stick as an option.

 

The rumors are the exact opposite, multiple sources have said, 7speed SMG only. Keep dreaming Kain.

 

Wow, BMW not supplying a manual tranny in the M5? Wait a sec, isn't there another German manufacturer that also don't supply a manual for it's cars. Mmmmm, seems like BMW is finally admitting maybe the guys from Afalterbach isn't so stupid after all.

 

m5 will get true manual a year after release.

smg is not an auto either.

 

17 is the driving age my friend.

 

SMG IS a manual.

 

now if mercedes had the same EXACT you would be saying it's not a "true manual" ..

 

The SMG is great. What, you've never used it? Don't worry you'll get used to it. That variable ratio steering is the latest thing. What, you don't like it? Don't worry, you'll get used to it. (I bounced off the curb leaving the lot test driving a 545 with it.) See this, it's called IDrive. Don't worry, you'll get used to it. The styling? (My local BMW dealer says it's a good thing to be so controversial. It proves you're pushing the envelope.) Don't worry, you'll get used to it. Horsepower all at the top of the curve so you have to drive around with the revs up? Don't worry . . .


Drove an E55 3 weeks ago. It felt right immediately. I ordered mine in black opal.

 

but they do not.

 

He he :p

 

BMW might be jerk free but sooner or later they will find out and then they will own BMW's. DAMN it's too late.

 

you're right, even the engine looks ugly like the car!

some kind of an *** cheek over the engine

 

Get a life little boy. Yeah, it is nice to have a new M5. But, I think it is even nicer to have a SL65, CL65, or SLR. I know, BMW use to be on top in the engine department with 400 hp blah blah blah, this and that, and M5. NOT anymore Jose!
AMG is now on top, and BMW have to catch reallllly fast.

 

AMG's are top in performance but not in their engines. BMW use more new technology to develop their engines, its hard to admit but its true. It would be easier for BMW to start producing engines the same way as AMG than for AMG to start producing engines as advanced as BMW.

 

Why don't we all do a comparison test between the McLaren F1 and a Golf?? A SL65 costs 200K Euro, an M5, 80K. I'm pretty sure BMW will win the International Engine Award next year with this baby. 510HP! 5-litre Normally Aspirated, Instantaneously responding V10! Everyday drivability and reliability! 0 lag. Nada. Nein. None.

 

i don't think it will beat porsche's 5.7L (Carrera GT)

I really wish benz would get off their *** and build some better engines, all of their engines short of the FI's are seriously outclassed by ... everyone else. I'm hoping their new 3.5L V6 will breathe some life back into their line, but it doesn't look like it.

 

I cannot believe no more true manual. That is what gave M Power the edge. Now AMG might just be on top. Wow.