F90 M5 unveiled! 600 HP, AWD, 0-60 in 3.2!
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Insane 4 door rocket with proper high spec Auto gearbox. DCT is dead. Modern auto's are the shite. If you own one keep it here. Having this is a nice conversation piece in the US unless you track it. Even here its hard to use the power unless holiday and no one is working or on early weekend mornings. Its almost a second car. For a daily get a 340i if you need BMW angel dusted 4 door machine.
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re: transmission choice, it sounds like BMW are taking a page from the Mazda Skyactiv book with the quick lockup of the TC in the automatic. The Skyactiv transmission was the best automatic I've driven in a long time and had no slush but also no DCT jerkiness. I'm sure this is just as good or better.Davestr wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:05 pm Insane 4 door rocket with proper high spec Auto gearbox. DCT is dead. Modern auto's are the shite. If you own one keep it here. Having this is a nice conversation piece in the US unless you track it. Even here its hard to use the power unless holiday and no one is working or on early weekend mornings. Its almost a second car. For a daily get a 340i if you need BMW angel dusted 4 door machine.
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The M235i racing model uses the ZF 8AT for competition. That gearbox can take some abuse it seems. BMW and others are moving quickly out of DCT. ITs over.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:08 pmre: transmission choice, it sounds like BMW are taking a page from the Mazda Skyactiv book with the quick lockup of the TC in the automatic. The Skyactiv transmission was the best automatic I've driven in a long time and had no slush but also no DCT jerkiness. I'm sure this is just as good or better.Davestr wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:05 pm Insane 4 door rocket with proper high spec Auto gearbox. DCT is dead. Modern auto's are the shite. If you own one keep it here. Having this is a nice conversation piece in the US unless you track it. Even here its hard to use the power unless holiday and no one is working or on early weekend mornings. Its almost a second car. For a daily get a 340i if you need BMW angel dusted 4 door machine.
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not to mention, the new s4 jumped on the bandwagon.Davestr wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:10 pmThe M235i racing model uses the ZF 8AT for competition. That gearbox can take some abuse it seems. BMW and others are moving quickly out of DCT. ITs over.Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:08 pm
re: transmission choice, it sounds like BMW are taking a page from the Mazda Skyactiv book with the quick lockup of the TC in the automatic. The Skyactiv transmission was the best automatic I've driven in a long time and had no slush but also no DCT jerkiness. I'm sure this is just as good or better.
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Damnit, beat me to it.Johnny_P wrote:
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Calvinball wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:39 pmDamnit, beat me to it.Johnny_P wrote:
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Calvinball wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:39 pmDamnit, beat me to it.Johnny_P wrote:
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I dunno how the M5 is a second car. It is perfectly comfortable to be a daily and enough power to smoke anything short of a P100D.Davestr wrote: ↑Tue Sep 26, 2017 1:05 pm Insane 4 door rocket with proper high spec Auto gearbox. DCT is dead. Modern auto's are the shite. If you own one keep it here. Having this is a nice conversation piece in the US unless you track it. Even here its hard to use the power unless holiday and no one is working or on early weekend mornings. Its almost a second car. For a daily get a 340i if you need BMW angel dusted 4 door machine.
An m2 is a great second car.
If you're rich you can DD the M5 through all 4 seasons and turn it in right before the warranty ends. That's the life bruh
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Wow, this is legit I think it looks way better than the M3/4...a bit more subtle like M cars used to look.
And is that matte red a legit thing?
And is that matte red a legit thing?
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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10.9 quarter mile from a family sedan is ridiculous2018 BMW M5
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 2.8 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 6.6 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 11.1 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 15.9 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 3.7 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 2.2 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 2.4 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 10.9 sec @ 129 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 163 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 147 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.98 g
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That's one way to get the to soccer practice...Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:21 am https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/20 ... est-review
10.9 quarter mile from a family sedan is ridiculous2018 BMW M5
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 2.8 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 6.6 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 11.1 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 15.9 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 3.7 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 2.2 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 2.4 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 10.9 sec @ 129 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 163 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 147 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.98 g
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Seems unattainable to me, firstly because its msrp is drugs, and once it's finally depreciated i will likely be avoiding the car for it's pricey repairs/parts. In this way I don't get the excite like I normally would from anything that 1/4 miles as quickly as motorcycles that I've owned. I'd love to rip one around for a day.... i need some friends!
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https://www.google.com/amp/www.motortre ... eview/amp/Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:21 am https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/20 ... est-review
10.9 quarter mile from a family sedan is ridiculous2018 BMW M5
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 2.8 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 6.6 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 11.1 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 15.9 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 3.7 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 2.2 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 2.4 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 10.9 sec @ 129 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 163 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 147 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.98 g
Still much slower than an electric car made by an idiot selling hot air