BMW M5 Competition

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:41 am

I drove this at the weekend. It ran out of fuel 150 metres from the petrol station.

ph001 · Post by **ph001** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:14 am

Thoughts?

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:25 am

Maybe the start of a new picture thread: "M5s nearly at the petrol station"

road warrior · Post by **road warrior** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:33 am

Marlon wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:25 am Maybe the start of a new picture thread: "M5s nearly at the petrol station"

the list of nearly's is endless

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:48 am

ph001 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:14 amThoughts?

Fantastic car. The handling is superb and unlike the F10 M5 it accelerates from stationary when damp (the F10 never did accelerate when damp, just spun the rear wheels). Four wheel drive makes such a difference. A few reviews I read said that the 'Competition' model was a bit hard. Not a bit of it for me. Firm yes but that is what you want in a sports saloon which delivers over 600 BHP. The various drive modes allow for precise positioning, not a hint of oversteer or understeer. Loved every minute of it. Like all M5 cars it can be driving at a steady pace, but I never experienced that. It's a bit like Andy Murray.

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:13 pm

That means it was either fantastic or boring

ph001 · Post by **ph001** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:26 pm

How did you get on with the DCT gearbox? Have a read of my F80 M3 review viewtopic.php?f=16&t=105692&hilit=test+drive.

Interested to hear if you had any similar feelings?

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 6:31 pm

ph001 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:26 pm How did you get on with the DCT gearbox?

Phil, as far as I am aware the F90 M5 uses a ZF8 Auto and not the DCT. The 8 gears selected quickly without delay or hiccups up or down. The car defaults to 4 wheel drive but you can select between 4 wheel, 4 wheel sport and 2 wheel drives. I had an F10 M5 for 2 years and the new car is miles ahead in every respect. There are 2 downsides for me, you have to put fuel in it and my specification costs £106,000.

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:49 pm

Hope it looks better from the front. I wouldn't say no to a go though.

BeeEmm · Post by **BeeEmm** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:54 pm

buzyg wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:49 pm Hope it looks better from the front. I wouldn't say no to a go though

For buzyg. I love the front especially the door mirrors and the large black kidney grills.

Beedub · Post by **Beedub** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:55 pm

LOVE it.

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:09 am

BeeEmm wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 10:54 pm
buzyg wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:49 pm Hope it looks better from the front. I wouldn't say no to a go though
For buzyg. I love the front especially the door mirrors and the large black kidney grills.

Clever work to get the reflected M from the street lamp on he bonnet too.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 4:44 pm

I went out in an M5 saloon yesterday - not a new one, but “impressive” is an understatement !

Zedtastic · Post by **Zedtastic** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 7:28 pm

I bet that car would be utterly amazing in every respect. If I had money to burn...

Jembo · Post by **Jembo** » Sun Dec 09, 2018 8:09 pm

I don’t think I could trust myself with 600 ponies, the temptation with 340 is bad enough

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