F90 M5

[Kiwi_Mike]

Having purchased my 35i Z4 6 months ago as a weekend car along side my X5 daily driver I thought I was completely sorted. But after a couple of months of owning the Z4 I started to missed the power and acceleration when driving the X5. So I looked at upgrading the X5 to one of the higher power variants but quickly realised that I don't actually need the 4 wheel drive capabilities and space that the X5 offers.

So I test drove an M5 and was instantly sold! I just love the power and the Jekyll-and-Hyde personas that can be instantly dialed up using the cool red m1 and m2 buttons. It's an extremely comfortable luxury car loaded with tech and enough space for a family or 4 adults but can also be an insane drive when the mood takes with an awesome soundtrack from the quad exhausts. I got mine for around half of the new price. 3 years old with 37k km. It has full leather (including the dash which I really like), HK hifi, Msport exhaust and can even carry two mountain bikes.

I do get some comments from my car mates (who mostly drive 15 year old 911's) tho, when I turn up to a Sunday coffee drive in the Z4. 'Why do you leave your 600HP M5 at home and bring in your hair dresser car'? The Z4 will always be more fun for a blast in the country, especially now I've had it remapped.





Cheers :driving:

 

[Z4M-2006]

I have an F10 M5 with just over 600bhp...
They are an absolute weapon to drive,proper fun can be had when you get used to them.

 

[Mr Tidy]

Your M5 looks great.

That must be so much more fun that an X5!

 

[buzyg]

100x better than an X5. But where the heck on South Island are you going to open her up? It was all I could do to stretch the legs on a Mazda2 hire car. :driving: I was too scared of the 14 wheelers coming the other way on those single track roads. :wink:

 

[Kiwi_Mike]

100x better than an X5. But where the heck on South Island are you going to open her up? It was all I could do to stretch the legs on a Mazda2 hire car. :driving: I was too scared of the 14 wheelers coming the other way on those single track roads. :wink:

That is a good question. Lots of very quiet out of the way country roads if you know where to look but no Europe style motorways. I drove one yesterday that was 37km of corners over a large hill which was amazing.

We don't have any international tourists at the moment and a third of our population are in lockdown so the roads are rather empty. I did a 5 hour drive recently on some stunning roads and saw less than a dozen other cars and no cops

I need to look into doing some track days too.

And yea, I don't miss the X5!

 

[buzyg]

100x better than an X5. But where the heck on South Island are you going to open her up? It was all I could do to stretch the legs on a Mazda2 hire car. :driving: I was too scared of the 14 wheelers coming the other way on those single track roads. :wink:

That is a good question. Lots of very quiet out of the way country roads if you know where to look but no Europe style motorways. I drove one yesterday that was 37km of corners over a large hill which was amazing.

We don't have any international tourists at the moment and a third of our population are in lockdown so the roads are rather empty. I did a 5 hour drive recently on some stunning roads and saw less than a dozen other cars and no cops

I need to look into doing some track days too.

And yea, I don't miss the X5!

Sounds perfect. Can't wait to get over there again and climb some mountains. :driving:

 

[pvr]

I have the same engine in my X5M and it sure is sweet. Always a weird thought that it is quicker than my 911 and in continental Europe, I have taken many fast cars by surprise.

 

[jimmybell]

Any spec must haves on the F90 M5? I've been looking at these to answer my never-ending 'practical fast GT' demand - and in some odd first world problem i'm torn between one of these, and the E63; or a FFRR

One thing i did note is that some of them (including the X6M i sat in at the dealer) has massage seats, and that's something i'm oddly interested in having now i've sat on them..

 

[pvr]

I had them in my 7 series, but not in my X5M. Never missed them to be honest as the M seats are something different anyway.

The sunroof is a must, CarPlay obviously and I took the Carbon fibre etc

 

[jimmybell]

Ah - it was the M seats that had the (heated) massage function in the showroom! hence why i was so excited. hah. They are lovely seats.