RE: BMW M5: PH Fleet
Discussion
Ares said:
I agree....I'd be interested to know what M cars SidewaysSi and jamoor have driven.
I don't know why but right now I have -F10 M5
E92 M3
Lexus ISF
I have owned E39 M5 in the past along with E39 530i and a 530d, so I am extremely well acquainted with the difference between the M and non M models.
E39 M5 was great, manual transmission, sharp handling.
E92 also good with a screamer V8 with an 8250 redline (I've driven normal E9xs but never owned one).
F10 M5 is a great car but seems to lack the absolute finesse that one would expect. It's a very big car in size, the turbocharged nature means it lacks the screaming engine, its more of a prod and go affair. Still a good car though mind.
Ares said:
TobyTR said:
jamoor said:
SidewaysSi said:
Is the M5 really hugely different? Long gone are the days when M cars were proper driving machines. They are just a fast, fat 5 Series.
Controversial but I'm tempted to agreejamoor said:
Ares said:
I agree....I'd be interested to know what M cars SidewaysSi and jamoor have driven.
I don't know why but right now I have -F10 M5
E92 M3
Lexus ISF
I have owned E39 M5 in the past along with E39 530i and a 530d, so I am extremely well acquainted with the difference between the M and non M models.
E39 M5 was great, manual transmission, sharp handling.
E92 also good with a screamer V8 with an 8250 redline (I've driven normal E9xs but never owned one).
F10 M5 is a great car but seems to lack the absolute finesse that one would expect. It's a very big car in size, the turbocharged nature means it lacks the screaming engine, its more of a prod and go affair. Still a good car though mind.
I've driven all incarnations of the 5 series, and M5 (and all M5s back to back on a BMW M day). Having done so, the F10 is not (and certainly no more) just a 'fast 5 series' than any previous incarnations, especially the E39. It does drive differently due to forced induction, as the current M3/M4 do, but for me, I don't need an engine to be a screamer for it to be fun.
I would also vehemently disagree that the F10 M5 is not a 'driving machine'.
SidewaysSi said:
Ares said:
TobyTR said:
jamoor said:
SidewaysSi said:
Is the M5 really hugely different? Long gone are the days when M cars were proper driving machines. They are just a fast, fat 5 Series.
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