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New BMW M5 unveiled :

BMW Great Britain has announced first details of the forthcoming BMW M5. Faithfully resembling the Concept M5 revealed at the Geneva Motorshow in March 2004, the fourth generation of ‘businessman’s express’ will be the most powerful BMW road car ever built, generating 507bhp and surpassing the magical 100bhp per litre mark.

Translating BMW’s Formula 1 experience directly into a road car, the new BMW M5 is powered by a normally aspirated five-litre V10 engine – a first for BMW – with the two five-cylinder banks arranged at a 90-degree angle. Redlined at 8,250rpm, the 507bhp and 520Nm of torque propels the car from zero to 62mph in 4.7seconds and to 124mph in 15 seconds before reaching an electronically limited top speed of 155mph. Without the limiter, the new M5 would be capable of an awe-inspiring 205mph. These levels of performance, when combined with the lightweight aluminium chassis and body panels from the 5 Series, ensure the new M5 can lap the infamous ‘Nordschleife’ at the Nürburgring in approximately eight minutes – a time rarely achieved even by high performance sports cars.

The new BMW M5 produces over 25 per cent more power than the outgoing M5 that itself set the benchmark as the ultimate sports saloon. This is made possible, in part, by the bi-VANOS variable valve timing and individual throttle butterflies fitted to the new car. Ensuring an optimum charge from every combustion cycle these features increase performance, flexibility and responsiveness, offer inspired fuel consumption and emissions figures and ensure the car exceeds EU4 standards.

Power is transmitted through the world’s first production car seven-speed sequential gearbox with Drivelogic, changing gears 20 per cent faster than the previous generation SMG transmission. The gearbox offers eleven different change patterns, six of which allow the drive to vary the speed and response of gear change in the manual selection mode and five in the automatic mode. The sixth pattern in manual is reserved for the Launch Control function, giving the driver the fastest possible acceleration from standstill.

The new M5 also features a new DSC traction control system specifically developed for the car. Offering three settings, the default mode offers drivers the high levels of performance and stability you would expect of a car wearing the ‘M’ badge. But by pressing the DSC button once the car reverts to M Dynamic Mode to allow an enthusiastic driver the ability to push the M5 to the absolute limits of traction, even permitting some sideslip and countersteering. If the DSC button is pressed again and held down DSC is completely disengaged.

Assisting further with performance the BMW M5 also comes with an MDrive button on the steering wheel, offering a one-touch function that changes the settings on the car to an enhanced sporting character. This set-up is formatted via iDrive with the owner choosing the preferred SMG, Electronic Damper Control and DSC modes and, if specified, the rate of support the Active Seat Control side bolsters offer. Once programmed, the driver just presses the MDrive button on the steering wheel to transform the character of the M5.

The function of the standard fit Head-up Display is also altered when the MDrive button is activated. The default setting sees speed, navigation instructions, check control messages and cruise control settings projected onto the windscreen in the driver’s line of sight. However, if MDrive is activated the display changes to a rev counter including vehicle speed that both flash at the driver when the next gear needs to be selected.

While the chassis, suspension and steering of the M5 are based on the design of the 5 Series, almost all components are new. The M5 also features a variable M differential lock that offers a high level of driving stability and traction, especially when accelerating out of high-speed corners. Stopping power in the M5 is also enhanced courtesy of a high performance braking system with cross-drilled ventilated discs and twin-piston callipers. This braking system, in combination with the lightweight materials incorporated in the 1,755kgs car, ensures that the M5 decelerates from 62mph to zero in just 36 metres or 124mph to zero is reached in 140 metres.

Visually, the new M5 takes the distinctive looks of the 5 Series to another level, with modified front and rear aprons and side sills. For the first time on an M5, the front wings now incorporate an air duct, which helps keep the engine bay cool during operation, and a new door mirror design. Wider wheelarches house the exclusive 19-inch M5 wheel design while BMW M’s signature four tailpipes alert drivers behind to the potential of the car in front.

The BMW M5 will be launched in Europe in January 2005, while deliveries of right-hand-drive models in the UK start in spring 2005.

taken from germancarfans.com

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Thanks for the info MV. :)

Dubious styling, and frivolous techno crap aside, I look forward to an in depth performance test of this car. I especially want to hear what this engine sounds like. Interestingly, the new M5 making it to 62 mph. in 4.7 seconds is not much quicker than the E39 M5, but this could be a conservative factory estimate. Though an unlimited potential top speed of 205 seems a little too optimistic perhaps? This is 580 hp. Murcielago territory.

The M6 will probably give that V10 the skin that it deserves.

If you like the sound of the carrera GT you will definitely like M5's...At least from what I've heard....no wonder, both are v10 with roughly 5l of displacement,almost identical redline and both are more or less derived from engines used racing wise.to sum it up both are masterpieces. :)

Conservative??? Pu-leez that's OVERLY conservative. Y play around with dumb figures like that?

It's 155lbs lighter and 113hp more, there's noway in the world, "with the new advanced suspension and 7-speed SMG tranny," that it'll only be 1/5th of a second faster to 0-60mph.

With the weight and power i'd say nearin the 3.9-4.0secs to 0-60mph and 12.0-12.5secs at 1/4 mile.

Also, those air vents and control knobs look pretty "cheap" kinda plastic like for a car that's prolly gonna be over $100,000. They could've dressed up the air vents with sum brushed aluminum fingertip accents and the control knobs could be made entirely of brushed aluminum rather than silver painted plastic.

Other than that looks AWESOME! :D:D:-))!:-))!

Cheap gray interior trim, at least you know where the money is going. :???: I'm wondering how that stuff is going to age. As for the appearance, the E60 5-Series interior always looked to me like a piece of sculpture entitled " Sea Sickness ".

I've heard the Carrera GT and I find it grating on the nerves, a horrible noise. If music is no longer a part of the M5 equation, then that kind of dampens the experiance. I imagine that with 10 cylinders running at over 8,000 rpm, it's no longer about music - at least at full boil.

If Car&Driver can get an S600 to break 60 in under 4.5 than those M5 times would indeed be conservative as hell.

Photoshop ussually looks pretty fake, these pictures look pretty official. They are professional photo shoot, gallery ready pictures of a brand new car. Thats why they are so smooth.

I have to say though, looking at the back, it looks like it could sit down and take a dump out of that rear diffuser quite honestly. :wink:

:???: -Think about it though, the Gran Turismo series is supposed to be the most realistic driving sim around. How can they maintain that level of realism by adding a concept M5 into the mix? The new M5 has not even been publicly tested yet. So basically the programmers are guessing what it would be like. They should just have the patience to keep their pants on and wait till they can test a production model for real. They've waited this long.

GT has included concepts in the past, but nothing that really mattered, and there certainly wasn't as much at stake.

Those frames look pretty rough, so I suspect that perhaps they are just getting the modeling down, till they have access to a real M5 to test. But it looks like Hong Kong is on the agenda. :-))!

:???: -Think about it though, the Gran Turismo series is supposed to be the most realistic driving sim around. How can they maintain that level of realism by adding a concept M5 into the mix? The new M5 has not even been publicly tested yet. So basically the programmers are guessing what it would be like. They should just have the patience to keep their pants on and wait till they can test a production model for real. They've waited this long.

GT has included concepts in the past, but nothing that really mattered, and there certainly wasn't as much at stake.

Those frames look pretty rough, so I suspect that perhaps they are just getting the modeling down, till they have access to a real M5 to test. But it looks like Hong Kong is on the agenda. :-))!

And I'm guessing you are guessing!

I doubt GT4 is allowed to release and make money on something BMW is not involved in, that is to be said about all brands! I'm sure the data has flowed allot between German and Japan, I wouldn't be surprised if they even have tested it...

I doubt GT4 is allowed to release and make money on something BMW is not involved in, that is to be said about all brands! I'm sure the data has flowed allot between German and Japan, I wouldn't be surprised if they even have tested it...

Let me guess, you're guessing? O:-)

I didn't say BMW was not involved, all participating manufacturers are licensed. But, I'm saying that the car has to be available for testing for it to be realistic in the game - and it will be before the GT team gets their hands on one.

Let me guess, you're guessing? O:-)

I didn't say BMW was not involved, all participating manufacturers are licensed. But, I'm saying that the car has to be available for testing for it to be realistic in the game - and it will be before the GT team gets their hands on one.

X-):lol:

Yes indeed, but if you get various of different sensor data you can get very close! I think they have all the vehicles available... because it's not just to make a car without pictures and various details. And if the sound of the V10 is also included then I'm sure they have had it... but you might be right too. Would be interesting to know how it really is actually!

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you don't know, i don't believe anything until i see a production model in person. As for the grey trim, as of the past few years, bmw believes anything exceptionally sporty needs an interior made of aluminum, but that aluminum looks cheaper than the brushed or cubed stuff i've seen in other Ms and PP bimmers.

BMW listed the E39 as 5.3 for the 0-62, though 4.8 for the 0-60, one of the great mysteries of the auto world.

I'd bet money when they test the thing it runs 0-60 better than 4.5, but maybe it's the SMG, the SMG M3s are slower.

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