Top Gear Tonight

I see through the TV schedule that tonight that lucky big git Clarkson gets to try out the new M5, it'll be interesting to see what he has to say about it



stevie

Pressing that "M" button means you'll only get 9.5mpg

I still think it's not a pure M car.Don't think the M division got their own way with it.Too many gimmicks and other cr4p for my liking.

Clarkson wasn't too keen on the M5 until he hit that sport button.  Why is it not just 507bhp anyway?

And there must be a way to shut that sat nav woman up surely?

Sweet car though, deserved a longer review.  Perhaps with more abuse on the track! 

Didn't see it. I will have to catch it tomorrow night.

Horsetan wrote: thepits wrote: Horsetan wrote: Pressing that "M" button means you'll only get 9.5mpg So? Well..... you're not going to be able to prolong the fun, are you?

but i'm sure its fun whilst it lasts - just don't stray tooooooooooo far from a petrol station!

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The word "fragile" cropped up a few times which is worrying. Diffs blowing and that dreaded ABS light again...............All on a brand new £60k car? It appears BMW havn't addressed the gremlins that crept in on the e39's then? Theres already been one e60 central locking fault listed on the 5 series forum.

I still maintain that the last true quality BMW made was the e34 and the e30's. There are just too many electrical gimics. The old ones were very basic but built like tanks. not any more. Speaking to a guy today with a 645i convertible and he's had shed loads of faults. Took it in and was told "no good booking it in yet. The only guy who can diagnose it is away on the course learning how to fix it!". Well thats okay then.........................

New M5????? Too complex in my mind. We need to get back to basics and have PURE ///M cars again.

 

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topazman wrote: I agree M cars should just be that cars to be driven and less of the gimmicks but when they launced the M3 CSL it cost more for less than the standard M3 so where do you go?

 

Well, they do say "less is more"

I personally didnt like it-great 507bhp but as we all know the M cars desire to be revved to the max to get the most out of it then is it really going to feel that much faster than an E39 M5?

Also, all previous incarnations of M5s have looked the part, aggressive but subtly so leaving lary bodykits and overtly aggressive stance to the M3 whereas this seems to have about-faced with the new M5.

If the car isnt going to be tracked or autobahned or even isle-of-manned then surely a decent E39 hovering around the £20k mark would be as good for £40k-odd less.

Just my opinion.

Like it or not, BMW are most definetely in a power race. What choice do they have? At the end of the day technology rules and computers control evreything that goes on under the bonnet and suspension and brakes and lights and on and on etc. We're never gonna see the likes of a throw back to the E30 M3 for raw diving experience, it's more about marketing and big numbers now and that ain't gonna change. 

OK so the new M5 has alot of buttons, settings and controls but i don't think BMW just put that stuff on for the craic! I think it's good that you can buy such a car and spend your ownership trying different settings to find what most suits each individual but i must confess that i can do without all that stuff. However i doubt that most people who (can afford) to buy one will be too bothered by all the gizmo's but will love saying things like "507bhp", "V10", "new M5" followed by "i've got one".

Who knows, maybe in ten years we'll all be driving one!.........providing the diff, gearbox and all the electrics are still working....oh and independants will have to go back to school so we can afford to service the beast lol

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