2006 m5 - United Bimmer Community

**Addicted?** · 04-16-2005, 06:27 PM

he M5 is, and always has been, the distillation of everything that makes BMW cars special. M division engineers, endowed with a streak of lunacy, take an already great BMW 5-series car and add power, improve its handling, and create a sedan that takes on dedicated sports cars. You get the feeling these guys share a kinship with those fun-loving, society-be-damned types who put a few special ingredients into a still and create moonshine. In this case, it's the new, 500-hp BMW M5, the moonshine of cars.

The differences between a regular-production 5-series BMW and the no-holds-barred M5 have never been greater. First and foremost is the new engine. In today's automotive world of economies of scale, mergers, and collaborations, it is rare for an automaker to design an engine that is entirely new, but the 90-degree, 5.0-liter V-10 is an engine that must have skipped kindergarten because it doesn't share any of its parts. The high-revving V-10 was made for the M5 exclusively, and it makes the car feel as special as anything built outside of Maranello.

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David

**528man** · 04-16-2005, 09:42 PM

hold me......

craig · 04-16-2005, 09:45 PM

your making me drool...

**///Milk** · 04-16-2005, 10:29 PM

yummy

**94bmw325i** · 04-16-2005, 10:33 PM

I remember when I first read the magazine article talking about the new M5, they were comparing it against a mercedes that was considered to be in its class, I forget the model.

**komodo** · 04-17-2005, 02:53 AM

God I love that car. There's an "M" button on the steering wheel that bumps it from 400hp to 500hp.

I want a 100hp button on my steering wheel that doesn't shoot nawz. haha, a factory safe go-faster button. How cool is that?

**spiff** · 04-18-2005, 12:21 AM

its like, you see that car in pictures, then you see it at a carshow...

but when your me(lol), and you see one driving next to you at 95mph in a 35mph area...taped up with manufacturer plates..and a beastly V10 and quad exhaust...you not only drool...but you get the biggest smile on your face...

my god new M5 is sick.

**ChrisWorrell** · 04-18-2005, 12:40 AM

im crying.....i want that car

funny thing, there is a chick in me and komodo9's class that said her dad will be getting one of these when it comes out. They are very wealthy so i believe it. Shes also extremely attractive hehehe

**///Milk** · 04-18-2005, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisWorrell

im crying.....i want that car

funny thing, there is a chick in me and komodo9's class that said her dad will be getting one of these when it comes out. They are very wealthy so i believe it. Shes also extremely attractive hehehe

bone her and get her pregnant!!!
she'll have no choice but to marry u....or abort the kid...

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**spiff** · 04-18-2005, 11:24 AM

bahahahha, i wanna drive the M5..i never heard of that 'M' button. thats awesome, so what does it do, just adjust the fuel curve way drastically or what? thats nuts..

**cruzin 323is** · 04-18-2005, 02:54 PM

that thing is sooo sick!! and yes, i have seen it in person!

**hamann318is** · 04-18-2005, 03:26 PM

I can think of a non-Vanos M5 that's cooler.

It's decent.

**EcianIce** · 04-18-2005, 08:53 PM

i believe the button increases fuel injection and changes to a more agressive software setting for the cams / vanos or whatever.

**catalyst** · 04-20-2005, 03:23 PM

engine = masterpiece.

chassis/body = shit.

**Ball325** · 04-20-2005, 03:46 PM

i like the new M5's body style. There are a few things that arent great but it has more style than the previous m5 i think. Although i think bmw needs to hire a designer like the guy who designed the new Mustang. Im not a fan of mustangs but I do like how it brought back the design that really made the car what it was. It has style, and character. Just like the E30,34 and 36's did. They have style and character. Id prefer to see the crude boxy shape of an E30 or something.