Anyone check out the 2006 BMW M5?

Over 500 horse power!

whats with the little Fin like thing on the rear window?

I imagine that's the antena.

very sexyyyyyyyyyyyy

I have to say, that looks mingin. BMW are losing it. Seems like they're pandering to people who used to mod novas but can now afford better

the old m5's looked so much classier..

now an M7 based on the new models...that's a beauty on fire.

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDamn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

satellite radio antenna

Give me the older E39 M5 over this, love the V10 in this new model though - can easily top 200 MPH.

Radish™

i like this one but i do like the previous one just a tad bit better. i'm sure this will grow on me given time. hell i'd take any either of the two if i won it or it was free.

Like Radish, I still prefer the previous generation model, which was just to beautiful.

And one more thing, isn't this BMW M5, the same as the 2005 model? We've known about it for months.

Game

this is almost the same thing as the 5 series

All "M" models look like their original design (just a few visual modifications to look different), the "M" Power engine is what matters.

"A wolf in sheep's clothing" is the motto BMW uses.

Radish™

I prefer the look of the M3 but I can't argue with the power of this beast! I'm not too keen on the general shape that all new BMW's are taking though

i like the shape of BMWs. especially when compared to mercs.

Can't you trade frogboy?
Your jag for one of these.

Sweet car.

As far as I know it is. So this is nothing new at all really.

Oh, and it's got 507hp, not 500hp I love the car though, although I prefer BMWs new styling to their old. It's not so bland as before, not that I didn't like older BMWs.

Where's the old one...

Check it out? haha, information has been flowing about it for a while now. And yes, 507HP, 0-60 in 4.5s, 7speed SMG III Automatic Shifting (rumored to have 6 Speed manual for US alone). Some deliveries of the M5 have taken place in Europe, and some showrooms around the world.

The shark fin "antenna" on the back, I heard, was part of the Navigation Package. And yes, the sig/avatar is of the M5.

Yuck...

Looks like crap. And the last M5 was one of my favorite cars.

I'd rather have an RS6... hopefully they'll get a new one of those out soon.

This car does not look that good for a BMW i have seen better hundui's

I've been a bit hit and miss with the styling on the new BMW's to be honest.. some i've liked (M3 and sportier 3 series versions) but most i've hated (X5 makes me sick, X3 is vile, etc etc) - glad to say I think this looks absolutely brutal. I did love the styling of the older M5, but this seems to be a nice version to supercede it.. not least because the engine in it is just off the wall!

Of course a new M5 (and a tuned new shape M3 CSL) feature in my Gran Turismo 4 garage

Absolutely beautiful vehicle, inside and out. Too bad dealerships are charging upwards of a $20k premium on the sticker price. What I love even more is the engine in this beast. While Mercede's AMG has to use superchargers to get lots of power from their engines, BMW's M can get 100hp/L with normal aspiration.

If price was no option, I'd still choose the current M3 based on engine sound I will miss the M3 when BMW stops making them in the next year or two

Awesome brand, styling and engine. This is one of the few cars that are flawless in my eyes. I wouldn't change a single thing on it.

Looks Nice

Mercedes Benz are capable of producing similar engines.. who do you think makes the 555BHP N/A engine in the Pagani Zonda - thats right, AMG!

Mercedes use superchargers and turbo's because they prefer their cars to have serious torque and low end grunt.. NA is consistent through the rev range to give you an even spread of power, but with forced induction you can shift the power around nicely.. Mercs are designed to be cruisers so they can balance the power accordingly.

Plus, the engine notes from Mercedes are equally impressive to those from BMW.. have you ever heard the noise of a Mercedes McLaren SLR or the Mercedes SL55 AMG?! They are both absolutely stunning!

I'm not feeling the look of the new 5 series at all.

BMW toned down the 7-series some (check out pics of the new 750), so why couldn't they tone down the 5 a bit before they M-ified it?

This'll hopefully make the last gen one less expensive, so I can hope to aspire to owning one someday...

For the satellite navigation.

i love the look. it's gonna be my next car, i swear it.

sweet only if i could afford one

1) BMW made a McLaren engine. Sorry fanboy.
2) BMW still wins in the hp/L on natural aspiration
* Pagani Zonda: 6L V12 - 555hp, 92.5hp/L
* BMW M3: 3.2L I6 - 333hp, 104.1hp/L
Sorry fanboy.

If you want to talk about Mercedes, I'm sure there are forums for you and if it's really that important, you can PM me. Until then, stay on topic. 2006 BMW M5, if you need to be reminded.

Looks nice...but over 500HP?? Gesh!! How much does this cost, more than 100k?

I prefer the 3 series... the M3 is a sweet car.

I believe the US MSRP will be around $90k (last time I looked at least), but right now dealerships are putting on a huge premium, usually over $20k

sweetness!!!

Looks like you're being the fanboy there. Plus you got the BMW sig, lol.

Anyway, this car is a beast (only inside) but I'd prefer the Mercedes Benz CLK DTM AMG anyday. Plus, it's 582hp

P.S. I'm a Merc fanboy and any flaming towards me will result in pwnage

Lots of images and thoughts about the new M5 here:

http://www.m5board.com/articles.php?id=34&page=1

It's not even the same type of car

i would still rather have an m3 csl or even better, an m3 gtr.

No offence, but kiss my ass pal. Lets just put you right on a few things.

Firstly, i've been here so much longer than you.. I dont need to be lectured on staying on topic, etc so put a sock in it.

Secondly.. how the hell am I a fanboy! I just posted about the BMW's I liked on the 2nd page! I wasn't comparing say the BMW straight 6 engine against the AMG V12 unit.. I was merely pointing out that Mercedes/AMG were capable of producing nice, powerful NA units!

Get your act together and grow up. I thought I was having a good, general car discussion on a forum.. I wasn't aware that immediately made me a fanboy, and I wasn't aware that a discussion immediately became an argument?! Idiot.

Wow. Reported.


And your post count is bigger too... You're still in a BMW topic talking about Mercedes.


You quoted my comment, in a BMW thread, about MB AMG engines using turbos and SC's. Says "fanboy" to me. Maybe I need to turn that setting down some, but it feels like a Windows guy walking into an Apple thread or an ATI guy rambling about the new Nvidia stuff.


Uh... ok.

I love that car.

Sheesh report me.. i'm not too worried. Its hardly like i'm a regular trouble causer.

I still don't understand how a general discussion about engines makes me a fanboy.. I don't remeber saying that I felt the Merc engines were better than the BMW ones? Even if I had, I didn't think expressing an opinion would make me a fanboy.. if i'd totally panned BMW without any explanation or reasoning then yeah, i'd expect fanboy calls!

Its horses for courses.. the BMW straight 6 engine note is pure bliss, and i'd love to own an M3 or more specifically an M3 CSL! But the forced induction Merc engines certainly do have their appeal.. having watched an SLR go round a track (Bruntingthorpe here in the UK in fact, when I was taking part in a magazine feature for Performance VW Magazine) the noise was phenominal from it. Performance wasn't bad either

play nice guys or ge out of the sandbox. we don't want this thread getting closed because of you two, do we?

No, he's not a "fanboy" - he's just stating his comparison on Mercedes AMG engines vs. BMW M Power engines.

Nothing wrong with that, seems like he rattled your "fanboy" cage.

Radish™

very sexy.

some crazy german thing that is way beyond our comprehension


or it picks up that crazy new fangled FM thing there going on about

holy crap look at all that carbon fibre! that thing is practicly a race car. what sthe price tag on it? its prolly a lot higher then the M5

oh, and BMW made the McLaren F1 engine. which, as i recal, still holds the title for fastest street legal car. (accelerates faster then the concord. i allways love that tid bit)

No that would be the Koenigsegg CCR. Sorry. I still think that the McLaren F1 is the best, coolest, best looking car of all times, all categories. It's what I'd get if I won £700k in the lottery... oh well...

sorry, but to date, i have never seen one relevant peice of information regarding how HP/L increases a cars performance, this stat is completely irrelevant as it does not enhance a cars performance. It seems only ppl on the web use this stat to add one more stat of useless figures to their cars numbers. Im not dissing the M3, its one of my favourite cars, my cousin drives one and i've taken it for a ride and the SMG transmission is amazing... but plz enlighten me, why is HP/L going to make 1 car any faster than the next car? for example, the Corvette (2001 and not the z06) has 20 hp/l less and has an engine almost twice as big as the M3 and similiar HP, yet it has a top speed of 30km more than the M3, a faster 0-60 time, a faster 1/4 and even has better fuel efficiency than the M3.

i don't care about new BMW's anymore, they screwed up the design and i still think they're going the wrong way..

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