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2017 BMW 5-Series (G30)
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Drove behind one right now, very nice !
FiestaST
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New BMW 5 Series hits SA: check out launch pricing
The new BMW 5 Series has just been launched in South Africa (read our first drive from the international launch here), so let’s take a closer look at the local range … as well as pricing.
The new G30 5 Series line-up comprises four basic models, each with a different engine (but each employing an eight-speed Steptronic automatic transmission as standard). Of course, various packages can be applied, increasing the level of equipment and altering the styling somewhat.
And, as expected, the xDrive all-wheel-drive models won’t be available in South Africa, which means we won’t see the M550i xDrive, which employs a 4,4-litre V8 engine (worth 340 kW and 650 N.m) and sees off the 0-100 km/h sprint in just 4,0 seconds.
Instead, the local range starts with the 520d (at R770 956), which employs a 2,0-litre, four-cylinder turbodiesel engine worth 140 kW and 400 N.m. BMW claims a 0-100 km/h time of 7,5 seconds and a combined economy of just 4,7 L/100 km for this model.
Next up is the 2,0-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged petrol 530i, which boasts peak outputs of 185 kW and 350 N.m. Priced at R841 094, this derivative sees off the obligatory sprint in 6,2 seconds, sipping at a claimed 6,2 L/100 km.
The 530d, meanwhile, features the Munich-based brand’s 3,0-litre oil-burner, providing the rear wheels with 195 kW and a stonking 620 N.m, which is enough for a claimed 5,7-second dash to three figures. This model, according to BMW, is the most frugal in the range, consuming a claimed 5,1 L/100 km, and is priced at R954 096.
The local range-topper is the 250 kW/450 N.m 540i, which sees off the 0-100 km/h sprint in a claimed 5,1 seconds. BMW says its 3,0-litre, turbopetrol inline-six will use just 7,2 L/ 100 km. The price? R990 316.
Options include electronic damper control (R17 400), integral active steering (R23 400) and the brand’s driving assist plus system (R40 300).
Although not yet confirmed, we expect a plug-in hybrid in the form of the BMW 530e iPerformance (with a system output of 185 kW) to become available later this year.
Pricing (from):
BMW 520d: R770 956
BMW 530i: R841 094
BMW 530d: R954 096
BMW 540i: R990 316
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/new-bmw-5-series-hits-sa-check-out-launch-pricing/
The new BMW 5 Series has just been launched in South Africa (read our first drive from the international launch here), so let’s take a closer look at the local range … as well as pricing.
The new G30 5 Series line-up comprises four basic models, each with a different engine (but each employing an eight-speed Steptronic automatic transmission as standard). Of course, various packages can be applied, increasing the level of equipment and altering the styling somewhat.
And, as expected, the xDrive all-wheel-drive models won’t be available in South Africa, which means we won’t see the M550i xDrive, which employs a 4,4-litre V8 engine (worth 340 kW and 650 N.m) and sees off the 0-100 km/h sprint in just 4,0 seconds.
Instead, the local range starts with the 520d (at R770 956), which employs a 2,0-litre, four-cylinder turbodiesel engine worth 140 kW and 400 N.m. BMW claims a 0-100 km/h time of 7,5 seconds and a combined economy of just 4,7 L/100 km for this model.
Next up is the 2,0-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged petrol 530i, which boasts peak outputs of 185 kW and 350 N.m. Priced at R841 094, this derivative sees off the obligatory sprint in 6,2 seconds, sipping at a claimed 6,2 L/100 km.
The 530d, meanwhile, features the Munich-based brand’s 3,0-litre oil-burner, providing the rear wheels with 195 kW and a stonking 620 N.m, which is enough for a claimed 5,7-second dash to three figures. This model, according to BMW, is the most frugal in the range, consuming a claimed 5,1 L/100 km, and is priced at R954 096.
The local range-topper is the 250 kW/450 N.m 540i, which sees off the 0-100 km/h sprint in a claimed 5,1 seconds. BMW says its 3,0-litre, turbopetrol inline-six will use just 7,2 L/ 100 km. The price? R990 316.
Options include electronic damper control (R17 400), integral active steering (R23 400) and the brand’s driving assist plus system (R40 300).
Although not yet confirmed, we expect a plug-in hybrid in the form of the BMW 530e iPerformance (with a system output of 185 kW) to become available later this year.
Pricing (from):
BMW 520d: R770 956
BMW 530i: R841 094
BMW 530d: R954 096
BMW 540i: R990 316
http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/new-bmw-5-series-hits-sa-check-out-launch-pricing/
WaxLyrical
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Not only that, 2.0L engine is now a 530i and a 3L is a 540i. Should it not be 520 and 530 respectively?
Are they pulling a Cadbury's on us.
Ah well at least you'll be saving on fuel.
FiestaST
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Hmmmm Cadbury 
FiestaST
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Looks lovely
FiestaST
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Model range:
The new 5 Series is available at launch in a four-strong line-up – two diesels and two petrols, each driving the rear wheels via an eight-speed paddle shift Steptronic - with an entry-level petrol variant and a plug-in hybrid to follow later this year.
520d
BMW’s two-litre turbodiesel four soldiers on, its rated outputs unchanged at 140kW and 400Nm; 0-100km/h is quoted at 7.7 seconds and top speed at 238km/h.
530d
BMW’s long-serving three-litre straight six turbodiesel has been uprated by 5kW to 195kW and 60Nm to 620Nm, giving it a claimed 0-100 sprint time of 5.7 seconds; top speed is an electronically limited 250km/h.
530i
This new version of BMW’s two-litre modular turbopetrol four, which replaces the outgoing 528i, is rated at 185kW (up 5kW on its predecessor) from 5200-6500rpm, and 350Nm from 1450-4800rpm. Launch to 100km/h is quoted at 6.2 seconds and terminal velocity is capped at 250km/h.
540i
This is your classic BMW prime mover - a three-litre petrol-powered straight six - but endowed in this application with every flute and gong Munich’s whitecoats have in their arsenal, including a twin-scroll turbocharger, fully variable valve lift and timing on both camshafts, and direct fuel-injection, for an impressive rating of 250kW from 5500-6500rpm, and 450Nm from just off idle at 1380rpm all the way to 5200. Take-off from 0-100 is quoted at 5.1 seconds - impressive for a 1670kg luxury sedan weighing 1670kg - while top speed is, as usual, an electronically limited 250km/h.
On the road
I was able to drive both petrol models at the launch on the Garden Route, starting with the 530i, and was immediately struck by its unruffled competence and composure, even when pushed hard on tight, bumpy back roads.
BMW has tagged the seventh-generation 5 Series the ‘Business Athlete’ and it lives up to that with sports-seat bolsters that move in to hug your short ribs as you start the engine, beautifully weighted, pinpoint-accurate steering - a huge improvement on some earlier BMW models - and firm but supple suspension, with never a bump or a thump even on the worst of roads.
It is possible to induce a suggestion of front-end push at silly speeds on tight back-roads, but the car’s torque vectoring set-up takes care of it almost imperceptibly - in fact all the new Five’s safety systems do their jobs quietly in the background without calling attention to themselves.
The new two-litre turbofour is happy to rev its nuts off whenever you want, with almost imperceptible turbo lag. It sounds a little gruff when pushed hard, but never strained or raucous. It’s quiet and refined around town, but anytime you ask it to pick up its heels and get moving, you’re conscious that this is a downsized engine, punching above its weight in a big car.
The same comment cannot, however, be levelled at the muscular 540i; this is the real deal, redefining the term ‘effortless’ with its rolling flow of torque and, later, butter-smooth power, accompanied by a glorious, no-faking, straight-six sound track.
Laying down the law
The 540i doesn’t accelerate as much as gather momentum, but it does so at such a rate that 0-100 in five seconds flat doesn’t feel like an exaggeration; the way it lays down the law makes it feel even more planted on the road.
This is not one of those performance sedans that ‘shrinks around you’ when you start pushing the envelope; you are always aware that it is a big, heavy and very luxurious gentleman’s express, but that just adds extra gravitas to this superbly competent chassis, even if it does require serious concentration to keep up a high point-to-point average speed on narrow, twisty country roads.
The cabin has all the BMW signature styling cues but, because the car does more for you with less supervision, the controls are simpler, more intuitive, the layout classic (with the exception of the big wide touchscreen, which stands out above the line of the fascia and is exactly where is should be for optimum usability) and the finish is less busy, more tailored than on previous iterations of the 5 Series.
Some who equate a complex layout of knobs and buttons with luxury may find it understated; I think it’s classy - and that goes for almost everything about this car.
PRICES
520d - R770 956
530i - R841 094
530d - R954 096
540i - R990 316
Alternatives
Audi A6 2.0 TDI SE - R695 500
Audi A6 3.0 TDI SE - R733 500
Jaguar XF 20d Prestige - R765 900
Mercedes-Benz E220d - R766 700
Mercedes-Benz E350d - R970 636
Volvo S90 D4 Momentum - R698 500
http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/latest-launches/driven-in-sa-athletic-new-bmw-5-series-7980321
The new 5 Series is available at launch in a four-strong line-up – two diesels and two petrols, each driving the rear wheels via an eight-speed paddle shift Steptronic - with an entry-level petrol variant and a plug-in hybrid to follow later this year.
520d
BMW’s two-litre turbodiesel four soldiers on, its rated outputs unchanged at 140kW and 400Nm; 0-100km/h is quoted at 7.7 seconds and top speed at 238km/h.
530d
BMW’s long-serving three-litre straight six turbodiesel has been uprated by 5kW to 195kW and 60Nm to 620Nm, giving it a claimed 0-100 sprint time of 5.7 seconds; top speed is an electronically limited 250km/h.
530i
This new version of BMW’s two-litre modular turbopetrol four, which replaces the outgoing 528i, is rated at 185kW (up 5kW on its predecessor) from 5200-6500rpm, and 350Nm from 1450-4800rpm. Launch to 100km/h is quoted at 6.2 seconds and terminal velocity is capped at 250km/h.
540i
This is your classic BMW prime mover - a three-litre petrol-powered straight six - but endowed in this application with every flute and gong Munich’s whitecoats have in their arsenal, including a twin-scroll turbocharger, fully variable valve lift and timing on both camshafts, and direct fuel-injection, for an impressive rating of 250kW from 5500-6500rpm, and 450Nm from just off idle at 1380rpm all the way to 5200. Take-off from 0-100 is quoted at 5.1 seconds - impressive for a 1670kg luxury sedan weighing 1670kg - while top speed is, as usual, an electronically limited 250km/h.
On the road
I was able to drive both petrol models at the launch on the Garden Route, starting with the 530i, and was immediately struck by its unruffled competence and composure, even when pushed hard on tight, bumpy back roads.
BMW has tagged the seventh-generation 5 Series the ‘Business Athlete’ and it lives up to that with sports-seat bolsters that move in to hug your short ribs as you start the engine, beautifully weighted, pinpoint-accurate steering - a huge improvement on some earlier BMW models - and firm but supple suspension, with never a bump or a thump even on the worst of roads.
It is possible to induce a suggestion of front-end push at silly speeds on tight back-roads, but the car’s torque vectoring set-up takes care of it almost imperceptibly - in fact all the new Five’s safety systems do their jobs quietly in the background without calling attention to themselves.
The new two-litre turbofour is happy to rev its nuts off whenever you want, with almost imperceptible turbo lag. It sounds a little gruff when pushed hard, but never strained or raucous. It’s quiet and refined around town, but anytime you ask it to pick up its heels and get moving, you’re conscious that this is a downsized engine, punching above its weight in a big car.
The same comment cannot, however, be levelled at the muscular 540i; this is the real deal, redefining the term ‘effortless’ with its rolling flow of torque and, later, butter-smooth power, accompanied by a glorious, no-faking, straight-six sound track.
Laying down the law
The 540i doesn’t accelerate as much as gather momentum, but it does so at such a rate that 0-100 in five seconds flat doesn’t feel like an exaggeration; the way it lays down the law makes it feel even more planted on the road.
This is not one of those performance sedans that ‘shrinks around you’ when you start pushing the envelope; you are always aware that it is a big, heavy and very luxurious gentleman’s express, but that just adds extra gravitas to this superbly competent chassis, even if it does require serious concentration to keep up a high point-to-point average speed on narrow, twisty country roads.
The cabin has all the BMW signature styling cues but, because the car does more for you with less supervision, the controls are simpler, more intuitive, the layout classic (with the exception of the big wide touchscreen, which stands out above the line of the fascia and is exactly where is should be for optimum usability) and the finish is less busy, more tailored than on previous iterations of the 5 Series.
Some who equate a complex layout of knobs and buttons with luxury may find it understated; I think it’s classy - and that goes for almost everything about this car.
PRICES
520d - R770 956
530i - R841 094
530d - R954 096
540i - R990 316
Alternatives
Audi A6 2.0 TDI SE - R695 500
Audi A6 3.0 TDI SE - R733 500
Jaguar XF 20d Prestige - R765 900
Mercedes-Benz E220d - R766 700
Mercedes-Benz E350d - R970 636
Volvo S90 D4 Momentum - R698 500
http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/latest-launches/driven-in-sa-athletic-new-bmw-5-series-7980321
WaxLyrical
Honorary Master
You can still buy a brand new Geely for less than R100k.as a youngster I always dreamed of buying a car fresh from the showroom
oh how wrong I was :crylaugh:
POS but it's still new from the showroom.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
justplain
Expert Member
those prices... practically a bar for the 530d.
at what point do people say "actually, no, that is simply a stretch too far"?
at what point do people say "actually, no, that is simply a stretch too far"?
FiestaST
Honorary Master
FAST FACTS
Model: BMW 530d M Sport
Price: R975 096
Engine: 3,0-litre, inline-six, turbodiesel
Power: 195 kW/4 000 r/min
Torque: 620 N.m/2 000-2 500 r/min
0-100 km/h: 5,7 sec
Top Speed: 250 km/h
Fuel Consumption: 4,5 L/100 km claimed
CO2: 118 g/km claimed
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Maintenance Plan: 5-year/100 000 km
http://www.carmag.co.za/driving_impression/driven-bmw-530d-m-sport/
Model: BMW 530d M Sport
Price: R975 096
Engine: 3,0-litre, inline-six, turbodiesel
Power: 195 kW/4 000 r/min
Torque: 620 N.m/2 000-2 500 r/min
0-100 km/h: 5,7 sec
Top Speed: 250 km/h
Fuel Consumption: 4,5 L/100 km claimed
CO2: 118 g/km claimed
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Maintenance Plan: 5-year/100 000 km
http://www.carmag.co.za/driving_impression/driven-bmw-530d-m-sport/
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2017 BMW M5 to get 600bhp and four-wheel drive
Super-saloon is due this year with standard all-wheel drive and more power, pace and technology than any M5 before it
BMW will turn 32 years of rear-wheel-drive performance car tradition on its head this year with the introduction of its first four-wheel-drive M5.
The German super-saloon is set to run a reworked version of the outgoing fifth-generation model’s twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine, producing upwards of 592bhp, along with a standard eight-speed automatic gearbox.
The four-wheel-drive model is described by senior BMW officials as not only the most powerful and fastestaccelerating but also the most dynamically capable and technically advanced M5 yet.
BMW senior vice-president Hildegard Wortmann told Autocar last month that the model will be as significant as the latest 7 Series in defining the next generation of performance models.
Wortmann explained that in the same way that the 7 Series has set the agenda for upcoming driverless technology, the new M5 will represent the next generation of M-branded cars.
“You will see in this car where we will take the [M] brand from here,” she said. “I’ve driven it on track and it’s really special. The engineers have done an excellent job. It’s outrageous.”
Following an illustrious line of rear-wheel-drive-only predecessors, the new M5 is scheduled to make its world debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September before going on sale in the UK at a price expected to eclipse the £73,985 of the outgoing M5.
The newest member of M division’s line-up will challenge the recently introduced 603bhp twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8-powered Mercedes-AMG E63 S 4Matic and the successor to today’s 560bhp twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8-powered Audi RS6, which is planned for introduction next year.
The starting point for the sixth-generation M5 is the latest 5 Series, which is codenamed G30. The new M5 will feature a re-engineered body structure with a number of weight-saving initiatives, including greater use of aluminium and hot-formed high-strength steel as well as carbonfibre for the roof and bootlid. The new M5 is claimed to weigh close to the 1870kg of its predecessor despite a moderate increase in its exterior dimensions and the inclusion of the four-wheel drive hardware.
The new body structure was leaked on the internet in a series of CAD/CAM images late last year. It’s claimed to provide the new M5 with vastly improved torsional rigidity and the basis for a significant change in chassis tuning compared with the outgoing M5, which was introduced to the UK in 2011.
Visually, the new car is set apart from other current 5 Series models by extensively restyled bumpers, an altered kidney grille design, wider front wings with chromed vent elements behind the front wheel arches to extract hot air from the engine bay, M-specific mirror housings, wider sills, a prominent rear diffuser element and signature quad chromed tailpipes.
Dimensionally, the M5 has grown. Length is up by 36mm to 4935mm and the car is now around 8mm wider, at 1870mm. The wheelbase is also 7mm longer than that of its predecessor, at 2975mm. In combination with front and rear tracks that extend beyond the 1625mm and 1580mm of today’s model, this provides the M5 with a larger footprint than at any time since its introduction in 1981.
Power for the new M5 comes from a heavily reworked version of today’s twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 petrol engine, which carries the S63 designation. It features a modified induction process with changes to the intercooler and new twin-scroll turbochargers for improved combustion and thermal properties.
The 90deg V8 is said to deliver greater power and torque than the limited-volume M5 Competition Package model launched as a swansong for the old M5 last year. With 592bhp and 516lb ft of torque, that model has the distinction of being most powerful M5 yet.
For context, the most powerful variant of the latest 5 Series, the new M550i xDrive, runs a milder version of the twin-turbo V8, developing 456bhp and 480lb ft.
Channelling the new M5’s prodigious reserves to the road is an eight-speed torque-converter automatic gearbox. The replacement for the existing seven-speed dual-clutch automatic unit is based around the standard ZF-produced gearbox used in other 5 Series models. Software will provide up to five driving modes, including an M Dynamic setting, accessed through buttons mounted on the steering wheel.
The new gearbox is allied to a specially developed version of BMW’s xDrive all-wheel drive system, which uses a multiplate wet clutch located in the gearbox on the output to the front driveshaft. It provides a continuously variable split between front and rear axles.
In M Dynamic mode, the four-wheel drive system is programmed to deliver 100% of drive to the rear wheels in a process similar to the drift mode made available on the latest E63 S.
With four-wheel drive providing added traction off the line, the new M5’s 0-62mph time is expected to dip well below that of its rear-wheel-drive predecessor and at least match the 3.5sec of the new E63. That would make it 0.4sec quicker than the now discontinued M5 Competition Package and an 0.8sec improvement on the standad version of the previous M5.
Top speed will again be restricted to 155mph, although an optional M Driver’s Package will enable buyers to raise it to 190mph with new engine management software and the fitment of Z-rated tyres.
Details of the new M5’s chassis set-up remain under wraps. However, engineers involved in its development say it adopts a largely bespoke double wishbone (front) and multi-link (rear) suspension system, together with new electro-mechanical steering that includes the active rearsteer function available on selected 5 Series models.
The new M5 will be built alongside other 5 Series models at BMW’s Dingolfing factory in Germany and production is set to begin shortly before its unveiling in September. As with its predecessor, the new model will be sold in saloon guise only.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/2017-bmw-m5-get-600bhp-and-four-wheel-drive
Super-saloon is due this year with standard all-wheel drive and more power, pace and technology than any M5 before it
BMW will turn 32 years of rear-wheel-drive performance car tradition on its head this year with the introduction of its first four-wheel-drive M5.
The German super-saloon is set to run a reworked version of the outgoing fifth-generation model’s twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine, producing upwards of 592bhp, along with a standard eight-speed automatic gearbox.
The four-wheel-drive model is described by senior BMW officials as not only the most powerful and fastestaccelerating but also the most dynamically capable and technically advanced M5 yet.
BMW senior vice-president Hildegard Wortmann told Autocar last month that the model will be as significant as the latest 7 Series in defining the next generation of performance models.
Wortmann explained that in the same way that the 7 Series has set the agenda for upcoming driverless technology, the new M5 will represent the next generation of M-branded cars.
“You will see in this car where we will take the [M] brand from here,” she said. “I’ve driven it on track and it’s really special. The engineers have done an excellent job. It’s outrageous.”
Following an illustrious line of rear-wheel-drive-only predecessors, the new M5 is scheduled to make its world debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September before going on sale in the UK at a price expected to eclipse the £73,985 of the outgoing M5.
The newest member of M division’s line-up will challenge the recently introduced 603bhp twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8-powered Mercedes-AMG E63 S 4Matic and the successor to today’s 560bhp twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8-powered Audi RS6, which is planned for introduction next year.
The starting point for the sixth-generation M5 is the latest 5 Series, which is codenamed G30. The new M5 will feature a re-engineered body structure with a number of weight-saving initiatives, including greater use of aluminium and hot-formed high-strength steel as well as carbonfibre for the roof and bootlid. The new M5 is claimed to weigh close to the 1870kg of its predecessor despite a moderate increase in its exterior dimensions and the inclusion of the four-wheel drive hardware.
The new body structure was leaked on the internet in a series of CAD/CAM images late last year. It’s claimed to provide the new M5 with vastly improved torsional rigidity and the basis for a significant change in chassis tuning compared with the outgoing M5, which was introduced to the UK in 2011.
Visually, the new car is set apart from other current 5 Series models by extensively restyled bumpers, an altered kidney grille design, wider front wings with chromed vent elements behind the front wheel arches to extract hot air from the engine bay, M-specific mirror housings, wider sills, a prominent rear diffuser element and signature quad chromed tailpipes.
Dimensionally, the M5 has grown. Length is up by 36mm to 4935mm and the car is now around 8mm wider, at 1870mm. The wheelbase is also 7mm longer than that of its predecessor, at 2975mm. In combination with front and rear tracks that extend beyond the 1625mm and 1580mm of today’s model, this provides the M5 with a larger footprint than at any time since its introduction in 1981.
Power for the new M5 comes from a heavily reworked version of today’s twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 petrol engine, which carries the S63 designation. It features a modified induction process with changes to the intercooler and new twin-scroll turbochargers for improved combustion and thermal properties.
The 90deg V8 is said to deliver greater power and torque than the limited-volume M5 Competition Package model launched as a swansong for the old M5 last year. With 592bhp and 516lb ft of torque, that model has the distinction of being most powerful M5 yet.
For context, the most powerful variant of the latest 5 Series, the new M550i xDrive, runs a milder version of the twin-turbo V8, developing 456bhp and 480lb ft.
Channelling the new M5’s prodigious reserves to the road is an eight-speed torque-converter automatic gearbox. The replacement for the existing seven-speed dual-clutch automatic unit is based around the standard ZF-produced gearbox used in other 5 Series models. Software will provide up to five driving modes, including an M Dynamic setting, accessed through buttons mounted on the steering wheel.
The new gearbox is allied to a specially developed version of BMW’s xDrive all-wheel drive system, which uses a multiplate wet clutch located in the gearbox on the output to the front driveshaft. It provides a continuously variable split between front and rear axles.
In M Dynamic mode, the four-wheel drive system is programmed to deliver 100% of drive to the rear wheels in a process similar to the drift mode made available on the latest E63 S.
With four-wheel drive providing added traction off the line, the new M5’s 0-62mph time is expected to dip well below that of its rear-wheel-drive predecessor and at least match the 3.5sec of the new E63. That would make it 0.4sec quicker than the now discontinued M5 Competition Package and an 0.8sec improvement on the standad version of the previous M5.
Top speed will again be restricted to 155mph, although an optional M Driver’s Package will enable buyers to raise it to 190mph with new engine management software and the fitment of Z-rated tyres.
Details of the new M5’s chassis set-up remain under wraps. However, engineers involved in its development say it adopts a largely bespoke double wishbone (front) and multi-link (rear) suspension system, together with new electro-mechanical steering that includes the active rearsteer function available on selected 5 Series models.
The new M5 will be built alongside other 5 Series models at BMW’s Dingolfing factory in Germany and production is set to begin shortly before its unveiling in September. As with its predecessor, the new model will be sold in saloon guise only.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/2017-bmw-m5-get-600bhp-and-four-wheel-drive