The M5 should also be more fuel-efficient, a benefit we assume M5 owners couldn’t care less about apart from less-frequent stops for fill-ups. The Bavarian brand states a 30% improvement over the outgoing M5 and its V10. This achievement is no doubt helped by the addition of a start/stop system. And there's no innovation here as Porsche and Mercedes-Benz already offer this feature in their Panamera and AMG models respectively.
Inside, you’ll obviously find M-specific features including Merino leather sport seats, a sport steering wheel and an exclusive instrument display. Something new in the 2012 M5: There is not one, but two M Drive buttons for setting up the M5 as you like it with “Efficient”, “Sport” and “Sport Plus” driving modes.
We’ll spare you the lengthy details, but you probably won’t be surprised to know that BMW tweaked the chassis, the suspension components and the brakes for M5 performance. The car has also been lowered by 13 mm compared to lesser 5 Series sedans, and hosts all the electronic driving aids you can think of.
Finally, you’ll be able to dress up the M5 like the rest of the 5 Series models, with navigation, interior colours and trimmings, BMW ConnectedDrive (smartphone integration) and other goodies to impress your neighbours with.
The beast shall live once again, but it won’t come cheap, relatively speaking. We expect the 2012 BMW M5 to carry a sticker price in the $110,000 range, which is more or less in line with the Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG and CLS 63 AMG.
Inside, you’ll obviously find M-specific features including Merino leather sport seats, a sport steering wheel and an exclusive instrument display. Something new in the 2012 M5: There is not one, but two M Drive buttons for setting up the M5 as you like it with “Efficient”, “Sport” and “Sport Plus” driving modes.
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| Inside, you’ll obviously find M-specific features including Merino leather sport seats, a sport steering wheel and an exclusive instrument display. (Photo: BMW) |
We’ll spare you the lengthy details, but you probably won’t be surprised to know that BMW tweaked the chassis, the suspension components and the brakes for M5 performance. The car has also been lowered by 13 mm compared to lesser 5 Series sedans, and hosts all the electronic driving aids you can think of.
Finally, you’ll be able to dress up the M5 like the rest of the 5 Series models, with navigation, interior colours and trimmings, BMW ConnectedDrive (smartphone integration) and other goodies to impress your neighbours with.
The beast shall live once again, but it won’t come cheap, relatively speaking. We expect the 2012 BMW M5 to carry a sticker price in the $110,000 range, which is more or less in line with the Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG and CLS 63 AMG.
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