If I were to ask you which version of the previous 5-series...
was the quickest from 0-100, you'd say the M5.
And you'd be right, but it's a shared first place.
According to the factory, a 550i with xDrive is just as fast; 4,4 seconds.
That doesn't say everything, but it says a lot.
Mostly, it means BMW M has to choose. Will they stick to traditional values,
less power but focused on puristic circuit driving, or will they embrace new technologies,
to keep up in the horsepower-race with RS and AMG.
They chose the latter. This is the new M5.
More gears, more power, and more powered wheels.
If the puristic M5-driver was scared already by the last M5, where the atmospheric engine was replaced by a turbocharged one,
they'll most certainly go ballistic because of how far BMW has strayed...
from their traditional values.
It'll now has four-wheel drive and an automatic gearbox. And not an automatic gearbox with a double clutch,
a full automatic gearbox. One with a torque converter.
It's almost the same 8-speed ZF-gearbox you'll find in other 5-series, albeit with a very different approach.
Also, four-wheel drive. That has some advantages.
Again, its rear-wheel drive predecessor did 0-100 in 4,4 seconds, but this new one takes off a second.
3,4 seconds from 0-100, and that's incredibly quick.
Despite it now has four-wheel drive, it's lighter.
For that, it's borrowed a trick from the M3; a carbon fibre roof,
and a few small parts which save a few grams each.
A few here, a few there, sometimes a small kilogram saved,
and it total, it means it's 15 kg lighter than its predecessor.
To meet the purists in the middle, the four-wheel drive isn't permanent.
Indeed. Most of the time, it's a rear-wheel drive car, unless something else is necessary.
You can control it yourself as well. If you take a look at the settings,
you've got the M xDrive, which has three settings.
You've got four-wheel drive. Essentially, that's just rear-wheel drive,
but when the rear wheels start losing traction, the front wheels will kick in.
But if you switch it into "Sports"-mode, the four-wheel drive will switch with it.
Four-wheel drive Sport. That means there'll always be more power sent to the rear wheels.
Even on the moment you'll lose traction, the rear is allowed to slide about a bit.
The M-differential also sends more power to the outer wheel, to enable the agility and the drifting ability you'd expect from a M-car.
And if you dare, you can hold the ESP-button for a few seconds.
That way, you'll completely disengage it. That gives you access to two-wheel drive.
Just the rear wheels...
That drift-mode is nice and all, but it isn't without a risk.
If you want to engage that two-wheel drive mode, you'll have to disengage the ESP.
Not in Sports Mode, but completely turned off.
That's when you get 600 horsepower and 700 Nm on the rear wheels. You can imagine; that's a bit tricky.
We're driving in Portugal now, and it has been raining.
Because that doesn't happen very often in Portugal, so as a result every piece of filth and oil will arise from the tarmac when it does rain.
So it's incredibly slippery.
And if you do engage two-wheel drive on this surface, it reminds me of the previous time I drove a M5.
That was in the Netherlands. It was wet, and the M5 in question was a 30-jahre Edition.
That had 600 horsepower as well, but for what I knew, it could've been 400.
It's almost impossible to put those last 200 horsepower on the tarmac, you can't use them.
Also, everytime you give a tad too much throttle, the car escapes from you, so you have to know what you're doing.
You have to stay alert. It's nice that this car gives you the opportunity to do something like that,
if you like that and you trust yourself, you can engage the two-wheel drive.
It's probably better for most drivers to engage 4WD Sport. That way, the ESP will go into Sports mode,
but you'll still get the agility. And it'll let you go all the way,
the ESP only kicks in if you're completely the other way round, and if the four-wheel drive isn't able to save you anymore.
In essence, the power is still directed to the rear wheels.
Only when you're in the correct angle to drift, the power will be sent forward.
If that isn't enough, the ESP will kick in.
It gives you the possibilty to use all of the capacities the chassis offers you, but with a safety net.
And it's got very big capacities.
Earlier today, we were on the circuit of Estoril.
You do notice it's very heavy. It's 15 kg lighter than its predecessor, but it's still just off 2000 kg.
For a circuit car, that's too much.
The balance they've found though, really is incredible.
There's barely any roll in the car, barely any understeer,
and the moment you get to the point that the front-wheels start losing grip, you give it a little extra throttle and you can feel the back pushing.
It turns into such a well-balanced machine. It isn't a circuit monster, but incredibly balanced. It's really good.
The steering is direct enough. Not too much feedback, but a decent amount.
You'll know what you can and cannot do.
You can steer it with the throttle and great steering, and that really is fantastic.
And it's without you having a heart attack every two minutes.
Incredible. The drivetrain however...
Well... It isn't as good. Don't get me wrong, it really is a rocket,
it's crazy quick. 0-200 in 11,1 seconds,
and that isn't necessarily slow than an Audi R8 V10 Plus, so it's supercar speed.
Only... The sound...
It's kind of flat, just like a turbo engine.
It'll keep flat. There's a nice rumble to it,
but it doesn't change when you put your foot further down. It won't start to live.
You won't get goosebumps from the noise. It's powerful and it reacts in a good way,
but other than that? It's not a treat to the ears.
The gearbox stands out in a positive way. It shifts fast, smooth, and you can shift back multiple times in a quick fashion.
Only when you're on a circuit you'll notice, that when you really hit the brakes and you have shift back three gears,
the old M-DCT gearbox hit hard and dry, but this doesn't.
This is 5 ms off the pace, and that something you'll notice on a circuit.
But again, this isn't so much of a circuit tiger.
And you shouldn't look at it like that. It's more of a car which can create sensation at any time you need.
Also, as opposed to it's predecessor... Even though it misses a tad of sharpness,
you get so much daily usability in return.
Also, unlike its predecessor, this definitely is the fastest sprinting 5-series around...
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