new 2012 BMW M5 @ Nurburgring

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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 08:06 AM
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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Doesnt look aggressive...
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Old Dec 1, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03
Doesnt look aggressive...
+1000 Looks more like a 550 with M-Sport kit, not an M5, mirrors are the same as normal 5ers' and the car overall doesn't look aggressive at all.
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 06:13 AM
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But doesn't the E60 550 with M-Sport Kit looks like the E60 M5? That's always been the case with BMW, miner difference between the M and non M cars. Let's wait and see how the final car is going to look!


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+1000 Looks more like a 550 with M-Sport kit, not an M5, mirrors are the same as normal 5ers' and the car overall doesn't look aggressive at all.
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by pjinca
+1000 Looks more like a 550 with M-Sport kit, not an M5, mirrors are the same as normal 5ers' and the car overall doesn't look aggressive at all.
I assume that the car pictured is not a final production M5. Accordingly some of the exterior pieces will change. There is no way there BMW will sell a $100k M5 with the plain jane, squared off F10 mirrors.
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 05:47 AM
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I am sure I am not the only person to say this. BMW is not going to let anyone see ( unless the wind blows up the car cover on it in Germany ) the final production model M until the auto show. They simply as always are trying to get the buzz going by having people like us contenplate the look,,,,, good marketing.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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Well... No matter how good it looks, it's still gonna have its work cut out for it, to cross swords with the CTS-V. 0 - 60 in 3.9 seconds?! That's Panamera, and damn-near Porsche 911 Turbo territory, at 50% off prices. When it comes to performance sedans, the CTS-V is going to be tough to beat under, or over $100,000.00.
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 02:47 PM
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Well... No matter how good it looks, it's still gonna have its work cut out for it, to cross swords with the CTS-V. 0 - 60 in 3.9 seconds?! That's Panamera, and damn-near Porsche 911 Turbo territory, at 50% off prices. When it comes to performance sedans, the CTS-V is going to be tough to beat under, or over $100,000.00.
It actually won't be that hard for a TT V-8 to beat the CTS-V, considering the X5/6 M have a TT V-8 that matches the CTS-V's power and torque. I suspect there may be some surprises in store for the F10 M5, and if the rumored KERS system is installed in the new M5 - it will stomp the CTS-V all over "The Ring".
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Old Jan 18, 2011 | 07:52 PM
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looks really good from this angle!

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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by radzM
looks really good from this angle!
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