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02-18-2011, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mwolfe

I didn't take the time to look, but does the standard F10 have that crappy chrome on the door handle?--reminds me of Mercedes.

+1. No chrome door handles on a BMW. But otherwise, the F10 M5 may look really hot, I love those wheels - in silver.

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02-18-2011, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by tachyon

And this video shows how solid the handling will be ... and a nice growl too.
M5 testing video

Hot video! The flashing brake lights indicate that the braking is at its peak.
The same feature is also on the "normal" F10's.

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02-23-2011, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by silver bullet

The new 5 is rgeat and all, but the bottom line is the thing is simply too big.

+1, this goes for the whole F10 line for me. It's a nice car, but simply too big for what I need or want. BMW appears to have done something the Japanese makers have done for decades - they slide in a new entry level car (in BMW's case the 1 series) and all of the other models that remain above it grow a little bit. To wit, the current Civic is a larger car than an early 90s Accord. To my eyes, the F10 looks to be larger than the E38 7 series.

I have a great E60 545 that I intend to keep for 2-3 more years. After that, I see myself moving to a 3 series or maybe (gasp) another make. The 5 series isn't what I want anymore.