Not a CSL but...

[alexk]

I sold the Z3 coupe. I sold the X5.
I treated myself with a good commuting and family car.

A Singapore grey M5 F10.
It has light grey leather, black Pianolack wood, 20 inch wheels, comfort seats and all the necessary accessories.
I simply love it :-D
It's an angry drift machine.

http://www.clubcsl.com/M5/20131117_142622.jpg

http://www.clubcsl.com/M5/20131117_142733.jpg

[shimmy]

Fantastic Alex

If I could I would.

[shane@mbtech]

Very nice motor Alex :supz:

[Das Chin]

bonkers car!! what a lovely machine.

[Mark CSL]

Great car Alex :thumbs: i like a lot

[AlexGTT]

Love that Alex. :thumbs: If I could justify I would also. :smokin:

[Eduardo]

Very very nice :)

Eduardo.

[mattCSLnut]

As modern BMWs go this is a Great Motor Alex :thumbs: Congrats :beer:
Great colour too :smokin: Very incognito.

[scott7]

Awesome car, the only thing I don't like about it is the £850 a year road tax.

[shimmy]

Awesome car, the only thing I don't like about it is the £850 a year road tax.

Squeeze me!



Probably find I Europe that is £2500 a year so feel happy. AlexK is probably paying £5k a year in tax in Helvetica.

[DazBlackCSL]

Nice work Alex lovely beast that :beer:

[derek]

Great quote Alex "I treated myself with a good commuting and family car.":thumbs::thumbs:

[Das Chin]

Awesome car, the only thing I don't like about it is the £850 a year road tax.

blimey that's a bit scary!

[LeinsCSL]

Nice motor Alex, best of luck with it. How does it compare to the E60 if you've driven one of those before?


blimey that's a bit scary!

No talk of your cheap motor tax rates please, it makes me v jealous ;)

[$w!ft]

Would like to know how it feels vs the CSL. Less special I would assume but very torquey.

I keep seeing this car on a weekly basis in london, widebody Hamann M5
http://files.autogespot.info/autogespot/files/2013/07/02//bmw-hamann-m5-f10-c525902072013122347_4.jpg

[DazBlackCSL]

Would like to know how it feels vs the CSL. Less special I would assume but very torquey.

I keep seeing this car on a weekly basis in london, widebody Hamann M5
http://files.autogespot.info/autogespot/files/2013/07/02//bmw-hamann-m5-f10-c525902072013122347_4.jpg

nice pic that, outside the dorchester :whistle:

[_Nathan_]

Awesome car, the only thing I don't like about it is the £850 a year road tax.

£475 a year, only first year is £840.

[glendog74]

Congrats Alex - looks awesome! :thumbs:

[alexk]

Thanks guys! :beer:

It is a fantastic vehicle. Its very comfortable for every day driving or travelling. Then you push a button and it transforms to a beast.
It is very fast and handles very well especially considering the weight.
The feeling of the steering is very good. Throttle response is epic - there is no lag whatsoever.
The chassis feels very solid, there is no flex.
A fantastic car.

Comparing with the csl...
Well in some way it feels similar as its a bmw with rwd. But I dont think the two can be compared.

Comparing with the e60...
I was always of the opinion that the e60 m5 had the engine of a supercar on a limo. This combination doesnt work well due to the lack of torque. Not to mention here that you had to have your own oil refinery to fuel the e60 m5. Also the design of the e60 makes my eyes hurt. I never liked the e60, the design, character and way it drives.
I think the f10 m5 is many times better than its predecessor.
It is everything an m5 needs to be, luxurious, good+smart looking, fast.

[shimmy]

Thanks guys! :beer:

It is a fantastic vehicle. Its very comfortable for every day driving or travelling. Then you push a button and it transforms to a beast.
It is very fast and handles very well especially considering the weight.
The feeling of the steering is very good. Throttle response is epic - there is no lag whatsoever.
The chassis feels very solid, there is no flex.
A fantastic car.

Comparing with the csl...
Well in some way it feels similar as its a bmw with rwd. But I dont think the two can be compared.

Comparing with the e60...
I was always of the opinion that the e60 m5 had the engine of a supercar on a limo. This combination doesnt work well due to the lack of torque. Not to mention here that you had to have your own oil refinery to fuel the e60 m5. Also the design of the e60 makes my eyes hurt. I never liked the e60, the design, character and way it drives.
I think the f10 m5 is many times better than its predecessor.
It is everything an m5 needs to be, luxurious, good+smart looking, fast.

I'm still of the opinion that the F10M5 could beat the E39M5 as the best saloon BMW have ever made.

[Loaded]

Congratulations Alex! Very, very beautiful. I wish you the best. Gorgeous machine!!


:thumbs:

[alexk]

Some pics from 2 weeks ago in Munich.
Meeting with levente :thumbs:

http://www.clubcsl.com/M5/20131130_112250.jpg

http://www.clubcsl.com/M5/20131130_112312.jpg

http://www.clubcsl.com/M5/20131130_112700.jpg

[Neil M]

Some nice pics there Alex - That top deck seems to be Levente's favorite spot!
At least the towers appear vertical in these pics unlike his Pizza ones :hahaha:
I was beginning to think he emigrated but who else would put up with him?

[Alx]

Very nice pictures!:thumbs:

[Andyk]

Love the picture...Two great M cars :thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

Cecil still looking great :notworthy: next to it's younger "M" relative. Nice snaps BTW ;)

[shimmy]

Well Elms kindly lent me a 1300mile F10M5 the other day whilst car got a look over.

It is so many things, but underneath it all it is a rocket ship. Relentless especially through the gearbox it seems to go on for ever with out taking a breath.

Hotel you are enjoying yours Alex.

[8ARF]

Well Elms kindly lent me a 1300mile F10M5 the other day whilst car got a look over.

It is so many things, but underneath it all it is a rocket ship. Relentless especially through the gearbox it seems to go on for ever with out taking a breath.

Hotel you are enjoying yours Alex.

hehe, I heard on the grapevine you've been pootling around in a m5.
my little bird said it was very impressive :wink:

funnily enough, I was at my local dealer last night and was shown a 13 plate m5 which had been in a bit of a bump........

well, completely and mullered are two words that could be described as an understatement as to its condition. lets just say there were 4 occupants and 3 of them were wearing seatbelts. the 4th was launched through the sunroof and is unfortunately no longer with us!

the statistics are : 5 rolls
: 40m dry stone walling demolished
: from start to finish (1st impact to landing on its wheel...yes wheel as there was only one on it) the car travelled 158m
:worst injury (other than the death) was a broken arm

we (me and the BMW techs) all agreed it would make a great advert to highlight the sheer strength of the body as all the doors still opened and closed (the door frames did flap around a bit) and apparently the floor looked remarkably unscaithed.
I was instructed not to take any pics as it is part of a police investigation due to the death. the removal of the main ecu's etc for the purpose of data retrieval to be read at Bracknell as part of the investigation.

a shame £90k of german excellence ended up looking so sorry for itself :bigcry:

a true super saloon!

[alexk]

Hotel you are enjoying yours Alex.

Really loving the M5 shimmy. Have done more than 6000km already.
A fantastic vehicle. BMW hit the nail in the head.
I cannot find a fault and in many things or details I think to myself 'at last, what I always wanted'. I wouldn't want anything changed or differently done.

It is also very economical.
Driving to work and back it spends less fuel than my Z3 coupe did (11-11.5lt/100km vs 12lt/100km).

[stevenEK9]

LOVELY :thumbs:

heading down with my dad to pick up his f10 m5 tomorrow -

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/71391B33-C690-47E6-98ED-C4B9F433E8BD-1378-0000015FB44B5E04_zps4d6b249a.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/stevenEK9/media/71391B33-C690-47E6-98ED-C4B9F433E8BD-1378-0000015FB44B5E04_zps4d6b249a.jpg.html)

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj14/stevenEK9/D45BBE74-EB3B-4E9C-B1C7-99D35F78545F-1378-0000015FBF3FAD95_zpsc1f29715.jpg (http://s268.photobucket.com/user/stevenEK9/media/D45BBE74-EB3B-4E9C-B1C7-99D35F78545F-1378-0000015FBF3FAD95_zpsc1f29715.jpg.html)

can't wait for a shot

[AlexGTT]

Superb car. I had 2 days in Spain with them and was seriously impressed. Very tempted by one but decided to wait a few years until the depreciation flattens out a touch.

It does everything you need of a road car.

[alexk]

16000km already done with the beast.
Loving every one of them.

A fantastic vehicle !

[alexk]

Happy New Year everyone !

We had a bit of snow and it is lovely ;)

http://www.clubcsl.com/M5/20141227_101145.jpg

[mattCSLnut]

Lovely weather for some winter drifting :supz: just don't upset the local cops... again ;)

[glendog74]

Happy New Year everyone !

We had a bit of snow and it is lovely ;)

http://www.clubcsl.com/M5/20141227_101145.jpg

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

I'm off to Val D'Isere on Saturday for some snow fun with the missus :thumbs:

[derek]

Had the wife's M5 out last night close to zero degrees this car is bonkers looking forward to some dry days

[alexk]

The car is fantastic on the snow :thumbs:

Yes it is bonkers, I always said it's more than 600PS.
Here is a SportAuto measurement of the competition package at 650PS.
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/bilder/bmw-m5-competition-leistungsexplosion-der-sportlimousine-8911761.html?fotoshow_item=33

A lot of normal-M5 owners have dynoed the cars and make 620-630PS.

[shimmy]

I just wish they made a noise like the AMG

[alexk]

I just wish they made a noise like the AMG

You just have to open the roof or window ;)

[mattCSLnut]

I just wish they made a noise like the AMG
All you have to do is turn the speakers up ;) :hahaha:

[alexk]

All you have to do is turn the speakers up ;) :hahaha:

Have you heard one live Matt ?

[shimmy]

Have you heard one live Matt ?

They sound Ok Alex but not really with the deep V8 rumble unfortunately.

[alexk]

They sound Ok Alex but not really with the deep V8 rumble unfortunately.

That's what I love most.
Due to the crossbank exhaust manifold design, I think they sound closer to a flatplane crank V8 !

See below...

->

Due to the standard V8 crankshaft considerations, the design of the crankshaft is a crossplane design (see my blog post V8 Crankshaft). However, this inevitably leads to a less than ideal cylinder firing order, which is responsible for the "burble" you hear in a typical V8.

The problem with the V8 burble is that the exhaust pulses on each cylinder bank are irregular. This tends to throttle the exhaust flow. In the case of a turbocharger, the irregular pulses lead to a pulsating acceleration and deceleration of the exhaust turbines which is inefficient. To counteract this problem, BMW designed an ingenious (and patented) "crossbank exhaust manifold".

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLKd59qylDY/UQlzVqDBV_I/AAAAAAAAASg/vc4RmfUaaNE/s640/turbo5.jpg

The illustration above gives the official BMW cylinder numbering convention for V8s, and gives the cylinder firing order in brackets. Note how cylinders 8 and 6 (on the same bank) fire one after another, as do cylinders 2 and 1 The crossplane crankshaft forces this firing order (including the two adjacent cylinders 1 and 2 firing one right after the other which causes heat buildup issues on the cylinder wall they share).

However, despite the uneven firing order, the design of the crossbank exhaust manifold ensures that the turbos each get alternate exhaust pulses, and within each turbo, the pulses alternate between the two scrolls.

An overview of the entire system air intake and exhaust is diagrammed below. The front of the car is on top.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PuIMiqE6UdE/UQlzVxhUUSI/AAAAAAAAASo/fMaxbJo7SkI/s640/turbo6.png

[shimmy]

still....not an AMG rumble :)

[alexk]

still....not an AMG rumble :)

Fair enough mate !
I would never buy a taxi though ;)

[shimmy]

Fair enough mate !
I would never buy a taxi though ;)

i know, and coupled with the fact that e63 estate only comes 2wd in uk, i also wont be going near a german taxi no matter what it sounds like

[billyboysm3]

i know, and coupled with the fact that e63 estate only comes 2wd in uk, i also wont be going near a german taxi no matter what it sounds like

That white M5 we had was verrrrrry nice though.

[shimmy]

That white M5 we had was verrrrrry nice though.

was up there today witht he family testing out some cars and they had a grey one with 6 spokes and red leather which looked very nice as well.

we had a close look at X5(family all loved it but I said NO), 535d mSport Touring in Sophistico Grey (my choice) and 535d msport saloon in white.

need a new daily drive and family barge.

[mattCSLnut]

Have you heard one live Matt ?

Yes I have Alex :thumbs: several in fact ;) even the Competition Package one :thumbs: all driven in anger :supz: obligatory pix below :smokin: