The new fourth generation of the BMW M5 can rightfully be called the most successful car of the German auto industry in its class and the price category. The five -liter power unit of this monster produces 100 horses from each liter of volume, and all this power accounts for only 1890 kg of mass in the equipped state. Without pressing the Power button on the panel instead of the declared 507 liters. With. You will have only 400 at your disposal, but they will also be pleasant to purr from under the hood of a new sedan.
Compared to the previous M5 modification, the V10 engine with the same mass as the previous V8, has +58 cm3 of volume and additional 25% of the power, while its sound is very much like the sound from racing car. All this system is lubricated with 4 oil pumps, and the smoothness and efficiency of the work provide ion control of detonation and automatic adjustment of the gas distribution phase Bi-Vanos. In order to get a portion of power from the engine, do not wait until the tachometer shooter rises to the optimal 6100 rpm, because 80% of the power can be obtained by 3500 rpm.
The leadership of all power -produced kilowatts is transferred to the mechanical transmission of the SMG with an electro -hydraulic drive, which switches in automatic transmission in 65 milliseconds. It is also equipped with a Drivelogic function, which will allow you to change the expensive Continental Sport Contact rubber less often when touched with a slip, it has 11 settings to configure switching under your driving style.
The computer built into this monster effectively controls all processes, and in combination with the SMG box protects you from unpredictable drifts, making a trip similar to a computer game, which has only two buttons: gas and brake. The transmission automatically disconnects the clutch when switching to a low gear on a slippery road, and in the mountains shift the switching moments without allowing multiple up/down switching. The transmission also holds low gears for braking with a protracted descent and will help to move on the rise. Acceleration to the groan, the new M5, does in 4, 7 sec. And up to 200 a little faster than in 16 seconds, in less than half a minute, the gearbox itself will overcome all 7 steps and will work the maximum speed limiter for 250 km/h/h.
The M5 stops as quickly as it gains speed, highly effective brakes made of composite materials absorb all energy. ABS from German engineers remarkably copes with the task, completely stopping the 2x ton giant after 36 meters – and this is at a speed of 100 km/h, from two hundred, the distance increases to 140 meters. At the same time, the driver feels all the processes very well, if you are lucky to conduct a test drive of this car, you yourself will feel that there is no effect of toy control, the force attached to the pedal is perfectly selected, and you will not miss the moment when ABS comes into work.
The chassis of the new M5 is not much different from its predecessors, except that a slightly enhanced aluminum suspension is adapted to greater potential and loads. A system of automatic adjustment of the stiffness of the EDC shock absorbers and adapting to driving conditions Servotronic amplifies to stay on the road on the coolest turns. The EDC system has a special mode for drifting lovers allows you to go through a turn, interfering in the controlled drift in the situation only when it is really necessary. With all its strength virtues, the optimal distribution of mass gives the car excellent stability, and prices in the range of 82,000 euros delighted the eyes.
The appearance of the BMW M5 corresponds to the capabilities of the car, each part – from expanded wheeled arches to air intakes on the front wings, from 19 inch wheels to four murder trunks and hawsty mirrors – does not hint, but directly declares that it is useless to compete on the highway with this monster