2015 BMW M5 review | first drive - Cars Guide
With a direct lineage going back to 1972, BMW's M5 is arguably responsible for the popularisation of big, powerful German sports sedans. Sure the mad six pot engine has given way to a V8, even dabbling in V10 territory along the way, but the recipe is pretty much the same: four doors, medium large sedan, outrageously powerful engine and all the necessary kit to keep it firmly on... The yanks called them muscle cars but the German variety offers something different and more refined. Such is the case with the latest M5 sedan now with a 4. 4-litre, twin turbo (two twin scroll units), petrol V8 engine with up to 423kW/680Nm output. It's the net result of forty years development and wow, what a car it is. THREE MODELS. But Aussie buyers are overlooking the bigger German sports sedans in favour of the next size down, something BMW is trying to redress with three new M5 variants. Blackhawk and White Shadow at $235,930 apiece and the focus of much attention, the M5 Pure with a little less kit and a little less power (412kW/680Nm) but a start price of "just $185,000". At this price point, the Pure is getting horribly close... Source: www.carsguide.com.au
