CD Article: 2006 BMW M5

[CD_Editor]

You may discuss our cover story of the day in this thread....
First Drive:

The V10-powered BMW M5 is the fastest, most aggressive iteration yet of one of the world's landmark sport sedans, reports Laurance Yap. "There's no car on the planet that lets you so comprehensively tweak its behaviour to your own preferences," he says. "One wonders if BMW has gone a bit too far in trying to make the M5 an extreme sports car," he muses.     More...

[mdxtasy]

Oh what a 6/49 could do....I'd be Lawerence Yap and have the M5 and C4S....what more could you ask for?   

[84im]

With all of their electronics, I can only imagine what these cars will cost to repair as they get older.

[mdxtasy]

Let's just say these cars won't be DIY jobs.   

[safristi]

md the FACE TRANSPLANT would take all yer winnings and y'ad be walkin' ya lil YAP'per...DAWG !!! ...

   Shoot just reading the M5 Review tightened my TestaRossa Xmas BALLS and left a LUMP in ma throat..Holy Geebus what a MONSTER dressed in ARMANI........

[Bullet Blue]

 

Both are some of  my dream cars.... Mine would be all black of course, but still. Amazing amazing vehicle.

[Giant Dwarf]

Oh what a 6/49 could do....I'd be Lawerence Yap and have the M5 and C4S....what more could you ask for?   

.... maybe an RS4 for the 'winter beater'?   

[ovr50]

High on my list of 6/49 cars also. Otherwise, it's only a dream !! 

Awesome car tho. 

[Arthur Dent]

With all of their electronics, I can only imagine what these cars will cost to repair as they get older.

I'd imagine in 15 years it will be similar to Porsche 928, BMW 8-series, Maserati Bi-turbo now - quite cheap buy but massive maintaince costs.

[Snowman]

Some day…when all the kids are off the University and I can cough up the $1500/month payment.

[Drivesideways]

Hummanahummanahummanahummana....

 

Note to Mr. Yap...don't leave your camera lying around like that.  It might "grow legs." 

[wing]

Hmmm those pics make me want to get a true macro lens so bad

Oh and the cars, oh what would I do to drive an M5 for a week!

[Drivesideways]

Personally, I'm not crazy about the "Can someone help me find my keys?" camera angle.  Unless you're shilling wheels/tires or exhaust systems, it doesn't show off the car well.  But I've grumbled about that before and I already know what the 5-series looks like, so I'll submit to the reper(con)cussions....

[wing]

I was speaking of those interior shots 

[AVToller]

  I'm with you DSW. I really dislike the low camera angle shots. Most cars are not flattered by the angle, and since I rarely view a car from 1' above the pavement, such shots give very unrealistic impressions. 

[Drivesideways]

.......and since I rarely view a car from 1' above the pavement, such shots give very unrealistic impressions. 

We just don't get out enough, AVT.   

[mdxtasy]

You mean you don't lie down on the garage floor and look up to your vehicles?  Must just be me then.....

[footlong58]

I think the electronics are a little overkill...  17 transmission modes? 2 power modes?  Jeez...

I prefer the thinking behind the last gen M5... "Here's a 5 Series with gods own motor and a 6 speed...  Away you go..."

[AVToller]

You mean you don't lie down on the garage floor and look up to your vehicles?  Must just be me then.....

Maybe those shots are to impress the ones who really choose our cars - the dogs! Some of those shots look like they were taken from your avatar's point of view. 

[84im]

With most electronics today (ie stereo receiver, cell phone, mpg player) it's cheaper to throw the 'broken' item away and buy a new one.  What will we do with these 'broken' electronic enhanced cars in five to eight years?   Will they be throw away cars, because they're too expensive to fix?