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Apr 8, 2011 | 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by czechchamp

I'm not overly worried that M division is drifting away from N/A engines. What bothers me is the fact that there may be no true manual (= 3 pedals) offered in the new M5. The E60 M's manual was a far cry and now there probably won't be one at all. Where are the good old days when you could buy new 740i EU-spec with 3 pedals!!!

Long gone, long gone. The flappy paddle gearbox is eliminating the manuals slowly but surely.

Apr 10, 2011 | 04:55 PM

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Not feeling this at all. I thought they were headed in the right direction with the 1M, and I get that this is targeted towards a different demographic..but even us more "mature" types like a little more "show" than they're giving us with this. Maybe BMW is just trying to further solidify the "icon" status of the E39 M5!?

Apr 11, 2011 | 01:40 AM

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It looks good but the weight is a total downer. I still think the E39 is the best M5

Apr 11, 2011 | 01:52 AM

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not a fan, damn what happen?

Apr 11, 2011 | 08:53 AM

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It looks good but the weight is a total downer. I still think the E39 is the best M5

Have they announced the weight yet? I wouldn't expect it to be light, but wondering how heavy it’s going to be.

Apr 14, 2011 | 07:15 PM

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It looks good but the weight is a total downer. I still think the E39 is the best M5

I agree, I've said this numerous times... even though the E60 has more power, the E39 still has a rawness to it, and the grunty feel of the V8 that just makes it more fun to drive imo. The new 5 series though I did not care for, it feels and drives like a bloated car which its weight shows, steering feel was even numb... it just did not feel like a BMW in the sense the 5 series used to have a nice sporty feel to it. Feels like a normal luxo cruiser now