M5 CS

It's on the cover of this week's mag that dropped onto my doormat a short while ago (on the correct day too, for a change).

First thought was "at least it doesn't have the HUGE grille"
It looks very good, way over my price range (not that I'd have a saloon anyway) but at £146k, somewhat expensive. I'm sure there is a lot of choice of fast vehicles at that price-level

Totally pointless, its a blunderbuss to crack an egg but boy does it look good.

Loving the matt green and gold, yes I'm a tart. The seats look about as comfortable as razor blades and the 5 series is massive and probably weighs a ton so its never going to be a track machine but I think it looks ace, apart from the rear diffuser.

Pointless but those that "want" will buy. The Nurburgring outline on the headrests probably indicates the kind of tool this car is aimed at. Looking forward to seeing a few smashed up on You Tube.

That's a Shmee Mobile. He'll drive it in a straight line down an autobahn, droning on about some inconsequential design features (My bet would be the red inserts in the cabin), get it paint protected, stick it in the multi-storey on a trickle charger and tyre cushions, then sell it.

It really pisses me off that BMW has rediscovered green paint shades at just the time that their styling department has been collectively lobotomised.

Id rather have a delivery miles Comp for 75k and a load left over for a proper weekend fun/track car. Its an M5 at the end of the day, why would you bother going on track with it.

Is that before or after he puts one of his git plates on it and trundles round the Nurburgring holding up hot hatches?

I like the look of it. The grille isn’t hideous, the wheels look superb and the exhaust tips in stainless steel look better than black tips in my view. It is bloody expensive, but expected. The M2 CS commands a similar premium, so did the M3 F80 CS. It’s a shame that the CS range has become significantly more expensive compared to lesser M cars, and so limited in production. The E46 CS wasn’t that much more expensive compared to the standard car, it had subtle upgrades and it was relatively attainable. Now, you pay a significant premium for something that isn’t much lighter, providing you even get to buy one! With UK allocation of the M2 CS so limited, the buyers were chosen based on previous purchase history. For me unless it’s a CSL, the CS cars should be enhanced compared to the Comp cars whilst avoiding OTT tat, and not so limited in production.

I'm surprised that they didn't extract more power for the US market, which isn't affected by particulate filters like boring Europe is. 

I can’t decide whether those seats look great or horrifically uncomfortable .

Actually maybe they look great but are horrifically uncomfortable .

The Nurburgring outline on the headrests is monumentally twattish.

That bit that goes between your legs  ...does it have a massage function ? 

They use fake sound inside, which may or may not make them sound better.  I've not driven one.  My 750 sounded great (no fake noise), it was a bit quiet inside but that's how it should be in the type of car.