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BMW M5: ten cylinders of frantic temperament
 
The best-selling part for old BMW in the capital's and Moscow regions is considered a small nameplate with Litera M, which near car owners love to sculpt on their old cars in the 80s of the last century. For some reason, they are considered cool with them. However, the real BMW brand cars, deservedly carrying this accessory, are not so common in nature. They just don't produce them so much. Mercedes has AMG, and Bavarians have M -Technik - the BMW sports unit. The BMW series M is the dream of almost any fan of the Munich brand.
 
Personally, I exploited a canary -colored M3 for quite a long time with a wonderful engine with a capacity of 321 hp. Treshka did not go with him - she flew low! True, at approximately the same speed, the chassis also flew and the process of detention of EMOC is a separate conversation. As for the 5th series, the BMW M5 in the body of the E34 with a power engine of 340 hp. At one time, he even got into the Guinness Book of Records, where he was recognized as the fastest serial athlete in the world. The next M5 (E39) already possessed a herd of only 400 horses and was, it seems, the last M5, aggregated with a manual gearbox. Yes, yes, it was the old kind mechanics that was the main skate of the formidable Bavarian horse. Now, the Germans decided that it was not worthless, they say, a solid car owner to pull the handle, and modern technologies have gone very far, so from now on all BMW M5 and M6 are equipped with an exclusively new 7-speed sequental box of SMG with the Drivelogic function. And, as it turned out, this is also not bad
 
The appearance of a new M5 (body with an E60 index) in our market) Russian extremes were looking forward to. And waited. From now on, it is even larger, even more powerful, even faster, even more aggressive, even smarter and much more. It is easier to try to find shortcomings than to list all the advantages of the car. After all, this Avtoban Devoure has a new V10 engine of 5 liters and a capacity of 507 (!) Horses under the hood. There is no longer a joke. As a familiar motorist aimedly put it, such things should be forbidden to sell unprepared people from the street. And in some ways he is really right
 
At the multi -tiered parking of BMW Russland Trading, the EMKA Emka Black Sapphire metallic modestly settled on the penultimate floor. We did not even immediately find it among the variety of substantial foreign cars. However, a huge black front bumper with a low apron and giant air intakes, replacing standard fog lights for other BMW, was noticeably protruded from the total number of other machines. Low landing and gigantic wheels with low -profile tires of the correct dimension (in front of 255/40 R19 and 285/35 R19 behind) on openwork cast discs, through the petals of which giant ventilated perforated brakes are clearly visible a little less than the wheels themselves, immediately gave out formidable and violent species this horseman. All doubts finally dispelled when looking at the four hefty final pipe.
 
Emki's salon is made of expensive and high -quality materials and looks very soundly, as, however, always. Roof racks, ceiling and even sunscreen visors are covered with alcantara, and sporting seats-shields call on to flush inside all the benefits of civilization like a good audio system Hi-Fi Professional CD player and TV, of course, are present. As well as the already well -familiar Idrive, which directly controls all this business. Curtains in a circle (back - with electric drive), front and rear parking sensors, bixenon headlights, a glass hatch in the roof, separate climate control, individual interior decoration with valuable rocks Walnut Madeira Chestnut Brown, speedometer, tachometer and boxes are projected onto the windshield with one In a word, in fact, any parish should not complain. Nevertheless, the most important thing in the M5 is its running qualities, for which the car hunks around the world appreciate this car.
 
The turning of the key in the ignition lock, and the dull rolling rod of the exhaust system spread through the parking lot, forcing the surrounding machines to squeak plaintively with alarms. The box in the automatic mode, the barely noticeable touch of the accelerator pedal - and the formidable M5 with a light nervous push rolled smoothly along the ramp on the gloomy autumn street. The first impression is that the car goes very smoothly. Of course, the suspension has sports settings and is elastic, but this is clearly not the old dentisting stool of the last century. If you do not particularly fugue, then you can completely move around the city, as on the most ordinary two -liter machine. In a machine gun, the SMG box is touched from the second gear, and at a speed of 70 km/h you will roll in the seventh gear. Everything is quiet and smooth. But you just have to click, understanding what the pilot wants, the smart box instantly climbs the gears a couple of gears back, and then road madness begins. However, for extreme and aggressive driving it is worth using the manual mode. The programs can be switched by the tiny lever-spin, or can also be fashionable with formula petals on the steering wheel. Rather, immediately behind the steering wheel. However, the main highlight is not at all. Near the box lever there is a small button that regulates the length of the gear ratio. They can be stretched, and then the M5 will twist the motor until the cutting is far behind the number 8. And you can, on the contrary, shorten, and then the car will switch earlier. In a word, smart SMG is adjusted to the manner of riding a particular steering, as well as the adaptive gas pedal. To top it off, there is also a button for disconnecting dynamic stability control (DSC) and adjusting the electronic stiffness of shock absorbers (EDC). And that has already become a more or less familiar button with the inscription Power, responsible for the sensitivity of the accelerator pedal.
 
Having occupied the laid M5 Powl-Upers at a traffic light in front of a straight section of the road, I transfer the lever of the box to manual mode, press Power and wait for the green. Testament light - gas to the floor. Wow! The enraged Bavar with lightning speed begins such a crazy acceleration that sitting passengers, according to their own confessions, from fear began colic in the bottom of the abdomen. 7750 revolutions on a tachometer, I already hear how the motor begins to ask for a second, short discharge of gas with a simultaneous movement of the petal with a plus, the second is a sharp, even more monstrous acceleration, again almost 8000, discharge - the petal - the third, again about 8 edge of my eye I abandon Look at the speedometer - 200! Ahead - red, brake - a petal with a minus - downward transmission, a delicious cut -off of the motor (this is done by the box itself), the same again, and M5 as a dug freezes at the next traffic light. Yes, impressive! Only 4.7 seconds are required for this car so that the speedometer arrow shall exchange the second hundred. I believe. Even without a stopwatch, I believe in my own feelings. The Germans did not deceive, damn it.
 
Now about the minuses, which, of course, are in every car. There are few of them here. Adding M5 comfort, the Bavarians slightly sacrificed handling. No, the car is steering perfectly, but this is not the one as sharp as a razor and a hard hodovka. At high speeds, you need to be extremely careful - the BMW M5 cannot stand uneven asphalt and puffin. Fuel consumption exceeds far over 20 liters even when a smooth ride: V10 is not a joke for you. Yes, and it is unlikely that it makes sense to buy such a car as the main means of transportation for every day. Repair for all M5 is complex and expensive, and this one in particular. The new M5 is literally stuffed with ultra -modern technologies and requires constant care and control. So such an expensive toy, the price of which begins from a mark of 119,000 euros, should be the fifth car in a rich family. So that the owner can sit down and grab on the weekend in full. Better - on the German autobahn.
 
Well, if someone nevertheless decides to buy such a desperate purchase, I will be happy to put his hand and quietly envy with white envy
 
Text: Alexey Gusev
 

Source: Mkobil magazine