30th Anniversary BMW M5 Edition: 600 HP / 516 LB-FT in Frozen Dark Silver. $138,275

[Actor]

The top speed is limited to 199mph!

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/m...ilt-2014-05-07

[marcva]

I still think it should have been black on tan in honor of Black Bart.

Marc

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by Actor

The top speed is limited to 199mph!

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/m...ilt-2014-05-07

Wow! I wonder if it will have a 199mph limit for all markets? Namely the U.S. market, where every single BMW is limited to 155mph. I'd pay $138k if they let me have an M5 that could do 199mph in the United States.

[gsc]

For this kind of money, I would look at an S63 AMG.

[mstmng]

Originally Posted by gsc

For this kind of money, I would look at an S63 AMG.

apples to oranges

[AbuArije5]

I would get a s63

[PawnStar]

Originally Posted by mstmng

apples to oranges

Yep, one is a tweaked RWD mid size sedan, built on a chassis described by reviewers as 'compromised', 'engine in search of chassis', while the other is a tweaked AWD full size luxury sedan, built on a chassis described as 'quite possibly the best luxury sedan in the world'. Apples and oranges indeed.

[PawnStar]

Originally Posted by AbuArije5

I would get a s63

I'd get S550 4Matic and spend the extra 40k on driver mods and track time ...

[mstmng]

Originally Posted by PawnStar

Care to splain?

i ll shrtn all splntn fr u

7=S

gd?

[Leveraged Sellout]

This thing is expensive but an S63 is just getting started at 140k and you're missing out on a lot that makes it worth having at that price. Also not going to be as fast or handle as well.

[PawnStar]

Originally Posted by Leveraged Sellout

This thing is expensive but an S63 is just getting started at 140k and you're missing out on a lot that makes it worth having at that price. Also not going to be as fast or handle as well.

What's it missing?

Faster and handle better? Watch some vids from Russian drag events, S63 hooks up like Velcro and smokes M5 off the line and continues to pull away, while M5 smokes it's rear tires trying to hook up. Besides, people that buy a 4 door luxo sedan, value prestige, comfort and luxury, where hyper speed is a given. S class blows the 5er away when it comes to luxury attributes.

[Pentium]

Originally Posted by gsc

For this kind of money, I would look at an S63 AMG.

BMW M5 here starts at 200,000$, and for this money here all u can get is MB S350

But this car is totally sick!

[PawnStar]

Originally Posted by mstmng

i ll shrtn all splntn fr u

7=S

gd?

Nt gd. 7=old S. New S is in notha league bro

[flea333]

Does anyone know if there's special purchasing requiremeints? Or is it standard BMW Financial offerings, such as lease, loan etc.

[flea333]

Originally Posted by PawnStar

What's it missing?

Faster and handle better? Watch some vids from Russian drag events, S63 hooks up like Velcro and smokes M5 off the line and continues to pull away, while M5 smokes it's rear tires trying to hook up. Besides, people that buy a 4 door luxo sedan, value prestige, comfort and luxury, where hyper speed is a given. S class blows the 5er away when it comes to luxury attributes.

MB site says 0-60 is 3.9s. M5 is 3.8 and this one 3.7.

I agree on the luxury side, MB always is the best there. But it also looks like you're a chauffeur.

[Tom C]

Originally Posted by PawnStar

What's it missing?

Faster and handle better? Watch some vids from Russian drag events, S63 hooks up like Velcro and smokes M5 off the line and continues to pull away, while M5 smokes it's rear tires trying to hook up. Besides, people that buy a 4 door luxo sedan, value prestige, comfort and luxury, where hyper speed is a given. S class blows the 5er away when it comes to luxury attributes.

Thanks for telling us what people look for in a 4 door luxo sedan ....did you get that from a video too?

[Mbdurham17]

Originally Posted by Tom C

Thanks for telling us what people look for in a 4 door luxo sedan ....did you get that from a video too?

99% of these comments are from people who have probably never driven or even ridden in an M5 obviously or probably any of these cars ...nothing like pulling comments out of your a$$

[PhilT3]

Originally Posted by NYAWE60

I could think of 15 pretty easily, maybe some of these are what he's thinking:
- 991 Turbo (base trim, negotiated down)
- 991 GT3
- 991 Carrera S/4S with Power Kit and Aero
- 991 Carrera S/4S Cab with Power Kit and Aero
- Panamera Turbo
- M6 Gran Coupe
- M6 Convertible
- Audi R8 V10
- Audi R8 V8 S - loaded
- Audi S8
- Audi RS7
- MB E63 4-Matic S
- MB CLS63 4-Matic S
- MB S63 4-Matic ($139,500)
- Maserati Gran Turismo S Stradale
- SRT Viper

Okay... I see how you're looking at it. You have some duplicate platforms. I wasn't thinking from that perspective. But I'm with ya now.

[JOHNBMWM5]

Originally Posted by gsc

For this kind of money, I would look at an S63 AMG.

Hate to admit it but me too.
Here in the UK it's more 0-100 MPH and shite weather.
Fully specced 100K Feck off.

[GOLFFRR]

I hope one of the 29 people who get picked for one of these beast select us as their dealer I would love to see one of these in person, wow!

thing is a beast!

[aweso///Me]

a shame that it doesn't even have the M Performance Exhaust!

[RPiM5]

Originally Posted by aweso///Me

a shame that it doesn't even have the M Performance Exhaust!

Good point!