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      09-07-2011, 10:02 PM   #1
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Any input on F10 M5 steering ?

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Has anyone had any experience with new M5 steering feel? I was about to buy 535i M-pack but was turned off buy horrible electric steering feel. I still have hope for new M5 but if new M will get the same steering feel like other 5 series I will be very disappointed.
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According to the F10 M5 press release, it has hydraulic steering, unlike the standard F10.

See page 20 of press release @ http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=544860
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According to the F10 M5 press release, it has hydraulic steering, unlike the standard F10.

See page 20 of press release @ http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=544860
Nice to know - good news.
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whats with the standart F10 M steering?
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Hi,

Has anyone had any experience with new M5 steering feel? I was about to buy 535i M-pack but was turned off buy horrible electric steering feel. I still have hope for new M5 but if new M will get the same steering feel like other 5 series I will be very disappointed.
I doubt the bad steering feel has anything to do with the 'electronic steering'.

My race shop uses it in all the Porsche Cup Cars, and it saves horsepower and weight. The steering linkage is exactly the same, but the power steering pump that is driven by a belt is replaced with an electric pump. Pretty simple, saves the horsepower loss from driving a pump, and doesn't affect the steering feel at all.

I'm just glad the M5 is using a different steering system than the other F10 cars. I've heard pretty bad feedback on their handling and steering feel.
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whats with the standart F10 M steering?
It's electric as opposed to hydraulic. Many F10 owners, including myself, have commented on numbness and lack of feedback. It's fine as provided you're making positive inputs through a series of bends, but there's a definite vagueness with the wheel on-centre, which results in a tendency for the car to wander off-line.
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I doubt the bad steering feel has anything to do with the 'electronic steering'.

My race shop uses it in all the Porsche Cup Cars, and it saves horsepower and weight. The steering linkage is exactly the same, but the power steering pump that is driven by a belt is replaced with an electric pump. Pretty simple, saves the horsepower loss from driving a pump, and doesn't affect the steering feel at all.

I'm just glad the M5 is using a different steering system than the other F10 cars. I've heard pretty bad feedback on their handling and steering feel.
It's not an electric pump, it's an electric motor. Any input from the steering wheel is routed through a control/computer unit before the motor can react and move the rack accordingly. No matter how short, a slight delay must be incurred, resulting in the widely reported numbness.
With a hydraulic system, the operating force is permanently on-tap and is controlled by a simple pilot valve on the servo, directing pressure to either side of the ram immediately as required.
Granted, it saps more horsepower as the pump is always turning and the system is also heavier, but it results in sharper steering and provides greater feedback.
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It's electric as opposed to hydraulic. Many F10 owners, including myself, have commented on numbness and lack of feedback. It's fine as provided you're making positive inputs through a series of bends, but there's a definite vagueness with the wheel on-centre, which results in a tendency for the car to wander off-line.
Just to clarify since he asked about the F10 M, the regular F10 5-series has electric steering while the F10M (M5) has hydraulic steering with Servotronic.


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Just to clarify since he asked about the F10 M, the regular F10 5-series has electric sterring while the F10M (M5) has hydraulic steering with Servotronic.


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i was asking for the 535 m-pack steering wheel, basiclly the standart 535 steering wheel and the m-pack are the same or the standart 535 feels better? thanks
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i was asking for the 535 m-pack steering wheel, basiclly the standart 535 steering wheel and the m-pack are the same or the standart 535 feels better? thanks
There shouldn't be any difference.


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Any X drive 5er will be equipped with hydraulic steering, just without servotronic.
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Just to clarify since he asked about the F10 M, the regular F10 5-series has electric sterring [B]while the F10M (M5) has hydraulic steering with Servotronic
Just to re-clarify, this is a direct copy and paste from the M5 standard specification list as published on the official BMW UK website: Electric Power Steering (EPS) with M Servotronic steering
Of course, there's always the possibility that they don't know what they're talking about and I'm sure you'll correct them accordingly , but that's the information upon which I based my response.
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Just to re-clarify, this is a direct copy and paste from the M5 standard specification list as published on the official BMW UK website: Electric Power Steering (EPS) with M Servotronic steering
Of course, there's always the possibility that they don't know what they're talking about and I'm sure you'll correct them accordingly , but that's the information upon which I based my response.
Your sarcasm isn't appreciated. The head of the M5 development confirmed hydraulic Servotronic steering with us at IAA this week. As I mentioned in another thread, steering feel and packaging decided in advance of the hydraulic system.


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It's not an electric pump, it's an electric motor. Any input from the steering wheel is routed through a control/computer unit before the motor can react and move the rack accordingly. No matter how short, a slight delay must be incurred, resulting in the widely reported numbness.
With a hydraulic system, the operating force is permanently on-tap and is controlled by a simple pilot valve on the servo, directing pressure to either side of the ram immediately as required.
Granted, it saps more horsepower as the pump is always turning and the system is also heavier, but it results in sharper steering and provides greater feedback.
Right you are. I was assuming 'electric power steering' meant the same thing that it does on our race cars. What a ridiculous system. I don't understand why BMW can't quit messing around with 'automating' the steering. The 'active' steering system on the E60 5-series was an absolute disaster. My 545i was pretty much undrivable on the track. I'm glad the M people have retained their senses.
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Your sarcasm isn't appreciated. The head of the M5 development confirmed hydraulic Servotronic steering with us at IAA this week. As I mentioned in another thread, steering feel and packaging decided in advance of the hydraulic system.


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To be perfectly honest, I'm not all that bothered if, what you perceive to be sarcasm, is either appreciated or not. I was just stating the facts as published on the official BMW UK website, which appeared to be contrary and obviously at odds with your stated, and doubtless well informed, opinion. Perhaps you could have a chat with the head of M5 development when you next meet him/her and point out BMW's error.
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Your sarcasm isn't appreciated

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Speak for yourself,
and lighten up dude.
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Right you are. I was assuming 'electric power steering' meant the same thing that it does on our race cars. What a ridiculous system. I don't understand why BMW can't quit messing around with 'automating' the steering. The 'active' steering system on the E60 5-series was an absolute disaster. My 545i was pretty much undrivable on the track. I'm glad the M people have retained their senses.
Thanks for your response, we were obviously talking about different electric steering systems. I think BMW have overdone the green eco friendly bit to the detriment of their trademark pin-point handling and it leaves hardcore BMW fans like me wondering as to the future of this iconic brand.
It's interesting to note that the M5 steering specs appear to different depending on where you intend buying the car - last time I checked BMW Germany stated "M Servotronic steering" (no reference to electric or hydraulic), BMW UK clearly state that it's "Electric Power Steering (EPS) with M Servotronic" and BMW USA, which previously declared that the it would have hydraulic steering, suddenly and mysteriously no longer lists the M5 specs.
It would appear that, to say the least, there's currently a considerable degree of confusion.
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Guys, didn't mean to be rude, just trying to get the steering confusion straight. Maybe this info from the BMW parts catalogue helps. You can see that the F10 M5 is using hydraulic steering while a F10 550i uses electric steering:

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That's geat info South!
Thanks a lot.
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Thanks for your response, we were obviously talking about different electric steering systems. I think BMW have overdone the green eco friendly bit to the detriment of their trademark pin-point handling and it leaves hardcore BMW fans like me wondering as to the future of this iconic brand.
It's interesting to note that the M5 steering specs appear to different depending on where you intend buying the car - last time I checked BMW Germany stated "M Servotronic steering" (no reference to electric or hydraulic), BMW UK clearly state that it's "Electric Power Steering (EPS) with M Servotronic" and BMW USA, which previously declared that the it would have hydraulic steering, suddenly and mysteriously no longer lists the M5 specs.
It would appear that, to say the least, there's currently a considerable degree of confusion.
If you read the international press release, it clearly states "sensitive hydraulic steering" Page 10 holds the answer to your confusion

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=544860
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If you read the international press release, it clearly states "sensitive hydraulic steering" Page 10 holds the answer to your confusion
I certainly hope this will prove to be the case for the UK RHD market, but on the bottom of page 1 there is a footnote which states: "International version. Please contact your local dealer for country specific information." This implies to me that specifications may vary between different regions.
I've just re-checked the BMW UK website and it still clearly states that the M5 has "Electric Power Steering (EPS) with M Servotronic steering"
I shall 'watch-this-space' with interest in the hope that it's a typo.
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I certainly hope this will prove to be the case for the UK RHD market, but on the bottom of page 1 there is a footnote which states: "International version. Please contact your local dealer for country specific information." This implies to me that specifications may vary between different regions.
I've just re-checked the BMW UK website and it still clearly states that the M5 has "Electric Power Steering (EPS) with M Servotronic steering"
I shall 'watch-this-space' with interest in the hope that it's a typo.
I'm sure it's a typo. There is simply no way that BMW would release an M5 with two different steering systems.
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