BMW F10 M5 Ring Taxi Makes Preliminary Debut at M Festival. Rides Begin 2012 - M5POST

southlight · 06-25-2011, 05:26 PM

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BMW F10 M5 Ring Taxi Makes Preliminary Debut at M Festival. Rides Begin 2012

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Yet another highlight comes in from the ongoing M Festival. Following M Night, which saw the exciting introductions of the BMW M3 CRT and the 2012 BMW M5 (F10), BMW has now teased their new M5 Ring Taxi for 2012 during the M Corso yesterday.

As most M enthusiasts know, BMW has been offering their famous Ring Taxi for years: for roughly 200 EUR, you and two friends can have quite the experience and enjoy a lap on the famous Nurburgring, driven by a professional BMW Driving Experience driver. The E60 M5 served as Ring Taxi in recent years, up until this year as the end of the E60's production made BMW make the switch to an E90 M3. And if you're wondering how fast the F10 M5 will be able to take you around the Nurburgring? Reports are that it can lap the track in as little as 7:55.

However, the E90 M3 and its Ring Taxi duty is only temporary. From next year on, BMW will again use an M5 as the Ring Taxi. These photos not only reveal what it will look like but also show how stunning Monte Carlo Blue is on the new M5 under natural lighting. No matter if it's the Ring Taxi or a customer car, we believe that Monte Carlo Blue will be the signature color to own for the new M5.

You can also see the M3 CRT and its color Frozen Polar Silver at daylight. As if that wasn't enough, an 1M Moto GP Safety Car served as the pace car for the M Corso parade. This lineup was heaven for any M enthusiast.

Enjoy the photos!

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MI6 · 06-25-2011, 06:48 PM

Poor Sabine- she'd love this car..........

TimZ · 06-25-2011, 07:30 PM

I think white would of been better

GOLFFRR · 06-25-2011, 07:33 PM

Sorry if this was posted somewhere but i didn't see it. Was there a time for the e90M3 lightweight unit? I noticed it in the pics just curious what it did compared to the regular e90M

avlnch · 06-25-2011, 07:52 PM

There is a video of where these pics were taken, and Sabine was revving the F10 M5 (with the exhaust butterfly valve closed), then got into the drivers seat and closed the door.

Read a bio on Sabine, she grew up driving on the ring, and was the E60 M5 taxi driver. There's a 7:55 time, and I think maybe it was here that got that record... She knows the track well, probably better than most. Just a guess on the driver for the 7:55 lap though.

Check out the video..

moody320d · 06-25-2011, 07:55 PM

beautiful! all of them!

acuteperformance · 06-25-2011, 08:17 PM

Sexy. Can't wait until they're finally released

Michael
Owner
Acute Performance

nez · 06-25-2011, 08:42 PM

///Masterbatingly good.

Diver · 06-25-2011, 09:14 PM

Nice cars, but no time to pick up a six pack.

Davin · 06-25-2011, 10:39 PM

nice to see all family members on the track

pampam · 06-25-2011, 10:49 PM

this m5 looks better and better every day ... i'll switch to m5 I think ... just need to get some monies first

, anybody wanna make a donation ?

silentassasin · 06-25-2011, 11:34 PM

I just wish they would extend the M stripes across the car and not cut them off at the bumpers. It looks incomplete.

bavarian19 · 06-26-2011, 01:33 AM

sounds great!

jonasaurus · 06-26-2011, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

Sorry if this was posted somewhere but i didn't see it. Was there a time for the e90M3 lightweight unit? I noticed it in the pics just curious what it did compared to the regular e90M

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PALMAN · 06-26-2011, 05:44 AM

But the best thing of all is that it doesn't have the metallic blue brake calipers

Dackelone · 06-26-2011, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MI6

Poor Sabine- she'd love this car..........

Sabine has a new job working for Nissan at the 'Ring.

Btw... the current price for the 'Ring Taxi is 195 euros. Tickets are sold out months in advance! Up to three people can go for a three lap ride. One lap = 22Kms = 140 (plus+) turns.

Dackel

nemex12 · 06-26-2011, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PALMAN

But the best thing of all is that it doesn't have the metallic blue brake calipers

I knew there was something sexy about those wheels that made the car look much more appealing than before. know I know what it is, no blue calipers

SchnellM3 · 06-26-2011, 12:17 PM

That lineup of cars

nenadbogar · 06-26-2011, 01:40 PM

Would have gone with 19" but the roads here dont allow it

15mm spacers in the back nothing in the front. Wanna do 10mm in the front but dont have 10mm spacers with the inner circle on which the wheels stand. Without it i feel some wheel wobble

M wheel stitching done for about 100 bucks.

Loving the gloss diffuser in the back much more then matte. What you guys think?

ucla1995 · 06-26-2011, 04:01 PM

Ring Taxi without Sabine = rather be in a yellow cab in New York.

06-25-2011, 05:26 PM	#1
southlight Moderator / European Editor Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 6,633 iTrader: (0)	BMW F10 M5 Ring Taxi Makes Preliminary Debut at M Festival. Rides Begin 2012 BIMMERPOST NEWS BMW F10 M5 Ring Taxi Makes Preliminary Debut at M Festival. Rides Begin 2012 20 COMMENTS Tweet Yet another highlight comes in from the ongoing M Festival. Following M Night, which saw the exciting introductions of the BMW M3 CRT and the 2012 BMW M5 (F10), BMW has now teased their new M5 Ring Taxi for 2012 during the M Corso yesterday. As most M enthusiasts know, BMW has been offering their famous Ring Taxi for years: for roughly 200 EUR, you and two friends can have quite the experience and enjoy a lap on the famous Nurburgring, driven by a professional BMW Driving Experience driver. The E60 M5 served as Ring Taxi in recent years, up until this year as the end of the E60's production made BMW make the switch to an E90 M3. And if you're wondering how fast the F10 M5 will be able to take you around the Nurburgring? Reports are that it can lap the track in as little as 7:55. However, the E90 M3 and its Ring Taxi duty is only temporary. From next year on, BMW will again use an M5 as the Ring Taxi. These photos not only reveal what it will look like but also show how stunning Monte Carlo Blue is on the new M5 under natural lighting. No matter if it's the Ring Taxi or a customer car, we believe that Monte Carlo Blue will be the signature color to own for the new M5. You can also see the M3 CRT and its color Frozen Polar Silver at daylight. As if that wasn't enough, an 1M Moto GP Safety Car served as the pace car for the M Corso parade. This lineup was heaven for any M enthusiast. Enjoy the photos! Share this story OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT LIKE More Official Images of 2014 BMW 5 Series LCI Facelift We Tour the BMW M Studio at M HQ and Get Up Close to Some F80 M3 Sedans First Real Life Look at BMW M6 Gran Coupe in Sakhir Orange and Frozen White Individual
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06-25-2011, 11:34 PM	#12
silentassasin Major Drives: '07 BMW E90 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,008 iTrader: (0)	I just wish they would extend the M stripes across the car and not cut them off at the bumpers. It looks incomplete. __________________

06-26-2011, 12:17 PM	#18
SchnellM3 Digger Drives: 03 E46 M3, 09 E92 M3, 09 X6 50 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pa Posts: 2,607 iTrader: (4) Garage List 2003 BMW E46 M3 Tra ... [4.00] 2009 BMW E92 M3 [4.17] 2009 Yamaha R1 (FOR ... [4.75]	That lineup of cars __________________ 2009 E92 M3 /// Melbourne Red /// Fox Red /// M DKG Full Innotech Exhaust - DINAN Intake - IND Engine Bay Appearance - IND Hand Stitched Boot Covers - and much more....

06-25-2011, 06:48 PM	#2
MI6 The World is Not Enough Drives: Aston DBS-R Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Skyfall Posts: 1,023 iTrader: (0)	Poor Sabine- she'd love this car..........

06-25-2011, 07:30 PM	#3
TimZ Lieutenant Drives: X5M Join Date: May 2010 Location: NYC Posts: 559 iTrader: (0)	I think white would of been better

06-25-2011, 07:52 PM	#5
avlnch Second Lieutenant Drives: 2013 Individual M5 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South FL Posts: 248 iTrader: (0)	There is a video of where these pics were taken, and Sabine was revving the F10 M5 (with the exhaust butterfly valve closed), then got into the drivers seat and closed the door. Read a bio on Sabine, she grew up driving on the ring, and was the E60 M5 taxi driver. There's a 7:55 time, and I think maybe it was here that got that record... She knows the track well, probably better than most. Just a guess on the driver for the 7:55 lap though. Check out the video..

06-25-2011, 07:55 PM	#6
moody320d Private First Class Drives: 09 M3 Coupe Silverstone II Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London, United Kingdom Posts: 194 iTrader: (0)	beautiful! all of them!

06-25-2011, 08:17 PM	#7
acuteperformance Drives: 08 335i \| 03 996 TT \| 10 GTR Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 867 iTrader: (14)	Sexy. Can't wait until they're finally released Michael Owner Acute Performance

06-25-2011, 08:42 PM	#8
nez Private First Class Drives: e90 m3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 167 iTrader: (0)	///Masterbatingly good.

06-25-2011, 10:39 PM	#10
Davin Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 08 335xi - 92 MB 300E Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Trinidad & Tobago / NYC Posts: 1,700 iTrader: (0)	nice to see all family members on the track

06-25-2011, 10:49 PM	#11
pampam Boo! Drives: No car - Accident :( Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Home Posts: 71 iTrader: (0)	this m5 looks better and better every day ... i'll switch to m5 I think ... just need to get some monies first , anybody wanna make a donation ?

06-26-2011, 01:33 AM	#13
bavarian19 General Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA Posts: 18,658 iTrader: (22)	sounds great!

06-26-2011, 05:44 AM	#15
PALMAN Enlisted Member Drives: F11 530d M-Sport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 33 iTrader: (0)	But the best thing of all is that it doesn't have the metallic blue brake calipers

06-26-2011, 01:40 PM	#19
nenadbogar Second Lieutenant Drives: e92 330d Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Serbia Posts: 287 iTrader: (1)	Would have gone with 19" but the roads here dont allow it 15mm spacers in the back nothing in the front. Wanna do 10mm in the front but dont have 10mm spacers with the inner circle on which the wheels stand. Without it i feel some wheel wobble M wheel stitching done for about 100 bucks. Loving the gloss diffuser in the back much more then matte. What you guys think? __________________ E92 330d

06-26-2011, 04:01 PM	#20
ucla1995 Slow and low Drives: M5 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 636 iTrader: (2)	Ring Taxi without Sabine = rather be in a yellow cab in New York.

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