Updated: F10 M5 Safety Car Makes World Debut at Indy MotoGP BMW M Experience - M5POST

Jason · 08-26-2011, 09:54 AM

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Updated: F10 M5 Safety Car Makes World Debut at Indy MotoGP BMW M Experience

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The Indianapolis MotoGP race takes places this weekend and BMW is putting on a BMW M Experience for a lucky group of 50 M enthusiasts who have signed up for the event, which starts today and ends Sunday.

Besides the special access to the MotoGP race and paddocks, BMW will be providing these enthusiasts with hot laps in M safety cars driven by M school instructors, as well as a personal presentation of the F10 M5 sedan by M executives. They will also get the world's first look at the F10 M5 safety car, the first pics of which we've posted below.

We'll have full details on the F10 M5 safety car soon, but what know so far is that it features an Akropovic lightweight titanium race exhaust, high performance coilover suspension, gloss black 20" wheels, front spoiler lip, trunk spoiler, Recaro pole position bucket seats (on power seat rails), race brake pads.

It also features black (either matte or gloss) side gill trim and kidney grilles, dispensing with the factory chrome versions for a sportier look. Our guess is that both parts will be available as part of the catalog of F10 M5 BMW Performance Parts.

Watch for more details/media on the F10 M5 (including safety car) and our coverage of the BMW M Experience @ Indy MotoGP throughout the weekend!

*Click on images for hi-res versions

Saturday 8/27/11 UPDATE:

We've updated with even more photos of the F10 M5 safety car, official safety car of the MotoGP, which is making its debut this weekend to M VIP at the Indianapolis MotoGP race.

The new photos feature the M5 safety car posing on the race track, as well as some pics from the police escort it received from the track to downtown Indianapolis. It drew quite a crowd in front of the hotel as you can see!

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And some bonus 1M Safety Car pics:

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Sunday 8/28/11 UPDATE:

Our coverage of M cars from this weekend's BMW M Experience at the Indianapolis MotoGP continues with the first exhaust clips of the F10 M5 safety car showing off its Akropovic exhaust system, the production F10 M5, and some more 1M safety car pics.

The videos below were taken during the M5 safety car's police escorted drive from the race track to downtown Indianapolis, where it was shown off to BMW M Experience VIPs and passerbys.

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TonyMeister · 08-26-2011, 10:18 AM

If only would be possible to buy an M5 with that colour scheme.

aajami · 08-26-2011, 10:40 AM

Ha. I knew it was only a matter of time before we saw black side gills for the F10 M5. I didn't expect it to come directly from the factory, though.

MusclezMarinara · 08-26-2011, 10:43 AM

Love The Seats

OdomPHD · 08-26-2011, 10:57 AM

New background image for the time being. TY bimmerpost! Fueling my BMW addiction since...forever. lol

cs4444 · 08-26-2011, 10:57 AM

The seats and the front lip look great. I hope these will be avaliable as options.

Sedan_Clan · 08-26-2011, 11:20 AM

Sickkkk!

Norsk · 08-26-2011, 11:25 AM

ReevesBMW · 08-26-2011, 11:44 AM

Awesome! If only we got those at the dealership. They should make a limited run of these without the lights on the top. How about lights are an option.

OdomPHD · 08-26-2011, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReevesBMW

Awesome! If only we got those at the dealership. They should make a limited run of these without the lights on the top. How about lights are an option.

If Reeves can pull it off, you're talking to a buyer

ReevesBMW · 08-26-2011, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OdomPHD

If Reeves can pull it off, you're talking to a buyer

You never know!

Jason · 08-26-2011, 01:24 PM

First view at the rear of the F10 M5 safety car, showing the trunk spoiler and Akrapovic exhaust system

Blindside_137 · 08-26-2011, 01:58 PM

damnnn i wanna hear that!

EdwinF10 · 08-26-2011, 02:12 PM

M5 + Akra = winning.
Very good marketing Btw.
When I heard the SLS AMG pace car at the F1 Singapore GP, I almost switched to Benz. The sound was just insane.

EdwinF10 · 08-26-2011, 03:41 PM

Thanks, you are the man!
Awesome shots.

Edit: damn iphone app keeps posting comments in the wrong thread

E92LNGCGY · 08-26-2011, 04:01 PM

So nice.
If only BMW would make the M5 F11. Now that would be a sleeper.

JSCO · 08-26-2011, 04:02 PM

this beauty must sound amazing....

wisesoul · 08-26-2011, 04:37 PM

BAD ASS. Can you guys stop complaining about the side grills now!!! BMW just did it to leave you guys room for modding

Rear lip spoiler, front lip and exhaust are just fantastic

wisesoul · 08-26-2011, 04:54 PM

Couldn't help it. Shopped it lowered and with spacers:

Firthy247 · 08-26-2011, 05:27 PM

I personally like the safety car strips on the new M5 post within the news section on this website.

Anyone done something like that yet?

amgthis · 08-26-2011, 05:38 PM

I like the stripes, just a bit too big. They do let you envision the car in other colors: Light blue, interlagos and Imola red!

Firthy247 · 08-26-2011, 05:53 PM

I really like the safety car strips on the new M5.

Anyone done anything like this yet?

08-26-2011, 09:54 AM	#1
Jason Administrator Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: IoT Posts: 13,911 iTrader: (0)	Updated: F10 M5 Safety Car Makes World Debut at Indy MotoGP BMW M Experience BIMMERPOST NEWS Updated: F10 M5 Safety Car Makes World Debut at Indy MotoGP BMW M Experience 52 COMMENTS Tweet The Indianapolis MotoGP race takes places this weekend and BMW is putting on a BMW M Experience for a lucky group of 50 M enthusiasts who have signed up for the event, which starts today and ends Sunday. Besides the special access to the MotoGP race and paddocks, BMW will be providing these enthusiasts with hot laps in M safety cars driven by M school instructors, as well as a personal presentation of the F10 M5 sedan by M executives. They will also get the world's first look at the F10 M5 safety car, the first pics of which we've posted below. We'll have full details on the F10 M5 safety car soon, but what know so far is that it features an Akropovic lightweight titanium race exhaust, high performance coilover suspension, gloss black 20" wheels, front spoiler lip, trunk spoiler, Recaro pole position bucket seats (on power seat rails), race brake pads. It also features black (either matte or gloss) side gill trim and kidney grilles, dispensing with the factory chrome versions for a sportier look. Our guess is that both parts will be available as part of the catalog of F10 M5 BMW Performance Parts. Watch for more details/media on the F10 M5 (including safety car) and our coverage of the BMW M Experience @ Indy MotoGP throughout the weekend! Click on images for hi-res versions Saturday 8/27/11 UPDATE:* We've updated with even more photos of the F10 M5 safety car, official safety car of the MotoGP, which is making its debut this weekend to M VIP at the Indianapolis MotoGP race. The new photos feature the M5 safety car posing on the race track, as well as some pics from the police escort it received from the track to downtown Indianapolis. It drew quite a crowd in front of the hotel as you can see! And some bonus 1M Safety Car pics: Sunday 8/28/11 UPDATE: Our coverage of M cars from this weekend's BMW M Experience at the Indianapolis MotoGP continues with the first exhaust clips of the F10 M5 safety car showing off its Akropovic exhaust system, the production F10 M5, and some more 1M safety car pics. The videos below were taken during the M5 safety car's police escorted drive from the race track to downtown Indianapolis, where it was shown off to BMW M Experience VIPs and passerbys. 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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aajami Brigadier General Drives: Space Gray '09 E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 3,319 iTrader: (4)	Ha. I knew it was only a matter of time before we saw black side gills for the F10 M5. I didn't expect it to come directly from the factory, though. __________________ Current: '09 E92 M3 \| Space Gray, Black Novillo, Carbon Leather \| ZTP 2MK ZPP 2MT 6FL \| link 1 / link 2 Mods: M Performance exhaust \| ZCP suspension retrofit \| Euro airbox \| LCI Euro taillights \| Style 359M wheels \| CRT lip \| BMW Performance CF Mk. II spoiler \| BMW Performance CF mirror caps \| BMW Performance front grilles / side gills / intake louvers / emblem \| Factory alarm retrofit \| Space Gray bumper plugs Gone: '01 "AP2" Honda S2000, '97 Ford Probe GT

08-26-2011, 11:44 AM	#9
ReevesBMW Bimmerpost Supporting Vendor Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 414 iTrader: (7)	Awesome! If only we got those at the dealership. They should make a limited run of these without the lights on the top. How about lights are an option. __________________ Phil Uniejewski l Reeves BMW BMW Performance Parts & Accessory Specialist puniejewski@drivereeves.com

08-26-2011, 01:24 PM	#12
Jason Administrator Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: IoT Posts: 13,911 iTrader: (0)	First view at the rear of the F10 M5 safety car, showing the trunk spoiler and Akrapovic exhaust system __________________ Check on the Latest BMW News Become a fan of Bimmerpost Facebook Follow us on Bimmerpost Twitter Subscribe to Bimmerpost Youtube Channel

08-26-2011, 02:12 PM	#14
EdwinF10 Major Drives: f10 535d M & e70 X5 Xdrive35d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 1,077 iTrader: (0)	M5 + Akra = winning. Very good marketing Btw. When I heard the SLS AMG pace car at the F1 Singapore GP, I almost switched to Benz. The sound was just insane. __________________ 2004 e87 118d (ret.), 2006 e92 335d (ret.), 2007 e92 330d (ret.), 2007 e87 130i M-sport (ret.), 2009 e92 M3 (ret.) 2009 e70 X5 35d & 2010 f10 535d M-sport

08-26-2011, 10:18 AM	#2
TonyMeister Second Lieutenant Drives: Not a BMW... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 201 iTrader: (0)	If only would be possible to buy an M5 with that colour scheme.

08-26-2011, 10:43 AM	#4
MusclezMarinara Banned Drives: VALNCYA Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 5,026 iTrader: (23) Garage List 2011 BMW 1M [5.00] 2009 335i Sedan xdrive [4.67]	Love The Seats

08-26-2011, 10:57 AM	#5
OdomPHD I break for no one Drives: e9o "Vanity 2" Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NW Florida, USA Posts: 383 iTrader: (0)	New background image for the time being. TY bimmerpost! Fueling my BMW addiction since...forever. lol

08-26-2011, 10:57 AM	#6
cs4444 Private Drives: BMW Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 80 iTrader: (0)	The seats and the front lip look great. I hope these will be avaliable as options.

08-26-2011, 11:20 AM	#7
Sedan_Clan Capoeirista Extraordinaire! Drives: AW E92 M3 (prev. an E90 IB M3) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Twilight Zone! Or running your plates... Posts: 4,433 iTrader: (10)	Sickkkk!

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Norsk Major Drives: E90 335i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 1,080 iTrader: (0)

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Blindside_137 Colonel Drives: '09 E93 Space Gray 328 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,979 iTrader: (1)	damnnn i wanna hear that!

08-26-2011, 03:41 PM	#15
EdwinF10 Major Drives: f10 535d M & e70 X5 Xdrive35d Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 1,077 iTrader: (0)	Thanks, you are the man! Awesome shots. Edit: damn iphone app keeps posting comments in the wrong thread __________________ 2004 e87 118d (ret.), 2006 e92 335d (ret.), 2007 e92 330d (ret.), 2007 e87 130i M-sport (ret.), 2009 e92 M3 (ret.) 2009 e70 X5 35d & 2010 f10 535d M-sport Last edited by EdwinF10; 08-27-2011 at 04:03 AM.

08-26-2011, 04:01 PM	#16
E92LNGCGY Captain Drives: E92/F25 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 676 iTrader: (0)	So nice. If only BMW would make the M5 F11. Now that would be a sleeper. __________________ Looking to buy or sell property in Alberta? Drop me a line to see what I can do for you. Urban Realty - Leslie Ng - 403-807-6248 or leslieng168@gmail.com

08-26-2011, 04:02 PM	#17
JSCO Colonel Drives: e92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,904 iTrader: (3)	this beauty must sound amazing.... __________________ "March 2012 Car of the Month" http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=644184 RIP!! SOLD AUG 2012

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wisesoul Savoir Faire Drives: 2013 BMW M5 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,118 iTrader: (0)	BAD ASS. Can you guys stop complaining about the side grills now!!! BMW just did it to leave you guys room for modding Rear lip spoiler, front lip and exhaust are just fantastic __________________ Current: AW/SO F10 M5 Sold:Imola Yellow RS4-KW V3, MTM 10mm spacers, Hotchkis rear sway bar, APR Stage 1, Milltek Catless, RNS-E, Euro RS4 Flat bottom Steering Wheel Sold:E46 323i

08-26-2011, 04:54 PM	#19
wisesoul Savoir Faire Drives: 2013 BMW M5 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,118 iTrader: (0)	Couldn't help it. Shopped it lowered and with spacers: __________________ Current: AW/SO F10 M5 Sold:Imola Yellow RS4-KW V3, MTM 10mm spacers, Hotchkis rear sway bar, APR Stage 1, Milltek Catless, RNS-E, Euro RS4 Flat bottom Steering Wheel Sold:E46 323i

08-26-2011, 05:27 PM	#20
Firthy247 Private Drives: BMW 1M & 996 x50 turbo Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Uk Posts: 90 iTrader: (0)	I personally like the safety car strips on the new M5 post within the news section on this website. Anyone done something like that yet?

08-26-2011, 05:38 PM	#21
amgthis Tire Racks Drives: AW 1M Coupè Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,223 iTrader: (0)	I like the stripes, just a bit too big. They do let you envision the car in other colors: Light blue, interlagos and Imola red!

08-26-2011, 05:53 PM	#22
Firthy247 Private Drives: BMW 1M & 996 x50 turbo Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Uk Posts: 90 iTrader: (0)	I really like the safety car strips on the new M5. Anyone done anything like this yet?

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