2012 Geneva: AC Schnitzer M5 (F10) Debut (updated with Acceleration Video)

James T. Kirk · 03-05-2012, 10:14 AM

Someone at AC needs to stop employing the lead designer.
I'm astounded at how much money and investment goes into these hideous designs.
It's almost as though they're trying to make their designs as ugly as possible to grab some attention.
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Needsdecaf · 03-05-2012, 12:32 PM

Shooting for this crowd, apparently:

GoKimiGo! · 03-05-2012, 01:13 PM

Can people please stop ricing out German cars, and badly at that?!

727jbh · 03-05-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by singularity

Looks vulgar, cheap and unattractive. This design miraculously looks worse than a stock M5. Is that a Batman, Star Wars or Wolverine engine bay? Not to my taste at all, but performance figures are nice and glad to see those.

Transformers!

06E90Rostik · 03-05-2012, 02:06 PM

The iDrive knob is a fucking joke.

BMWJones · 03-05-2012, 02:24 PM

I think AC Schnitzer needs to upgrade their image...they're kinda too old school, if you get my drift.

fusion01 · 03-05-2012, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by singularity

Looks vulgar, cheap and unattractive. This design miraculously looks worse than a stock M5. Is that a Batman, Star Wars or Wolverine engine bay? Not to my taste at all, but performance figures are nice and glad to see those.

+1. And the front grille insert is pure vomit. Rear is quite nice though, CF diffuser and tailpipe design.

Grail05 · 03-05-2012, 02:39 PM

the only thing that looks good is the ENGINE BAY... EVERYTHING else looks like S***

Diver · 03-05-2012, 02:53 PM

Sometimes it seems there as many tuner cars out there as stock ones.

04S · 03-05-2012, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 06E90Rostik

The iDrive knob is a fucking joke.

+1

Looks like they stuck on a wheel from a kids remote control car

AllydNYC · 03-05-2012, 05:03 PM

As usual with AC Schnitzer parts (95% of the time), it looks like shit.

FANBMWM · 03-05-2012, 05:23 PM

Tail pipes look like a 550i or M550d

Sonnig · 03-05-2012, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SamS

Not feeling it, at all. That center grill intake below the kidneys looks rather ridiculous.

Agree. Like the paint and rims.
But that silver grill under kidneys does not match with BMW style. Looks like an after market imitation of Aston body kit.

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Miami · 03-05-2012, 06:17 PM

what the S**T happened to that idrive control?! was it take you child to work day when they decided to do that..... was this an actual idea on paper?!

Lloyd · 03-05-2012, 06:49 PM

That iDrive nob looks like something you can find next to the neon lights at your local auto store. Whoever thought of that should be hung.

Evolution_GT · 03-05-2012, 08:15 PM

ACS should be banned from BMW.... banned from tuning.... I don't understand how they make money with such poor taste

WULFFZA · 03-05-2012, 10:01 PM

ACS has produced nothing but hideous 'high school kid with too much money bad taste' editions for years. Honestly, it's a SEMA vomit edition, one car after the next.

The only custom tuned and modified BMW I would have in the garage is an Alpina. They manage to marry class with some brutish attitude, and it works.
F10 B5, yes please.

BMWBoss · 03-05-2012, 10:04 PM

Usually not a fan of ACS, but they did a decent job with this one...love that blue.

HK8888 · 03-05-2012, 11:12 PM

Prefer OEM.

Anderw · 03-06-2012, 12:44 AM

All for more power but wtf is going on with everything else

CarAbuser · 03-06-2012, 06:25 AM

Bet it drives like a dog on those wheels.

UltimateBlogger · 03-06-2012, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miami

what the S**T happened to that idrive control?! was it take you child to work day when they decided to do that..... was this an actual idea on paper?!

There are no words...

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