MY2014 M5 LCI improvements known so far

[singularity]

Listing known MY2014 LCI improvements here, please add if I missed something:

- New angel eyes
- New rear lights
- New optional LED lights
- New bumper (minor changes)
- New front and rear monitor
- New Touchpad iDrive Controller
- New improved steering
- Optional: New improved MDM mode
- Optional: More power and 'even faster than the 4.4' acceleration (+20 HP)
- Optional: New ///M steering wheel
- Optional: New 20 inch wheels
- Optional: New ///M sport exhaust with a better sound, lighter weight and black tailpipes
- Optional: New carbon ceramic brakes
- Optional: New improved suspension
- Optional: More individual exterior color choices
- Unconfirmed: More choice of individual colors and contrast interior stitching like in M6GC (info from my dealership, anyone else got info on this?)

Anything else that I missed? Compared to previous generations, M5 F10 seems to have the shortest pre-LCI life cycle (2 years) vs LCI life cycle (5 years) until the next model hits and the most significant list of improvements introduced with LCI. I also wonder if they will release xDrive in the next few years, here taking BMW's rejection with a grain of salt as they had also announced that "M5 will have only minor improvements, most LCI changes will affect regular 5 series" which seems to be the opposite. Also which ones do you think will retrofit to older models? I'm thinking if it's better to keep mine or trade-in with some 50% value loss (official BMW dealership trade-in offer) because I want my M5 to be fully optioned. I'm most interested in performance upgrades while knowing the car is still under warranty.

[RPiM5]

Good idea to make this a seperate thread.

[chillin4now]

Originally Posted by singularity

Listing known MY2014 LCI improvements here, please add if I missed something:

- New angel eyes
- New rear lights
- New optional LED lights
- New bumper (minor changes)
- New front and rear monitor
- New Touchpad iDrive Controller
- New improved steering
- Optional: New improved MDM mode
- Optional: More power and 'even faster than the 4.4' acceleration (+20 HP)
- Optional: New ///M steering wheel
- Optional: New 20 inch wheels
- Optional: New ///M sport exhaust with a better sound, lighter weight and black tailpipes
- Optional: New carbon ceramic brakes
- Optional: New improved suspension
- Optional: More individual exterior color choices
- Optional: New individual colors with contrast interior stitches

Anything else that I missed? Compared to previous generations, M5 F10 seems to have the shortest pre-LCI life cycle (2 years) vs LCI life cycle (5 years) until the next model hits and the most significant list of improvements introduced with LCI. I also wonder if they will release xDrive in the next few years, here taking BMW's rejection with a grain of salt as they had also announced that "M5 will have only minor improvements, most LCI changes will affect regular 5 series" which seems to be the opposite. Also which ones do you think will retrofit to older models? I'm thinking if it's better to keep mine or trade-in with some 50% value loss (official BMW dealership trade-in offer) because I want my M5 to be fully optioned. I'm most interested in performance upgrades while knowing the car is still under warranty.

Well Shit. Just put my name on the list. If only to not get piano black trim again.

[hinckley]

I'm not sure everything's an "improvement". A "change" - yes. An improvement - maybe, some.

Questions -
- What new angel eyes, other than those on the squared-off LEDs?
- Why do you think the M6-style steering wheel will be optional?
- Do we know the M5's steering is changing?
- First I've heard of confirmed new interior and exterior colors.

One add - It looks as though there's some minor style changes where the hood and the headlights meet.

[Vic55]

Anything on the seats? (adaptive)

[singularity]

Originally Posted by hinckley

I'm not sure everything's an "improvement". A "change" - yes. An improvement - maybe, some.

Questions -
- What new angel eyes, other than those on the squared-off LEDs?
- Why do you think the M6-style steering wheel will be optional?
- Do we know the M5's steering is changing?
- First I've heard of confirmed new interior and exterior colors.

One add - It looks as though there's some minor style changes where the hood and the headlights meet.

I think M6 steering would be optional because because personally I prefer current steering wheel, more 'full' and harmonic with M5. The interior and exterior stitching was offered a few months ago but kept more 'exclusive' wasn't available to my dealership and they said it would come for MY2014 officially. Anyone else got info on this maybe? I wonder if it would be retrofittable too

[ufgtrs2007]

I may have to upgrade to the LCI with all of the changes, but the depreciation hit I'm not sure I can justify that.

[hinckley]

Originally Posted by singularity

I think M6 steering would be optional because because personally I prefer current steering wheel, more 'full' and harmonic with M5. The interior and exterior stitching was offered a few months ago but kept more 'exclusive' wasn't available to my dealership and they said it would come for MY2014 officially. Anyone else got info on this maybe? I wonder if it would be retrofittable too

Ya, I agree that the current wheel seems a better fit in the M5 (hefty, rather than sleek). But there have been spy pics of an M6-style wheel in a non-M LCI 5er, probably an M-Sport model. So I was thinking that, like the M-Sport 3, that style would migrate to the M-Sport 5 and to the M5. But that's just my guess.

[uhn2000]

Good thread, we should refer back to this to see what actually transpires. Only one I am most curious about is the improved steering?

[Carl L]

Pleased to see LED DRL striplights are optional. I hate those things.