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Written by Ollie Marriage
The BMW M5 is a very expensive car. Six years ago the F10 M5 cost 73,000 basic. Back in 2005 the V10-engined E60 M5 was 63,000. This one is 89,645 before you"ve stuck an option on it.I tried to resist when speccing this one for its time in the Top Gear Garage, but you have to have the sports exhaust ( 1,100) and a car this heavy needs a set of carbon ceramic brakes ( 7,495).I would have done without the 1,195 Comfort Pack (heated seats and steering wheel, plus display key), but I wanted the split-fold seats it includes to add a measure of estate-style practicality. I"m a sucker for a wagon. You can"t have the M5 as one, more"s the pity. The soft-close doors, cooled, massage seats and perfumed air of the 1,995 Premium pack I probably could (and should) have done without. Why? Because the M5 is a sodding super saloon, not a luxury car.
Date written: 8 Nov 2018
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The BMW M5 is a very expensive car. Six years ago the F10 M5 cost 73,000 basic. Back in 2005 the V10-engined E60 M5 was 63,000. This one is 89,645 before you"ve stuck an option on it.I tried to resist when speccing this one for its time in the Top Gear Garage, but you have to have the sports exhaust ( 1,100) and a car this heavy needs a set of carbon ceramic brakes ( 7,495).I would have done without the 1,195 Comfort Pack (heated seats and steering wheel, plus display key), but I wanted the split-fold seats it includes to add a measure of estate-style practicality. I"m a sucker for a wagon. You can"t have the M5 as one, more"s the pity. The soft-close doors, cooled, massage seats and perfumed air of the 1,995 Premium pack I probably could (and should) have done without. Why? Because the M5 is a sodding super saloon, not a luxury car.
Date written: 8 Nov 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13978
