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Written by Tom Harrison
BMW hasn"t made an M5 Touring since the V10-engined E61. Not enough demand, it says. German tuner Carbonfiber Dynamics thinks this is utter tosh (and we agree), so it"s made its own. Everyone, say hello to a near-enough factory F11 BMW M5. With 900bhp, because obviously. Yep CD took a standard 550i Touring, and to it fitted the entire driveline from an F10 M5. That"s the engine, transmission, axles, suspension, differentialsthe lot. This took a substantial amount of time and effort, we"re told. Some eight months to do the heavy lifting, then recode the 39 control units so the thing would actually start and drive. Then the suspension was binned for K3 coilovers. Bigger brakes were fitted, too, plus a carbon aero kit originally designed for the M5 saloon.
Date written: 5 Dec 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14236
BMW hasn"t made an M5 Touring since the V10-engined E61. Not enough demand, it says. German tuner Carbonfiber Dynamics thinks this is utter tosh (and we agree), so it"s made its own. Everyone, say hello to a near-enough factory F11 BMW M5. With 900bhp, because obviously. Yep CD took a standard 550i Touring, and to it fitted the entire driveline from an F10 M5. That"s the engine, transmission, axles, suspension, differentialsthe lot. This took a substantial amount of time and effort, we"re told. Some eight months to do the heavy lifting, then recode the 39 control units so the thing would actually start and drive. Then the suspension was binned for K3 coilovers. Bigger brakes were fitted, too, plus a carbon aero kit originally designed for the M5 saloon.
Date written: 5 Dec 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 14236
