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M suspension based on the 5 Series: the icing on the cake.
The aforementioned lap time demonstrates that the M5 can be extremely sporty.
Although the suspension of the basic 5 Series model is undoubtedly very good,
such a record performance with respect to dynamics would not be possible. This
is why the M5 is also totally unique with regard to its suspension.
Many detail solutions and changes turn the 5 Series into an M5.
Consequently, the suspension and its electronic assistants have been either
exclusively developed for the new M5, undergone extensive modifications or adapted
to the special M performance. For example, the M5's running gear is by no means
a lowered 5 Series suspension. Instead, it is an optimised design created from
scratch. The suspension assisting systems, some of which have the same name
as those of the 5 Series, have been optimised for this vehicle. On the one hand,
this suspension contributes greatly to the M5 being the technological culmination
of the successful BMW 5 Series. On the other hand, it clearly demonstrates that
the M5 is a unique model with a distinctive appearance.
Variable M differential lock.
The M5 has a variable, torque-sensing differential lock bestowing the vehicle
with a high level of driving stability and optimum traction, above all when
accelerating out of bends. Even in extremely demanding driving situations, i.e.
when there are major differences in the coefficients of friction at the driven
wheels, it offers a decisive advantage in terms of traction. A further advantage
is that it instantly builds up an increasing locking power if the speed difference
between the driven wheels rises, thus guaranteeing optimum forward progress
at all times.
Only featured in the M5: DSC with two selectable driving dynamics programs.
A new generation of the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) has been especially
developed for the M5. The DSC system can be deactivated by pressing a button
on the selector lever cover. The driving dynamics programs are pre-selected
in the so-called MDrive and can be called up using the MDrive button on the
steering wheel. Whilst the first DSC mode by and large corresponds to that of
the 5 Series, the second mode - the M Dynamic Mode - is highly appreciated by
sports-minded drivers.
EDC: the spectrum ranges from sportingly firm to comfortable.
The M5's Electronic Damper Control (EDC) enables the driver to choose
from three programs (comfort, normal and sport), thereby adjusting the suspension
characteristics accordingly. The driver can operate the EDC function via the
MDrive button on the steering wheel or the push button next to the SMG selector
lever.
Power button activates engine characteristics 'on demand'.
The driver often does not need the M5's full performance and maximum
agility, for example in city traffic. This is why the markedly comfortable P400
performance program with an engine output of 400 bhp is automatically activated
whenever the engine is started. At the push of a button (the so-called Power
button on the selector lever cover), the ten-cylinder powerplant's full power
is at the driver's disposal. The accelerator pedal kinematics adopt spontaneous
characteristics, giving free rein, in the P500 program, to the sporty driver
and eliciting, in the P500 sport program, uncompromising racing pleasure.
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