2010 BMW M5 - Review Summary

We want to love the 2010 BMW M5. Who wouldn't, with its race-derived, 500-horsepower V-10 engine, and a 0-60 time of just 4.5 seconds?


Despite its charms, we can't get past the M5's serious flaws, the result of timing and a product at the end of its life cycle. An overabundance of technology almost kills the joy of that huge power. For starters, BMW's semi-manual SMG transmission is only for fans of a truly harsh shift experience. You'll need to choose the no-cost six-speed manual to enjoy the M5 to its utmost, thanks to crisp throws, precise gates, perfectly arranged pedals, and surprisingly smooth clutch engagement.

But you can't opt out of the technology that commands the M5's suspension, steering, and throttle inputs. They offer a bewildering 279 combinations through an MDrive menu that can be linked to the steering wheel's MDrive button, which might as well be a panic button for users who can't figure it out.

Then there's BMW's frustrating iDrive controller for audio, navigation, and climate settings. It's been improved for this model year but still could use its own community-college course for first-time drivers.

There's a new M5 on the way - and from what we've seen from the new-generation BMW 5-Series sedan and 5-Series Gran Turismo hatchback, the picture's going to improve, radically.

One BMW Frozen Gray M3 Coupe for sale

A BMW M3 Coupe on the official BMW USA web page is priced at $58,400. A nice Space Gray Metallic paint adds an extra $550. Okay, everyone, get out your calculators. That’s a total of $58,950. Now, let’s add taxes and a little extra for safe measure. That should bring you up to about $65K, give or take. Now we get to the good part. Recently BMW unveiled the Frozen Gray M3 Coupe priced at $77,600. Anyone else confused? Why would anyone buy the Frozen Gray coupe over a standard M3 Coupe that leaves you with an extra $10K in your pocket? Well, it’s probably because the Frozen Gray M3 is a limited edition with only 30 units being produced. That means 30 "lucky" customers will be the proud owners of a limited edition M3 which sold out in an unbelievable 12 minutes!

2011 BMW 5-Series Sold Out Everywhere!

Apparently people really like the new generation of BMW 5-Series as the company has announced they’ve completely sold out of this model, and customers has to go on a three to four month waiting list! And it’s not just for the big markets such as North America where the new 5er starts form $44,500, all dealers around the world have sold their inventory of the car and are asking for more! Good for BMW, after all the new 5-series is a very fine car, and it shows that BMW simple traditional design works much better than all those stupid models of the Bangle era!

BMW M3 Special Edition Sold Out with in 12 minutes!

In just 12 minutes, the German constructor BMW “shipped” the 30 units of the special edition M3 ‘Frozen Gray “, developed exclusively for the North American market in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of M3, the oldest and most famous creation of the M Motorsport division.

Designed to celebrate 25 years of M3, this special edition ‘Frozen Grey‘ is characterized by a new painting called “Ice Grey”, intended to accentuate the aggressive lines of the model, a two-tone interior – black and red – and the desired package sporting “the Competition Pack”.

Inspired by the competition, the package reduces the ground clearance by about 1cm, and includes specific 19-inch wheels and dual-clutch sequential gearbox M-DCT, which reduces the time needed to reach 100 km / h in 0.2 seconds, now accomplished in 4.5 seconds.

The engine, the known 4-liter V8 with 420 horsepower in turn, does not change.

2011 BMW 5-Series M Sport Package

2011 BMW 5-Series M Sport Touring

These are not pictures of the BMW M5 Touring; however, these are pictures of the BMW 5-Series M Sport Touring. Leaked on a bunch of websites, the pictures show a 2011 BMW 5-Series Touring (station wagon as us Americans like to call it) wearing a revised front end with larger intakes, side skirts and a reworked rear-end to give it a more aggressive stance.

Frozen Gray BMW M3 sold out

BMW had just opened its phone lines for the new Frozen Gray M3 and, like a salesperson’s dream, the U.S only car sold out. All 30 examples were gone in the blink of an eye.

Larry Koch, M brand manager for BMW of North America said, “The Frozen Gray M3 is a striking work of sculpture, speed, and style, and perfectly marks the 25th birthday of the M3 model. I’m personally thrilled to see that our customers are as excited about it as we are. We filled the thirty reservation slots within twelve minutes and took the names of at least fifty alternates in the first hour.”

The U.S only Frozen Gray M3 carried a $10,000 premium for the paint job, other mandatory upgrades, and other options that aren’t found on the base M3. The Frozen Gray M3 had a price tag of $77,600 and was covered in a Space Gray base coat and then in a BMW ColorSystem silk matte clear coat. This paint job is what sets the car apart from all other M3s.

Inside, the limited-run M3 will get a Fox Red and black bi-colored Novillo leather interior.

BMW says that the Frozen Gray M3 will get the same motor as the base M3, a 414 horsepower 4.0-liter V8 and the M double clutch transmission
. Thankfully, a manual is an option.

2011 BMW 5-Series M-Sport Package catalog leaked

A Bimmer Today reader somehow got a series of leaked images of a BMW 5-Series Touring M-Sport Package catalog in his possession. The new package will be available for order this autumn and is rumored to be a preview of the design language from the future BMW M5 F10.

The M Sport package includes a choice of 18" or 19" M light alloy wheels in double spoke design, new front bumper with larger air ducts, side skirts, a modified apron, and dark chrome tail pipes. The interior will get sport seats covered in an exclusive Alcantara combination, an M leather steering wheel, and the roof lining in anthracite for more athleticism. It will also feature M door sills, an M foot rest, an M shift knob, and sets of decorative trim for the dashboard and door panels.

As usual, the M-Sport Package comes with M Sport suspension. It will be offered in a choice of seven exterior colors.