BMW M5 Competition Edition debuts with 600hp and 700Nm
MUNICH: The BMW M5 “Competition Edition” announced today is a more powerful M5 with a distinctive personalised look and a range of optional features. Only 200 will be made.
With power output increased to 600hp and a maximum torque of 700Nm, the M5 “Competition Edition” ranks among the most powerful automobiles in the model history.
It comes standard with an M dual clutch transmission featuring Drivelogic, sprints from 0 to 100kph in 3.9 seconds. The combined fuel consumption is 9.9 l/100 km and combined CO2 emissions is rated at 231g/km.
Engineers have increased boost pressure to the familiar 4.4-litre, high-revving V8 engine and revised engine management to raise the car’s performance by 40hp to 600hp. At the same time, maximum torque has increased by 20Nm to 700Nm.
The Competition Package is supplied as standard on the M5 “Competition Edition” and enhances the car’s handling characteristics.
The Competition Package includes, inter alia, a lowering of the vehicle by 10mm and a firmer setup of spring and damper systems and stabilisers. In conjunction with this modified setup, the specific control setting for the Active M differential fitted as standard on all M5 models ensures further optimised traction. The steering system with an M specific Servotronic function comes with a more direct control map, providing the driver with more precise response and further enhancing the car’s agility in bends.
In addition, the M Dynamic Mode of the stability control system DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) has been further aligned to sporty handling characteristics. As a result, the BMW M5 “Competition Edition” guarantees typical M driving dynamics at the highest level both in everyday traffic and on the racetrack, especially when combined with the optional M carbon-ceramic brake system.
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