BMW M5 Competition Edition debuts with 600hp and 700Nm

By CARSIFU | 22 July 2016


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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.

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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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