Rip: E60 M5

[dsobering47]

You can only disable DSC fully on M-cars now. On the E60 M5, regardless of trans, you can turn it off. Non M-car, even if you hold down the DSC button for 10 seconds for the second stage, you will still have some sort of traction control on.

E60 M5 owns all, anybody who says different has yet to drive one.

[Jand3rson]

If you are looking for the all time ugliest BMW headlight design, you mustn't look further.
Let me introduce you to the winner, the BMW 3-series Compact:

I still think the E60 5-series headlights are worse. They look like a pair of Elton John's glasses.

[Kershaw]

^^^ the taillights look just as bad on them.

yes, they are oem.




and sorry, I think the e60 cars are very nice looking

hahaha, bmw put altezza lights as factory. :nice: i saw these in europe, but i figured they were aftermarket.

[ethree]

e30 is early 90's wtf???

The e30 was designed in the 70's it is not really a 90's car at all.

While I don't really care for the lights on the compacts I love that the euros have the option of buying them along with 100 other body styles and engines that we don't have on this side of the pond like the 120d 5 door.

[Mystikal]

You can only disable DSC fully on M-cars now. On the E60 M5, regardless of trans, you can turn it off.

Not true, and not true. You can definitely turn DSC off fully on the new cars, I've done my share of stupidity in 135s and 335s.

As for DSC on the M5, yes, absolutely it was locked out (at least initially) on the 6-speed cars. Car & Driver wrote an article on it: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/.../bmw_m5_page_2

I was just hoping BMW came to their senses somewhere down the production stage.

[Bimmerfreak87]

If you are looking for the all time ugliest BMW headlight design, you mustn't look further.
Let me introduce you to the winner, the BMW 3-series Compact:

Still has my vote for worst! ^^

[Alkasquawlik]

e34...*sigh* I went to high school with these two uber rich kids and I remember them turning 16 and driving to school in their own e34 m5's. They were twins and daddy bought two...yes, TWO m5's for the boys to drive to school. fuckin' A, must be nice...

Two twins that went to a private catholic high school near me had matching ferraris from their dad when they went to school. i heard they were waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffless.

[quickervicar]

E60 M5 is a terrible-looking car that I would still love to own because once I get behind the wheel what it looks like is deemed irrelevant. I'm positive it would be a rewarding car to drive

[tjts1]

If you are looking for the all time ugliest BMW headlight design, you mustn't look further.
Let me introduce you to the winner, the BMW 3-series Compact:

Looks a hell of a lot better than the E60. I would buy one if they offered it in the US.

[E30Nova]

No. No it does not.

Matt

[dsobering47]

Not true, and not true. You can definitely turn DSC off fully on the new cars, I've done my share of stupidity in 135s and 335s.

As for DSC on the M5, yes, absolutely it was locked out (at least initially) on the 6-speed cars. Car & Driver wrote an article on it: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/.../bmw_m5_page_2

I was just hoping BMW came to their senses somewhere down the production stage.

You can absolutely not turn off DSC 100% on a new non-M car. I was told this by two BMW STEP instructors, my BMW RTE, and further reiterated by numerous other techs at my dealer. You can (after you hold down the DSC button for like 10 seconds) turn DSC ALMOST off, but it still has like 20% control or something. For the E60 M5 DSC, I personally tested that on a 6-speed vehicle while the customer was driving, as he was concerned about that exact issue. Although that exact vehicle was a 2007, if I remember correctly, so I was probably wrong about it being locked out....initially.

[dsobering47]

You can shut it off on non-M cars and have a bunch of fun....but I bet my entire net worth it is not 100% off.