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Newswheel staff :: 09 February 2007 :: Filed under Saloon, BMW, BMW M5, Europe & UK, US
As we reported back in November, Stateside public demand has forced BMW to backtrack on its original decision
not to offer the M5 supersaloon with a triple pedal, stick twiddling transmission
(though European and British buyers remain stuck with the robot box as the only
option). However, justification for BMW’s reluctance has now emerged courtesy
of a report suggesting that the US-only manual M5 suffers from excessive axle
tramp…
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Newswheel staff :: 08 November 2006 :: Filed under Saloon, BMW, BMW M5, US
It should have been this way from the beginning. But BMW has
finally caved in to customer demand and announced a manual transmission for the
M5 saloon. The irony, of course, is that it’s customer demand in the slushbox-loving
US of A that has forced BMW’s hand…
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19 December 2005 :: Filed under Estate/Wagon, Audi, Audi A6, BMW, BMW M5, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Benz E-Class, Europe & UK, US
In an age of crossover vehicles, cab-forward architectures and out-of-the-box thinking, the traditional estate seems like a rather frumpy concept. But as the original Audi RS4 Audi proved, if it’s the ultimate combination of practicality and performance you fancy, a souped-up wagon is very tough to beat. So, we’re pleased to see that all three of Germany’s heavy metal car makers are preparing hardcore performance versions of their full-sized estate models.
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Newswheel staff :: 12 May 2005 :: Filed under Saloon, BMW, BMW 5 Series, BMW M5, Europe & UK, US,
If you thought Americans were a load of slush-box fancying philistines, think again. BMW is going to make a fully-manual M5, after all. And it will only be available in the US of A.
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