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okay I'll go ahead and cut to the chase because I can't wait to get behind the wheel and frankly this car needs no introduction this is 2015 BMW m5 hop in it and take a quick spin now here in the cabin we've got what's BMW standard fare now next-generation iDrive infotainment system you've got this big 10.2 inch really wide screen in the dashboard that we control with their iDrive controller now some people really like this interface some people don't it has a bit of a learning curve but largely the interface is pretty well organized and things are about where you expect them to be especially elected we've got these sort cuts on the controller that allow us to very quickly jump to what we're looking for we don't spend a lot of time poking around the interface now one really cool feature about this generation of iDrive is that when you get into the addressing tree you've got a bunch of options for entering an address you can use voice commands you can use the knob based interface or right here on the iDrive controller you can actually write with your finger to get a little bit of handwriting recognition of course voice command is very good you can enter that dress in one go it's a really good setup here now down here you've got the controller for BMW shift by wire controller for the 7-speed DCT now it's one of those electronic shifters that returns to centre and I believe there's no park setting on here so in order to put the car into park you've actually got to pull up the ebrake and then just put the car in neutral and turn it off it'll automatically engage the parking brake itself it's a little bit confusing the first time you get in the car but trust me it won't roll away I'm flanking the controller here we've got the various different buttons for toggling the performance of the engine the suspension and the steering all of these are adaptable on the m5 and we've also got a little toggle right here that allows us to adjust the firmness of the shifts of the dual clutch transmission now up here in BMWs instrument cluster we've got a very simple buy gauge set up that very cleverly integrates the low profile LCD that's going to have readouts for which setting your engine your suspension and your steering are in as well as your current fuel economy and rain so what are we working with here under the hood we've got BMWs 4.4 liter v8 engine that's gonna have a twin scroll twin turbo charge system the upshoot of that is 560 horsepower and about 500 pound feet of torque but we haven't stopped there we've also got the optional competition pack which is going to further sharpen up this already ultimate driving machine it's gonna make the steering a little bit stiffer in the sport plus mode the suspension a little bit more refined and also give us about 15 more horsepower this particular vehicle puts out 575 horsepower when it's at full bore now earlier today I got to chuck this car around a twisty bit of road and well it's amazing how it transforms at the touch of a button now back we've got BMWs active differential which is going to do a little bit of torque vectoring which helps tuck the vehicle into corners when you're pushing it really hard and underneath us we've got BMWs adaptive suspension which is gonna do a lot of physics-defying things adding grip to a vehicle this big as annoying as it is around town it's just that awesome when you're really pushing it so the moral of the story is always Drive your BMW m5 like a madman now to get behind the ultimate driving machine you got to pay to play we're looking at ninety three thousand six hundred bucks just to get into the door but we've also got a $7,300 competition package that's gonna sharpen things up give you a little bit more power and of course we've got almost ten thousand dollars into these carbon ceramic brakes though there's some expensive Stoppers all in with destination charges a few more options and a big gas guzzler fee you're looking at a hundred and fourteen thousand seven hundred bucks for this as tested example you