cars dot com auto reviews Hi this is joe bruzek with cars.com this is the 2013 BMW m5
is the highest performance 5-series like a lot of hopped up
sedans comes with big engine big breaks
big wheels 560 horsepower
but I like a lot of its competition that only have automatics
you actually get a six-speed manual transmission in this m5
there to transmission options in the m5 the standard transmission is a
seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual
but as a no cost option you can get this 6-speed manual
now competitors like from mercedes-benz the e63
and CLS 63 those are only automatic transmissions
so for the enthusiast who really wants middle transmission
this is pretty much when your only options as far as a
hundred thousand dollars sedan with me fish
but I'm not totally convinced this is the way to go I love Nadal transmissions
but this is just kinda sloppy execution sometimes
it finds years that don't exist and I just not real confidence inspiring with
its long throws
what I do really like about the manual transmission
is its auto Rev next feature now it's something we've seen the Nissan 370 Z
but when you downshift into the three engine mods
the engine while actually rev up first with the township works flawlessly
and it's a really cool feature now the one mode that it doesn't work on
is he Sport Plus engine mod now that stuff race ready mode
and that's the one where you have to do it yourself and then five is insanely
quick
it makes passengers get off I giggle it is
whole lotta fun to drive and controlling that
are a bunch of different modes now sometimes
a lot different driving modes for suspension and steering an engine to the
overwhelming
it almost its but there's a feature
on the m5 the m1 and m2 buttons on the steering wheel
that you can program customize settings
into the steering wheel so instead of fussing with three different buttons
that have three settings
each you can program them into m1 or m2
and activate them just by pressing the button now it's really nice the way that
I have it set up is I have all
comfort and efficient most set up for m1 and then all performance mods
set up for him to and also for the customization
you can program the different stability settings as well
which I have in and to so in the mods
drastically change what the car does it is
in simply different on how the car rides
and a very fun Sport Plus compared to the soft
tougher and as well as engine tuning
and staring is significantly different in the sport plus modes compared to
their
comfort efficient eggs so the sport in the sport plus modes
the change a lot of characteristics about how the car drives
and another characteristic that it changes dad can seem so that its
BMW's active sound and its stakes
a reproduction on the cars engine noises
and pipes that through the stereo to give a more defined
sound 58 engine Co
he should be there I mean let's just hear the exhaust how it is the engine
how it is when the windows are down
car sounds a lot different than when you're driving with the windows up
with the windows down you can hear the turbo toys you can hear the exhaust on
the windows are up it just sounds kind of artificial
I don't like someone's playing Gran Turismo in the background I wish I could
drive with the windows down
all the time it's 35 degrees right now and when the windows are up
it just doesn't sound as authentic as
Mercedes e63 AMG or cls63 AMG which is have
OBC muscle car like sound that really changed character
love cock and that's something that's missing from the m5 although it does
sound
exotic and its own it's just not as are
convincing if you're shopping for an m5
be sure to drive both transmissions the manual transmission
is still a lot of fun to drive but there are few problems with Ed
and it doesn't seem like anything the aftermarket couldn't fix if you're open
to doing that
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