BMW has introduced a facelifted version of the M5 Competition. It complies with the updated 5 series into the showrooms as the German brand’s latest rival for the Audi RS 6 as well as forthcoming Mercedes E 63 AMG. The new M5 on sale in the UK now, with costs starting from £98,095.
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The updated BMW M5 competition features the exact same variety of minor cosmetic updates discovered on the just recently revised 5 Series, with a new front bumper, a reprofiled bonnet as well as a fettled front splitter. In addition, there are new adaptive LED headlamps, revised daytime running lights as well as a new pair of kidney grilles, fitted with more sharply angled vanes.
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At the rear, BMW has fitted a fresh pair of LED tail lights, a modified diffuser, a subtly revised bootlid as well as a new twin-exit exhaust system. Finally, buyers now have their option of three new metallic paint finishes – Tanzanite Blue, Aventurine Red as well as Alvit Grey – in addition to an additional 20-inch, twin-spoke alloy wheel design.
Interior revisions likewise mirror those on the basic 5 Series, with buyers getting a new 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster as well as a larger infotainment screen. Electrically adjustable sports seats as well as sun protective glass come as standard, while a Harmon/Kardon stereo, head-up screen as well as an Alcantara headlining can be specced as optional extras.
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BMW’s choices listing doesn’t stop there, though. The brand’s innovation plus pack adds front as well as rear seat heating, a heated steering wheel, soft close doors as well as a seat massage function. The M5’s ultimate pack builds on this specification with a carbon fibre engine cover as well as Bowers & Wilkins surround noise system.
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