Auto news on Youtube Oct 28 2017

OW hi..

Before we start

a short anouncement

Together with BMW M Dealership

De Maassche

we started a BMW M

YouTube channel

for more info and videos

about BMW M cars

So take a look at

www.YouTube.com/BMWMDeMaasscheEcht

link is in the description

As you may know

a few weeks ago

we drove the new Mercedes AMG E63 S

4matic+

And we are still waiting for BMW's answer

the new M5

and to keep us entertained

BMW have released the BMW M550i

the strongest 5 series

and the only V8

and it's the successor to the F10 550i

Which was available with xdrive

A car for someone who wanted

a fast BMW

with a V8

But not the flashy

look-at-me of the M5

or the extreme character

with it's hard suspension

This new G30 5 series

is a bit sharper looking

it's an evolution

But the lines are sharper

bigger grill

and lights..

It has more appearance

This M550i

adds some sporty details to that

Like titanium finish details

The frame of the grill for instance

mirror caps

that side thing

which looks like an ice hockey stick

It has a rear spoiler

and one of my favorite parts

the exhaust!

Which looks super nice

a nice black unit

because it's an M Sport exhaust

with two big exhaust tips

with two little pipes in each

Which looks great

It's not a big exhaust tip

with a little straw hanging in the middle

like many cars have

It's very nicely finished!

On the inside

you notice that they sound engineered

It's a nice V8 sound

very characteristic V8 sound

It's emplified through the speakers

We did not like it in the F10 M5

Which sounded like a UFO

But this is a V8

which is nice

And it performs like one!

This car weighs 1750Kg

But it can do 0-100 in 4.0s

with a top speed of 250km/h

Which is a bit of a shame

because a 340i or a 730d can also do that

It's not special..

Even though it's an M performance

and you can not get a optional higher top speed

I think the M Performance models should go 280

and the full on M models 300 or 310

The handling

is clearly in between

a normal 5 series

and an M5

It's dynamic and direct

gives a decent amount of feedback

feels a bit agile even

But it's not as hard and sharp

as an M5

Which is a nice compromise!

In comfort

with this fabulous 8 speed ZF gearbox

everything in comfort..

steering gets lighter

it gets more silent

I get more relaxed..

You have these amazing comfort seats

with pillows

massage seats with ventilation

completely quiet

The car just transforms!

It's a very soothing car

Driving it like this

you drive it on torque

When you give it some throttle

You feel it going

with some sound in the background

That gearbox is so subtle and soft

But go into sport mode..

and it gets agressive!

with the occasional bang from the exhaust

and then you start using the horses

462 to be precise..

from this twinscroll twinturbo engine

the conclusion of this car..

we've said it before

it's two-faced

But this one

performs on both sides on a very high level!

Which is why they added that little M

That's the improvement!

That sporty character..

And it's so good..

You might wonder if the M5 is needed..