BMW M5 Competition 2021

It is the new bmw m5 competition any good. I will take you through all the upgrades that BMW has made on this car in terms of the design, infotainment system and the tweaks they've done to the chassis.


Talking about the price you can only get the m5 as the competition version in the Uk. It starts from 102 000 pounds, which is quite a lot of money. So, its better if you would be looking onto some special deals for this specific version.  Now you might be thinking that this is the new m5 but it doesn't actually look that much different than the old m5. The reason is that because it actually is a mid-life facelift. BMW has tweaked the designs, they've redesigned the grille slightly, the front bumper and the lights. Being an m5 competition you get a blacked out grille the m5 competition badges as well and huge air intakes to feed cool air into the intercoolers. This car also has the upgraded laser lights which look really cool at the side. The wheel designs they're all 20 inches but they're slightly different than before. As the car looks somewhat the same, so you get the usual m5 gills. You also get the m5 fistable door mirrors.


Moreover, the side skirts it sits low to the ground to make it look more sporty. Another key thing with m5 competition is the carbon fiber roof, stunning looks with no weight. And obviously being the competition, this has like the black pack they call it, where everything is all blacked out. It just looks meaner, at the back changes over the old m5 include 

  1. A new rear bumper.
  2. A new diffuser.
  3. Redesigned tail pipes, apparently they've made them narrower.
  4. The new tail lights they look really cool.
So you get the m5 competition badges and the little bootlip spoiler as well here in the front bmw has upgraded the m5 infotainment system. You get the new latest system which does of the air updates. It has got apple car-play and android auto both of which are wireless. Very very good system to use really, do like it. Also what's new the setup buttons are here in m-mode like you get on the m8. The seats apparently they're new although they do look similar to the ones in the old m5 but they are really cool thing. They illuminate the m5 button really nice. 



They have electrically adjustable bolsters and stuff like that very very comfy. You get all the upgrades like the m-steering wheel, the little m2 and m1 buttons. These give you instant access to certain modes that you configured the car to really really good so you can just tap it while you're driving and change driving mode. You also get your special red starter button there are the m-floor mats down here as well. You've also got the m-gear selector with the different modes, for the gear shift changes so you can choose between three different settings of ferocity. You also get m-badging from the car seals as well here in the back it's just like a normal five series so plenty of knee room and headroom very comfortable. Being the m5 you do get merino soft leather as standard, so even the rear passengers can enjoy. There is also some m branding on the back.



You have got a very big practical boot it's 530 liters to be precise. Easily enough to accommodate a man or more usefully eight small luggage cases. there is one thing that's annoying about it though look well you can open it using the key. But you can't shut it using the key, so you have to press a button for that purpose. Moving on, the economy of this car is claimed to be 25.4 miles per gallon which isn't terrible. but the reality is quite different, you're gonna do worse. But it does depend on driving style and road conditions also. 

 

BMW offers a good deal for this car, where for 8000 pounds they can get you full carbon ceramic breaks, which have superior and higher quality performance. Moreover the changing accompanied by brake shoe change, also allows for improving the handling of the vehicle overall. Additionally, part off that 8 grand, you also get an  increased top speed from 155 miles an hour to 189 miles an hour. You get specially tuned m-division sports suspension and they come with adaptive dampers as standard with three different modes. Plus the car has stiffer engine mounts over a normal 5 series so that when you put your foot down it doesn't flex as much in the chassis. Moreover, when you're cornering it keeps it nice and stable which improves the handling of BMW m5 competition.


In fact for further improved handling on this car, BMW has added lots of different bits of chassis bracing to make it nice and rigid. The m5 gets a clever four-wheel drive system so you can have a normal four-wheel drive. You can have it rear drive biased and  you can actually make it completely rear-wheel drive. You've even got an m-support differential over the rear axle which can distribute the torque between the two rear wheels. BMW has upgraded the m5 cooling system over the preface lifted version specifically so that people can take it on track. Thus, it's less likely to overheat now. 



Let's talk about the engine because that's what this car is all about. It's a 4.4 liter twin turbo, v8 with 625 horsepower and 750 newton meters of torque drives all four wheels. The wheels are driven via an eight-speed automatic gearbox. Competition has got the upgraded carbon fiber engine cover. So, BMW says this car does 60 in 3.3 seconds which quite frankly is insane. We have experience little bit of launching problems with previous versions. It is that you can launch it once or twice and then you have to drive around for a bit so the car calms down and then you can launch again. Now this problem still exists with BMW but nonetheless the recovery times have been reduced significantly. That is the car is again ready for a superfast launch in no or very less time.  You can also switch the car to two wheel drive mode by a simple press of a button. This allows the power to be transferred to rear wheels. This allows you to have all that fun of drifting and whiffing through corners and those tight turns. And you can just control it so easy you know big circles little circles so much fun.


It feels good to see those circles

When you're a motoring journalist, you don't have to worry about  tires you can just send it back to the manufacturer and get new ones. Just kidding!! Thankfully it handles well, it's big but very very stable. You know it's almost two tons in weight but it does grip and go around corners really well and that four wheel drive system just gives you lots of traction to catapult tight bends with ease. Very impressive stays nice and flat through the turns gives you loads and loads of confidence. This car does have edge in terms of handling compared to a Mercedes e63 and definitely over an Audi rs6. For the road it's way too quick actually let me correct myself for country roads it's too quick and too big. What I mean to say is that this is not terrible but still you do feel the bumps a bit more in this even with the suspension slackened off into comfort mode. 


I mean it's not taking anything away from this. It's still very very impressive and for long motorway journeys it's not bad at all. The comfort level is good, cabin noise is a bit not on the luxury side, but still as it is morely advertises as a sporty machine, so sounds are indeed vital part of sports versions. This is a great thing really really impressive car, and the changes they've made to it make it even better than before.

So then my final verdict on BMW M5 Competition is to definitely go for it. The car offers quite a lot of changes together with great engine improvements. Furthermore, If you are a car geek and a sleek who loves higher performance engines, powerful vehicles and sporty mind tantra, then this one is definitely for you. On other side, if luxury and extravagance is your kind, then this might not be the best option due to compromised comfort, sporty suspensions and higher cabin sounds. Overall this is a great car, great power and good comfort ride.