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Originally Posted by MrMoo
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Originally Posted by Paul-Bracq-BMW
Not so far, these are 1st drives organised by BMW... I believe the difference lies in the more focused handling of the Competition model (the power hike is, well, not much). Now the question is: does it justify the price difference since it's not really a track car... Having read all the reviews, I believe BMW made a mistake in not improving performance that much (something you can feel) but instead focused on the handling (which you don't really feel unless you do track days).
If I need to sum up the reviews in a couple of words I would say "slightly better". Now does it justify the price hike? In AUS it is $20K higher than the "regular" M5, which is already ludicrously priced at $200K (people mention our Luxury tax but IMO, BMW charges these prices because they can get away with it).
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Competition is actually 29k more lol. Unless there are some heavy discounts I may give it a miss and get the base.
In BMW's defense the 199k + on roads starting in Australia is actually fairly good. I certainly didn't expect that price when it launched. Given the exchange rate and the LCT + GST, the prices are fairly similar to that of US Prices. |
No need to justify the price hike... M5 Competition is the only model you can order for MY19 onwards in Australia.
Read:
https://www.caradvice.com.au/672884/...tition-review/