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Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Have considered M8 GC, RS7, RS6, Taycan and E63S but nothing seems to be as complete package and value for a daily driver as the M5. I need 4 doors and usable back seat and cannot get over the looks of G80 M3. Considering this may be the last V8, 3 more years with the LCI and competition this time should give some differentiation from the previous 3 years. So questions... Does anybody know if 2022's will have carbon seats available as an option? Looking at the G80 M3 those seem to go pretty low. I am guessing the options will not be out until sometime in May. Also from people who moved from a base pre-LCI M5 to an LCI comp, have you noticed any significant steering feel improvements? Is the car more "nimble"? |
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Did they change the steering in the LCI? I am not aware of that but would be great to know if the steering has more feedback. I tested a pre LCI comp and the steering is somehow disconnected or artificial - I am comparing with my F82 ZCP LCI.
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04-24-2021, 02:12 PM | #3 |
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Not sure and have not been able to find one to test drive so a bit blind what the improvements would be considering I have a base pre LCI M5 going to LCI M5 comp.
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Got into a 2021 comp just before Christmas and, I think, most of the improvements went into the suspension. I felt the pre-LCI comp ride was too harsh, but this car is much nicer than the base model was. Even with the suspension in sport or sport+. After 5000 miles, I just put the summer tires back on. The steering has more feel, probably because the winters run a 265 width vs 275 on the summer. Overall: Very pleased. Glad I was able to jump 18 months early. And the headlights look cool. |
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For me the 2018 M5 base is not stiff at all. I drive at sport suspension setting, so I wonder if the LCI M5 comp will be softer based on your comments. |
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04-24-2021, 09:20 PM | #6 |
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I also noticed the seating position is a tad too high, but I just figured if you're 6' most seating positions will feel a tad high. And there's probably no way they're going to start offering the G80 buckets in the M5. I wish tho.
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04-24-2021, 09:38 PM | #7 |
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I was def not a fan but now the M3 Como awd would be compelling if I was looking for a sedan. Under 4000lbs and underrated.
I would only go with black as that hides the front
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BMW just started offering them on the M8 coupe. I won't be surprised if M5 gets them soon.
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04-25-2021, 11:32 AM | #12 |
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Hey Guys,
Go sit in the carbon bucket seats before you race out to order them. They are not right for everyone.
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I sat in them and I was pleasantly surprised. The really fit like a glove. The side bolsters really hug you, more so than the thigh bolsters. It just gives the car (G8X) a completely different feel. Much more theater, which is definitely a good thing. Ingress/egress isn't horrible, the only reason you would make an effort to jump into/out of the seat is to preserve the thigh bolsters from wear and tear, not because they are "hard" to get in/out of. But then again, I kind of already do that with the F90 since the thigh bolsters do stick out a decent bit for "normal seats" (and the thigh bolsters are much more aggressive on the M5 than on the standard G8X seat which was not what I expected at all).
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For comparison purposes I am just 5.9" and about 175 pounds - pretty average but fairly masculine thighs - and beyond the high seating position the thigh bolsters is the second gripe. Cannot find a comfortable position. |
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