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Non-visual differences between M5 and M5 Competition? Confusing car found.
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com How can you tell the difference between an M5 and an M5 Competition? Take this car 2020 M5/Competition, for example:
Is this car an M5 or an M5 Competition? Grill, real bumper, etc. would indicate it's an M5 Competition, but the rear M5 badge doesn't say "Competition." The VIN lookup, most of the time, says Competition, but not all the time. Is there an identifier in the VIN that points to the Competition trim? I'm stumped by this car. Thanks in advance for your help! |
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EDIT — I stand corrected. It seems my M brethren below have determined it is a Comp.
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03-07-2023, 02:54 AM | #3 |
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Disagree, I think it's a Comp.....why would one go to all the trouble to buy the same wheels, exhaust tips, etc. etc. and not put the $40 Competition badge on?
Maybe the Competition emblem fell off or maybe the previous owner didn't like it (a lot of people think it's too much badging)......ask the dealer for the original window sticker sheet.....that will tell you for sure. EDIT: It's a Comp.... https://www.mdecoder.com/decode/wbsjf0c02lcd11832
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That was added for the LCI. Wasn't on pre-LCI.
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Telltale sign are the tricolor stitched seatbelts.
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Sorry OP!
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I missed the seatbelt in the one shot that showed it. The base M5 has the exact same seatbelt, without the M stripes.
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looks like a great deal for an M5C and that mileage. Test drive it first. Many are not fans of the pre-LCI comp suspension harshness, especially as a daily, and then again some are.
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