Enthusiast Topic: Dinan's 675 HP BMW M5 | Dinan Difference (RoadsAndRides)

The team from Roads and Rides interview Steve Dinan. He talks about getting into the car modification business and Dinan's stout S1 package for the F10 M5.


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Car Pron: BMW M4 vs BMW M5 (EVO)

The team at EVO pit the BMW M4 against the 20th anniversary BMW M5 to see who's got the edge.


Video courtesy of EVO.

Automotive Workshop: Dinan: Taking BMW to the Next Level! (MotorTrend)

On this 78th episode of the Downshift, the gang from MotorTrend interview famed BMW Tuner Dinan Founder and CEO, Steve Dinan, to talk about the history of the company and what they do best.


Video courtesy of MotorTrend.

Car Pron: 2014 BMW M5 Competition Package: A Better Driver's Car? (MotorTrend)

MotorTrend's Carlos Lago checks out the 2014 BMW M5 Competition package to see if it improves upon the base F10 M5. Video courtesy of MotorTrend.

Car Pron: 2013 BMW M5 vs. 2013 BMW M6 Coupe at the Track (CarAndDriver)

The Car and Driver abroad series brings us a pretty tasty match up; the new M5 vs the new M6. Should you really spend more money for the M6 when you can get all the same go-fast goodies in the better looking, four door, M5?

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Event Recap: Bimmerfest East 2012

The start of Bimmerfest's cross-country venture, that we call Bimmerfest East, was like the proverbial gift horse for those of us in the Mid-Atlantic area. For those of us in northern-Maryland, it was a no brainer regardless of whether it was good or not. Thankfully for all of us it was a good show, had a huge turn out (mainly due to the number of BMW fanatics in the part of the US) and was organized pretty well. There were a couple kinks that needed to be worked out to handle the numbers that frequented the vendors, as you may remember from my recap of Bimmerfest East 2011, but much to my delight the organizers fixed the kinks and brought a much improved product to the people.

Food on the left. Food on the right.

The line for food last year was incorporated with the t-shirt/merchandising lines and ran parallel with the Turner Motorsport and Bimmerworld display traffic. This year Bimmerfest East organizers moved the food lines to the front of Ripken Stadium's entrance. And there was not just one line, but two. The vendors for the show grew in 2012, and they extended them towards the show entrance in a very logical manner. Getting from one side of vendors to the other, which was roughly from the 'front' of the lot to the 'back', was a linear and painless process. One set of vendors new to Bimmerfest East was ROTL friends 8380Labs and Guten Parts. They tag teamed a large spot on the front side of the vendor area and provided a nice blend of cool apparel, suspension and adapters, as well as stock/upgrade BMW parts and accessories. While I was hanging out I picked up some E30 stuff from GP for the red coupe, as well as some car spares.

Now that the logistics have been addressed, lets talk about the cars. Much of what I said last year is still true, but that's less a reflection of the show itself and more about the kind of cars that are being built and showcased these days. The typical hammered E36s where there, plenty of E30s in all different flavors including a handful of well sorted E30M3s, and a wide variety of every other BMW model out there. In the back part of the lot there was a row of nothing but E38s (7series), a row of only E53 & E70 (X5s), and plenty of fully blown show-cars sprinkled here and there. While there were plenty of semi-beat driver cars, it was a bit easier to find the goods this year than last. I spent about 1.5hrs doing laps to see all that was there and ended up shooting less than I typically do...by design of course.

Kick me while I'm down, why don't ya.

Bimmerworld and Turner Motorsport brought out their 18 wheeler's, racecars and street tuners. The was also a lovely blend of legacy and brand new BMW models, including an Sakhir Orange F13M6 (behind him on the road in) and Monte Carlo Blue F10M5, a completely restored Diamond-Schwartz E30M3 (that was like a kick in the project motivation nutsack) and a few other cool driver-cars in the booths. BBS had their own booth at the show too, which was very cool to see. They had a couple F1 wheels along with their more popular road-car wheels on display.

The much dreaded rainy day spot aftermath on one of my favorite wheels.

One of our most enjoyed cars in attendance. Did I mention we liked E30M3's?

All in all it was a nice afternoon. The weather held out, I got to see some cool stuff and some of my friends and associates in the game, and aside from the lack of grouping for showcars, it was a tightly run ship with good management and security (ahem). Some of the young crowd figured out how many cops were actually there while trying to show off @ exit, much to our delight. The turnout was great and by all indications the show will continue into the foreseeable future. Unless the ancient Mayans are correct, we'll be there next year.

The pre-album is here.

Quick Vid: BMW (F10) M5 vs. Jaguar XKR-S (Autoweek)

Our friends at Autoweek in the Netherlands compare the newest M5 versus Jaguars sporting flagship, the XKR-S.


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Quick Vid: BMW M5 - Green Hell Fly and Drive 2011

I would've love to have traded in my turbo diesel Volvo for an F10M5 when I popped my Ring' cherry this summer. Next time I go back there had better be a ring taxi waiting.


Video courtesy of BMW.

Quick Vid: 2012 BMW (F10) M5 Review

Totalcarfan reviews the all new BMW M5. This Hungarian outfit does great work, hopefully they'll take on some additional reviews in the future.

Quick Vid: 2012 (F10) M5 driving footage

The all new fifth generation BMW M5 just debuted at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show last week, but here is a better look at this new benchmark for passenger cars that can do it all.



Videos courtesy of AutoMotoTV.

Quick Vid: 2012 (F10) M5 preview

It's funny seeing all the loose footage of the F10 M5 floating around the web since the new year. Much to my surprise I stumbled onto a black on tan pre-release F10 M5 in Harford County (MD) this past May. I didn't have a camera worth a damn on me, but I did take the time to give the car a very good walk around before getting food. The lines are predictable, given what we've all seen of the F10 5-series already on the road, but along with subtle but muscular M styling in theme with the current E92M3, 1-series M and X6M, it's quite the sexy sight to behold. In my opinion this new F10 is the true successor to the E39. The M5 I ogled in person was a 7-speed dual-clutch, X-drive variant and I sincerely hope they do not abandon the manual transmission option on this new, ~578hp, twin turbo V8, AWD model. According to reports, the manual option will happen due to the notoriously vocal M-enthusiast contingent in the US. Here's a look at the pre-production model in testing this past winter.


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