BMW M5 interior
The M5’s cabin is superb; it’s comfortable with a premium look and feel, and the CS has lovely carbon-backed bucket seats.
Style
The interior feels absolutely beautiful, and you won’t find any cheap plastics or creaks.
The materials look with shiny gloss black plastic and Alcantara highlights to the fore. Frankly, it all makes you feel very good about life.
You’ll have no complaints about the driving position, either, no matter whether you’re in the M5 Competition’s sumptuous seats or the M5 CS’s carbon-backed buckets. They are supportive and comfortable, and will be fine over a long journey (or a track day!).
All M5s come with a digital driver’s display that replaces conventional analogue dials, plus gearshift paddles, a couple of M buttons and cruise control.
- Cash
- £88,391
- Monthly
- £1,543*
- Used
- £76,995
Infotainment
Every BMW M5 has the very latest BMW iDrive infotainment system, which is one of the best in the business. It includes a 12.3-inch screen – which was enlarged in the 2020 models onwards. It’s mounted above the dashboard and there’s also a second digital display behind the wheel. Sat-nav is fitted as standard to all models, with real-time traffic updates.
You can use a touchscreen, your voice or even hand gestures to navigate the menus, but the most intuitive is the simple scroll wheel mounted behind the gearlever. It allows you to quickly sift through the menus without taking your eyes off the road for too long and it’s far more responsive than using the occasionally unhelpful voice controls.
Both screens come with bright, high-resolution graphics and are easy to read – even in bright sunlight. Entering a destination into the standard satellite-navigation system is fairly easy, although writing letters using your finger on the scroll wheel-mounted touchpad takes longer than you might expect. It’ll plot a route quickly but if you want to add a waypoint it’s more difficult than in an Audi’s sat-nav system.
Thankfully the car is now compatible with both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and the latter is available with rare wireless functionality, so you don’t even have to plug your phone in to get connected.
- Cash
- £88,391
- Monthly
- £1,543*
- Used
- £76,995
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*Please contact the dealer for a personalised quote, including terms and conditions. Quote is subject to dealer requirements, including status and availability. Illustrations are based on personal contract hire, 9 month upfront fee, 48 month term and 8000 miles annually, VAT included.