As for the suspension, if our experience with other fully-digitized current-specification M products is any indication (M3 coupe and sedan and X6 M as examples), all the electronics in the car--like the Dynamic Damper Control adjustable dampers, multi-mode Dynamic Stability Control and Servotronic, BMW’s variable effort steering system--will enable the M5 to ride like a well-sorted touring sedan or a fire-breathing sports car. Multiple Drivelogic maps, BMW’s term for how the transmission operates, will be varied enough that shifts will be automatic-transmission smooth or race-car hard. In the highest mode, S3, launch control will be available.
For brakes, BMW went big. Six-piston fixed calipers lurk behind both front and rear 19-in. wheels (265 front and 295 width rear, with 20’s as an option) and feature the obligatory ABS and brake fade compensation. The cross-drilled rotors float on radial axial pins. This mitigates the clackity-clack from standard floating rotors while still allowing thermal expansion.
