To bring this thread to a conclusion, BMW finally got their **** together so we jumped on a train this morning and picked her up in Edinburgh.Space Grey with Sakhir and standard 19's. Looked stunning, I was so happy with our choice, the 19" wheels look great against the Grey. The M5 is a very colour dependent car and the best wheel choice is also colour dependent.
Stunning! So much advancement since the E60. Techno overload but after a couple of hours it started to become more familiar. The car handles very sweetly and the power is epic. I kid you not, I haven't even used half throttle. On summer tyres and damp roads its a constant battle for grip, the torque is there at any revs. The gearbox is instant, as a manual changer I was so used to the E60 changes that its taking some adjustment to the instantaneous changes of the F10. Amazing car, it boggles the mind how fast cars like the M5 are evolving.