AC SCHNITZER Program for the E60 M5

AC SCHNITZER Program for the E60 M5

ACS5 Sport

The figure "507" has been legendary in BMW history for many years. More precisely since 1956, when A. Graf Goertz created an automotive dream, the BMW 507 roadster. Today the figure "507" again has a magic significance: this time not as a model designation but as the impressive HP figure of the new BMW V10 engine. This time the automotive dream is called "M5" and is not just one car - it's at least two. Firstly a comfortable luxury saloon and secondly an agile sports car - the M5 is both. But primarily it's always exactly what the driver wants, at the push of a button.

Performance Upgrades

Engine tuning and performance upgrades have a long tradition at AC Schnitzer. To be on the safe side however, we prefer not to extract the maximum possible power but instead ensure greater robustness, which means a longer life of the engine. Many of our diesel performance upgrades are therefore designed for an increase in torque rather than an increase in horsepower. Because torque is what you feel when for example you're "pressed back in the seat" on pulling away. The M5 is improved by AC Schnitzer in the area of the exhaust system. The newly developed double sports rear silencer made completely from stainless steel and finished with the equally new chromed tailpipe trims in "Sports Trim" or "Racing" design, gives the M5 a far more powerful and sonorous voice than its standard brother. To achieve good deceleration values, development of a braking system was essential. On the front axle this takes the uncompromising form of an 8-pot fixed caliper with standard brake disks in (Ø 374 mm) and with 36 mm thickness. The equipment level also includes 8 special brake pads.

Suspension

As well as lowering the car by around 30 millimeters, the sports suspension ensures more sporting handling in combination with excellent driving comfort. As a reasonable extension we offer the anti-roll bars and a racing aluminum strut brace, which stabilizes the front end particularly in fast cornering and braking maneuvers.

The Bodywork

For the front, carbon front elements with aluminum brackets have been developed. In addition, the chrome front grille can be fitted, which naturally meets the high air intake requirements of the engine and the front brakes. A rear roof spoiler, the one-piece rear spoiler and the excitingly designed rear skirt with carbon rear diffuser take care for the balance of the rear.

Interior

For the interior, a carbon interior trim is available in titanium "Exclusive" finish, a 3-spoke sports airbag steering wheel or velour floor mats together with the characteristic Aluminum accessories like pedals and footrests, the handbrake handle or the cover for the controller of the BMW "i-Drive System" give the finishing touch.

The Wheels

In addition, the M5 can be equipped with racing and light alloy wheels in various designs and sizes. For one-piece variants, wheels in Type III and IV are available in sizes 8.5J x 19" to 9.5J x 19".

Even more exclusive are the racing rims in Types III and IV, in different sizes from 19" through 20" and in the top version even up to size 9.0J and 10.0J x 21".

The absolute highlight in the wheel range is the new "Type V - Forged Wheel". This lightweight forged wheel with the bi-color finish achieves an apparent contradiction: Reduction in weight with simultaneous maximum wheel diameters and widths. It is available in the dimensions 9,0Jx20" and 10,0Jx20" and the weight of the front axle wheel is only approx. 10,8 kg.