Standard vs Competition Pkg

A47 · 09-29-2018, 01:08 PM

How many have compared these back to back before choosing one?How did the ride/handling really compare?Thanks

gblansten · 09-29-2018, 01:47 PM

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How many have compared these back to back before choosing one?How did the ride/handling really compare?Thanks

There is a thread on this page on this in case you are interested.

josec70 · 09-29-2018, 03:49 PM

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How many have compared these back to back before choosing one?How did the ride/handling really compare?Thanks

Deliveries are just starting to trickle in so not many dealerships sitting with both. I had driven the M5 Base but ordered M5 Competition w/o ever driving one.

STi2M3 · 09-29-2018, 07:11 PM

As an M5 Competition owner, I find the suspension in comfort mode to be more harsh than in my M3. On the open road no problem, but in the city it's really tough.

GUNGASLOW · 09-29-2018, 08:02 PM

As a regular M5 owner with 19” rims I find the ride in comfort mode perfectly plush! In sport plus mode it’s tight and firm but not so hard to rattle my fillings out of my teeth.. it’s the perfect blend, soft if you want or stiff if you want..I also love the way the 19” wheels look compared to the 20”.. they are also better for the crappy Boston roads and are much lighter than the 20”..

A47 · 09-29-2018, 11:01 PM

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As an M5 Competition owner, I find the suspension in comfort mode to be more harsh than in my M3. On the open road no problem, but in the city it's really tough.

Exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. Thanks

NASTY-M5 · 09-29-2018, 11:10 PM

I find my M5C comfortable for most situations in comfort mode. No worse than my S4 around town and fine on the highway. Even on the stiffest setting it's not as bad as my STi with BC Coil overs. Go for the M5C, you won't regret it.

STi2M3 · 09-30-2018, 07:14 PM

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I find my M5C comfortable for most situations in comfort mode. No worse than my S4 around town and fine on the highway. Even on the stiffest setting it's not as bad as my STi with BC Coil overs. Go for the M5C, you won't regret it.

Funny I had an STi for 14 years and think at low speeds the m5 comp hits the limit of its suspension on an manhole when the STi did not.

NASTY-M5 · 09-30-2018, 09:17 PM

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I find my M5C comfortable for most situations in comfort mode. No worse than my S4 around town and fine on the highway. Even on the stiffest setting it's not as bad as my STi with BC Coil overs. Go for the M5C, you won't regret it.

Funny I had an STi for 14 years and think at low speeds the m5 comp hits the limit of its suspension on an manhole when the STi did not.

What suspension did you have on the STi?

STi2M3 · 10-01-2018, 07:55 AM

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I find my M5C comfortable for most situations in comfort mode. No worse than my S4 around town and fine on the highway. Even on the stiffest setting it's not as bad as my STi with BC Coil overs. Go for the M5C, you won't regret it.

Funny I had an STi for 14 years and think at low speeds the m5 comp hits the limit of its suspension on an manhole when the STi did not.

What suspension did you have on the STi?

I had the '04 OEM suspension (no pink links). Just drove the car this morning and it was pretty bad. I'm going to have them look at it when I bring in for 1200 mile service. Hopefully they did something stupid like leave the shipping blocks in, but I doubt it. I wonder if it is the programming at low speeds since it feels good over road imperfections when moving >30mph.

LonelyCupiD · 10-01-2018, 08:49 AM

Test driven both on the same road for 2 days. M5 is right on the edge of comfort long distance cruiser for me, whilst M5C introduced a fair bit of harshness as well as NVH through out the cabin and steering wheel. Butt dyno cant' tell the diff in performance at all! Not on public road. Decided to pull the trigger on the M5 instead, as the M5C sacrifices too much for gain too little.

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STi2M3 Private First Class 42 Rep 131 Posts Drives: 2015 MG/SO M3 (on order) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	As an M5 Competition owner, I find the suspension in comfort mode to be more harsh than in my M3. On the open road no problem, but in the city it's really tough. __________________ 2015 M3 MG/SO (gone but not forgotten) 2019 M5 Competition MBB/Aragon
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GUNGASLOW Banned 192 Rep 390 Posts Drives: 2019 M5 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Salem MA iTrader: (0)	As a regular M5 owner with 19” rims I find the ride in comfort mode perfectly plush! In sport plus mode it’s tight and firm but not so hard to rattle my fillings out of my teeth.. it’s the perfect blend, soft if you want or stiff if you want..I also love the way the 19” wheels look compared to the 20”.. they are also better for the crappy Boston roads and are much lighter than the 20”..
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NASTY-M5 Second Lieutenant 46 Rep 217 Posts Drives: 2019 M% Competition Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Halifax, NS, Canada iTrader: (0)	I find my M5C comfortable for most situations in comfort mode. No worse than my S4 around town and fine on the highway. Even on the stiffest setting it's not as bad as my STi with BC Coil overs. Go for the M5C, you won't regret it. __________________ BMW newbie, please be kind and patient 2019 M5 Competition.
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LonelyCupiD New Member 8 Rep 13 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Auckland iTrader: (0)	Test driven both on the same road for 2 days. M5 is right on the edge of comfort long distance cruiser for me, whilst M5C introduced a fair bit of harshness as well as NVH through out the cabin and steering wheel. Butt dyno cant' tell the diff in performance at all! Not on public road. Decided to pull the trigger on the M5 instead, as the M5C sacrifices too much for gain too little.
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