Would be amazing to compere both cars on the road and many would be surprise with results. M550i is doing better job on the roads for 30% less money 💵 Compere both cars on track is rather pointless 😜 and on the roads is where most this cars will be use anyway. M550i is far better everyday use car then M5.
That's a perfect car to purchase dude. It has a v8 for v8 fans, exhaust not to loud and it's comfortable enough and that it has more assistant features than m5 like remote parking that is not available on m5 if ever someone has noticed..
Very true. That being said, where I live this is $100 000 before tax. That is too much. Just wait 3-4 years when it drops to around 30 000 and then it is a steal of a deal.
Love the M550. Bought 2 (used) 2018s in 5 months because the first one was totaled by a red light runner 3 months after I bought it. Same color and same wheels as the one you drove here. Mine has a little less power than the newer ones but was the fastest 5 series ever built when it was released in 2018. 2nd one cost me $37,000USD. Worth every penny and more. Nice job on the review. Thank you.
Test drove the 2020 M550 last September and ending up buying it on the spot. One of the finest daily drivers out there- and everyone underestimates it until it roars past them at the traffic light. Thanks Joe for a great review!
Got one 3 years on..40k miles from a dealer 35k,has to be probably the best car on the road..no faults 30 MPG day to day [17 pushed hard] ...makes my weekend 650s virtually redundant.BMW at its best since the E39.
What would be interesting are some head to heads with their respective M car bretherin. I'd be stoked to see an M440i vs M4 etc. Just to really get a better idea of what the extra cost gets you in performance and daily living.
Yes Joe be the 1st to do this!! Or get Matt to do it with you on Car Wow!! 2019 M340i vs M3, M440i vs M4, M550 vs M5!! Drag 0-60, rolling race, and quarter mile.
Even under time pressure, Joe delivers a very good 1st drive impression. I am surprised there were no remarks on the sound of the engine/exhaust. From behind the screen, it was pretty good!
Ordered mine last week in Bernina Grey and Shadow Line. I only wanted to test drive it, but the dealership made me an offer I couldn't refuse. This video makes me even more excited to finally get my hands on it - thank you!
@@jaya8113 Not sure if it's comparable to your situation. I'm currently leasing an X3 M40i with 12 months left on my lease. The dealership's offer was to take over the lease and I got the loyalty discount + the factory discount. Including down payment I'm looking at around $950 per month for the lease, which I think is a good deal having in mind that I still had a lease. Best of luck to find a good deal!
rob spot thanks for the information. It was very helpful. Its something that i can use when negotiating with my dealership. Better you cant wait for your car to arrive. Its seems like an absolute beast!
I own M550i since 2018 and I bough the car instead of M5. I had each of them for week and it was actually easy choice to pick M550i instead of M5. It may sound strange for many people but u have to drive this cars to understand how good they are and witch one suits u best. M550i is relatively unknown because most pundits and journalists test drive M5 so most people know M5 as the 5 series to go for. Picking M550i it was best decision for many years because this car for everyday use is amazing and much better than M5. Only thing u may be missing in M550i is fun/crazy factor of M5 but than u lose other things having M5 instead. Well ........ I decided to fix the problems differently 🤣 I added some money to the price difference between M550i and M5 and this year I got M2 competition. I don’t think I could have better two cars set up. There is one more car coming in couple of years to make it three car set up .....M3 touring but that’s for another story 👊. In general M competition line up cars from BMW become great choice for many people .... or I am just getting older 🤔 As always great stuff Joe.👏
Joe is always the most authentic and genuine car youtuber. Great to see your channel gaining a lot of traction lately. Genuinely nice guy that deserves all the views. Great review as always. Cheers.
This and the M5 fast eneough for anyone, just depends on the type of drive you like as to which is best. Wonderfull continent crossing transport. Totally agree with you Joe heads up display in BMW are brilliant. Quality video again.👍
Great stuff Joe 👍. If only this had arrived sooner. There are some well priced low mileage M5s to compete with now. Perhaps this M550i will fare better in estate form, at least until the M4 Touring arrives...
This is the car I would buy this car is a sleeper and as fast has hell and looks absolutely amazing but I would have a slightly different spec and modal deletion on the back etc. Love it Joe just love it mate 💙💙
I've got an x5 f15 with the same engine and I'd say this sounds just like it. I myself love the deep rumble of the v8 and yes it is very powerful, so this should be a wonderful car to enjoy. Actually just the other day someone else was driving my x5 and I was standing outside of it for the first time while it was going past me and wow it does sound great, such a deep rumble of power. A glorious sound
As the owner of a 17' 540ix m-sport, I thought it had the perfect amount of power when I bought it, however, I have begun to feel that a bit more power might be nice. Scary how a 4.6 second car just isn't fast enough for daily driving.
Raised a very good point there. Some of these cars are way too quick for the road (the tuned B58s too). As nice as this is, a lower power (circa 200-250bhp) car that handles well and you can actually enjoy for more a few seconds at a time, is way more fun.
Hey Joe, the M550i would also be my pick of the 5 series range. I dislike the new dials & also dislike the fact you can't turn off the speaker generated sport noises when you go into Sport or Sport+ mode. Some of us just like to fly quietly - LOL! But I love everything else about the 5.
From my subjective experience with non-LCI version of M550i with M professional suspension (the one with back wheels steering) - the COMFORT mode is really bad to drive, but you can switch to ADAPTIVE, which is wonderful! No more downshifts on the highway, when you need to accelerate, it keeps the gear for you and use the torque. Suspension works much better in ADAPTIVE mode. This cannot be examined by any journalist, as they do not have a car for long and ADAPTIVE mode is adapted to crazy guys who used the car before you (and for sure tried many times the full throttle). The engine is a masterpiece! Consumption is very very good and you always have enough power under the bonnet and pretty sound. My personal complain to BMW - I cannot get over that LCI digital displays :-// Love the old digital "dials".
I just realized the M550i got a MASSIVE power upgrade 462 to 530hp, 650 to 750NM. And all that just for a facelift, holy shit. That really could make the M5 somewhat obsolete.
I love this car, what a perfect combination for a daily... i like the mix of understatement and astonishing performances, not talking about the engine growling. On the look, I still prefer my 6 gran coupé also in M Sport pack - but the 6 cylinders, even if it is enjoyable, cannot match that level of pure power....
Nice effort but about as much help in appreciating a fine piece of engineering as a dealer offering a 20 minute test drive in a demonstrator with 5 miles of fuel in the tank. Looking forward to a return to the usual well thought out detailed driving impressions that we get from a great professional like Joe Achilles.
Idk maybe because they're more of performance oriented cars and sometimes it compromises the sound. For example prev gen 911, the 991.2 carrera t sounds better in sport mode than in the sportiest setting, sport plus.
@@nomayor1 I have had one myself (check my movies on the autobahn), and compared to this one it absolutely sounds like shit. I have owned other ///M cars afterwards, with the S55 6cyl twin turbo, same story. At this moment I am in the process of having custom exhausts fabbed to fix the sound of the S55 engine, because the ///M department forgot to do it. That is just hilarious.....
The S63 sounds worse than N63 cause the exhaust headers are routed in a complete clusterfuck to reduce turbo lag, which also kills whatever sound the N63 originally has
Better suspension for daily use Really stealth and sleeper look And still has the V8 rumble with more than enough power and it's exhaust actually sounds better than M5's
That 4.4-L V8 will definitely wake up your neighbours for sure :D If you want an M5 without it actually being an M5, I think this M550i will do just perfectly :D But BMWs have that good balance of ripping your face off acceleration, power, and torque, but also just a nice comfortable luxury car for a daily commute. This M550i and even the normal M5 do that just well. And again, like you said, it's not too flashy and showy, and people won't know if this is just a normal BMW 5 series or an M car.
Thanks for watching guys, new M5 Competition video coming very soon 🎬 Have a great weekend ♥️
Np
amazing video...can’t wait for the new M5 competition video 😍
Looking forward to it mate. Looks even better now and they’ve improved the ride comfort too.
Would be amazing to compere both cars on the road and many would be surprise with results. M550i is doing better job on the roads for 30% less money 💵 Compere both cars on track is rather pointless 😜 and on the roads is where most this cars will be use anyway. M550i is far better everyday use car then M5.
Brilliant as always! And what was that?...new M5 Competition video coming out soon...Yaaaas!!!
I love it ... it’s only about 0.5 seconds slower than the M5 comp and much more cheaper... it’s a beast
That exhaust is bad ass for Europe give that thing a tune and your M5 competition level no problem
I prefer it to the M5 oddly enough. Sounds better. Looks even more subtle. Mega car.
Me too. If the M5 and M5C sound like this would be amazing
Does your wallet though? Gotta put that into consideration
@@slin4013 I can’t even afford a service on one of these let alone buy the car 👀
For me M5 looks also better, but real world performance, comfort, live with it, price this is the better car
@@slin4013 stop being cocky peasant.
That's a perfect car to purchase dude. It has a v8 for v8 fans, exhaust not to loud and it's comfortable enough and that it has more assistant features than m5 like remote parking that is not available on m5 if ever someone has noticed..
Very true. That being said, where I live this is $100 000 before tax. That is too much. Just wait 3-4 years when it drops to around 30 000 and then it is a steal of a deal.
If I had the money I'd go for this and remove the badges... boom. Sleeper
Love the M550. Bought 2 (used) 2018s in 5 months because the first one was totaled by a red light runner 3 months after I bought it. Same color and same wheels as the one you drove here. Mine has a little less power than the newer ones but was the fastest 5 series ever built when it was released in 2018. 2nd one cost me $37,000USD. Worth every penny and more. Nice job on the review. Thank you.
"Not as large as some current BMW grilles" - nice shade Joe.
Not large at all, it's perfect on the 5.
I like the grill on this. Big enough to be imposing but not so big its crazy like the others.
Test drove the 2020 M550 last September and ending up buying it on the spot. One of the finest daily drivers out there- and everyone underestimates it until it roars past them at the traffic light. Thanks Joe for a great review!
That was rather questionable life decision considering how bad BMW N63 engines actually are.
@@dusanbolek8004Not to worry! It will be gone within the 4 year warranty period ( I’m already itching for something new!) 😄
@@dusanbolek8004 always get the extended warranty, saved me thousands
@@992seefouress sounds like yiu should have got the M5 afterall
@@JodysCorner kept the M550 ( it’s been super reliable) and got a 911 Carrera 4s. Zero regrets! Both are awesome.
That’s an awesome sleeper for someone who doesn’t want the shout of an M5, looking forward to the LCi M5 video 👌
Thanks for watching 👌
Our phone 📲 was in a
Even moreso when outfitted like mine - with badge delete and body colored side vents.
Got one 3 years on..40k miles from a dealer 35k,has to be probably the best car on the road..no faults 30 MPG day to day [17 pushed hard] ...makes my weekend 650s virtually redundant.BMW at its best since the E39.
That initial start up though. What a noise!
Thunder isn't it 🔥
Love the new headlights and taillights, the most beautiful in business. Definitely the new King of all sedans
Love the way that car looks. The grey accents combined with those headlights, wow.
Absolute dream of a car, looks, luxury, sound note, performance...it has it all. Cant belive Audi only gives diesel in Europe in their S6 XD
A 6 cylinder diesel with shouty, yet completely fake exhausts no less
What would be interesting are some head to heads with their respective M car bretherin.
I'd be stoked to see an M440i vs M4 etc.
Just to really get a better idea of what the extra cost gets you in performance and daily living.
Great idea😎
Yes Joe be the 1st to do this!! Or get Matt to do it with you on Car Wow!! 2019 M340i vs M3, M440i vs M4, M550 vs M5!! Drag 0-60, rolling race, and quarter mile.
@@superstarsfastcars Aye, see what's a better daily drive!
Even under time pressure, Joe delivers a very good 1st drive impression.
I am surprised there were no remarks on the sound of the engine/exhaust. From behind the screen, it was pretty good!
Ordered mine last week in Bernina Grey and Shadow Line. I only wanted to test drive it, but the dealership made me an offer I couldn't refuse. This video makes me even more excited to finally get my hands on it - thank you!
Awesome buddy, very jealous! Incredible understated monster of a car 🔥
rob spot Im currently looking at ordering a M550i. How good was the offer?
@@jaya8113 Not sure if it's comparable to your situation. I'm currently leasing an X3 M40i with 12 months left on my lease. The dealership's offer was to take over the lease and I got the loyalty discount + the factory discount. Including down payment I'm looking at around $950 per month for the lease, which I think is a good deal having in mind that I still had a lease. Best of luck to find a good deal!
rob spot thanks for the information. It was very helpful. Its something that i can use when negotiating with my dealership. Better you cant wait for your car to arrive. Its seems like an absolute beast!
I wish BMW 5 series does not change this recipe of looking incredible.
I own M550i since 2018 and I bough the car instead of M5. I had each of them for week and it was actually easy choice to pick M550i instead of M5.
It may sound strange for many people but u have to drive this cars to understand how good they are and witch one suits u best.
M550i is relatively unknown because most pundits and journalists test drive M5 so most people know M5 as the 5 series to go for.
Picking M550i it was best decision for many years because this car for everyday use is amazing and much better than M5.
Only thing u may be missing in M550i is fun/crazy factor of M5 but than u lose other things having M5 instead.
Well ........ I decided to fix the problems differently 🤣
I added some money to the price difference between M550i and M5 and this year I got M2 competition.
I don’t think I could have better two cars set up. There is one more car coming in couple of years to make it three car set up .....M3 touring but that’s for another story 👊. In general M competition line up cars from BMW become great choice for many people .... or I am just getting older 🤔
As always great stuff Joe.👏
You own an M550i and an M2 competition? Sir can I please work for you because I'm tired of taking the bus to work
Which year m550i u got
@@eseyc9975 2018 production year
I’ve got 2019 m550. Added an ECU tune for $1500. Now has 600hp and tq. Fast as hell! Best sports sedan available for the price.
Crazy to think that a m550i is faster than some previous generation m5’s
Probably faster than every M5 apart from G’s.
Isn't it!
0-62 maybe a little cause xdrive then m5 f10 smoke this car.
@@bartbart6545 no it wouldn’t. In the real world on a B-road it wouldn’t stand a chance
@@Stretch1386 I am not talking about the B-roads...who races on B-road mate?😂
I am talking about high speeds,rolling races,race tracks etc
Joe is always the most authentic and genuine car youtuber. Great to see your channel gaining a lot of traction lately. Genuinely nice guy that deserves all the views. Great review as always. Cheers.
Thank you bro, it's a really nice feeling for me, efforts are gaining rewards right now 👌 Have a lovely weekend!
What a piece of kit. Couldn’t be more apt for this.
This and the M5 fast eneough for anyone, just depends on the type of drive you like as to which is best. Wonderfull continent crossing transport.
Totally agree with you Joe heads up display in BMW are brilliant.
Quality video again.👍
A bang up to date 5 series with the subtleties of a sledgehammer!! I think they've nailed that one! Well raucous!!
The 5 LCI is one of the best looking BMW's currently for my money. Debadged, it's a winner. Top vid given you only had a short time with it 👍
What a sound from that engine 😮 Thanks for the quick review, Joe - really appreciated!
Great stuff Joe 👍.
If only this had arrived sooner. There are some well priced low mileage M5s to compete with now. Perhaps this M550i will fare better in estate form, at least until the M4 Touring arrives...
Wow a luxury sleeper very simple and sleek I love it. Mind blowing from the outside you don’t know it’s a beast.
This is the car I would buy this car is a sleeper and as fast has hell and looks absolutely amazing but I would have a slightly different spec and modal deletion on the back etc. Love it Joe just love it mate 💙💙
I've got an x5 f15 with the same engine and I'd say this sounds just like it. I myself love the deep rumble of the v8 and yes it is very powerful, so this should be a wonderful car to enjoy. Actually just the other day someone else was driving my x5 and I was standing outside of it for the first time while it was going past me and wow it does sound great, such a deep rumble of power. A glorious sound
wasn't expecting the sound when he gives it a few revs!! NIIIICE!!
As the owner of a 17' 540ix m-sport, I thought it had the perfect amount of power when I bought it, however, I have begun to feel that a bit more power might be nice. Scary how a 4.6 second car just isn't fast enough for daily driving.
Considering 98% of cars on the road can’t do that I think you’re just being a tad bit dramatic lol
Wow, looks and sounds like a beast. Would be great to see what #Evolve can do with the 550i 😊
I have already bought the new M5 competition. It is an amazing car.
Waiting for your opoinion on this new model.
What a sound on that machine! Thanks for the super fast review, Joe - really appreciated 👍🏽
Don’t know if it’s better than the M5, but the M550i of the video surely is astonishingly spected👌🏻 Beautiful fury
I fell in love with two cars: The M240i and the M550i
Joe you're first honest reviewer. Good review in 60 mins.
Is it just me or does that thing sound even better than an M5 Comp?!
Just you
This sounds better than the M5 Competition 😈🔥
Raised a very good point there. Some of these cars are way too quick for the road (the tuned B58s too).
As nice as this is, a lower power (circa 200-250bhp) car that handles well and you can actually enjoy for more a few seconds at a time, is way more fun.
What a car !! 550iM for the win . I would choose this over the m5 for some unknown reason . Power and comfort are well balanced !!
So is the price
Roughly 150 grand total or so
Great content! Can’t believe you got so much useable stuff in about half an hour. Really good stuff. Well done.
Oh, and will we get the Touring version...!
Thanks buddy, it was a manic 35 mins 😂👌
Hey Joe, the M550i would also be my pick of the 5 series range. I dislike the new dials & also dislike the fact you can't turn off the speaker generated sport noises when you go into Sport or Sport+ mode. Some of us just like to fly quietly - LOL! But I love everything else about the 5.
If I had the money I'd buy that over an M5 and keep the change for a small track car
That's not a bad shout at all, could actually buy a 2016 M2 for the change....
A very good all round car... Looks beautiful.
From my subjective experience with non-LCI version of M550i with M professional suspension (the one with back wheels steering) - the COMFORT mode is really bad to drive, but you can switch to ADAPTIVE, which is wonderful! No more downshifts on the highway, when you need to accelerate, it keeps the gear for you and use the torque. Suspension works much better in ADAPTIVE mode. This cannot be examined by any journalist, as they do not have a car for long and ADAPTIVE mode is adapted to crazy guys who used the car before you (and for sure tried many times the full throttle).
The engine is a masterpiece! Consumption is very very good and you always have enough power under the bonnet and pretty sound.
My personal complain to BMW - I cannot get over that LCI digital displays :-// Love the old digital "dials".
I just realized the M550i got a MASSIVE power upgrade 462 to 530hp, 650 to 750NM. And all that just for a facelift, holy shit.
That really could make the M5 somewhat obsolete.
Mate. This car is deadly! Can’t get over how good this is
I love this car, what a perfect combination for a daily... i like the mix of understatement and astonishing performances, not talking about the engine growling. On the look, I still prefer my 6 gran coupé also in M Sport pack - but the 6 cylinders, even if it is enjoyable, cannot match that level of pure power....
Love the 6 GC too, great cars and probably the best looking BM in the past 10 years 👌
Would be great to do a full review of this beast, especially now that BMW has fixed the acceleration problem.
Perfect for us. Enough power to pass any car on the jump in the UK before you're silly boy fast and a softer setup than the M5
That sound is gorgeous!
My god! The front look is absolutely gorgeous...the best one in my opinion...
Joe Achilles and Mat Watson are my fave car youtubers
Thank God that BMW still build this type of car! Stunning.
It's a beautiful car, but no 3rd pedal. I passed on this car last fall. Instead I bought an 02 E39 M5 with 28k on the clock. It is stupidly fun.
If i were a car salesman, I would show this video of Joe's reaction every time he hits the gas. Car sold🤣
😂😂😂👌
M550i all the way. Beast of engine and still luxury and comfort. Best of both worlds
Thanks Joe! That was a short bit, I love my M550i there is some much more to this car!
I saw and heard one of these the other day and I’ve been dreaming about it ever since. Sweet review as usual
Nice effort but about as much help in appreciating a fine piece of engineering as a dealer offering a 20 minute test drive in a demonstrator with 5 miles of fuel in the tank. Looking forward to a return to the usual well thought out detailed driving impressions that we get from a great professional like Joe Achilles.
If you hear this, how in the hell do they manage to screw up the sound of about all the M cars ?
Idk maybe because they're more of performance oriented cars and sometimes it compromises the sound. For example prev gen 911, the 991.2 carrera t sounds better in sport mode than in the sportiest setting, sport plus.
unequal length exhaust
My neighbor has an M5 and I do not know what you are talking about. That car sounds like a thunder, an angry thunder.
@@nomayor1 I have had one myself (check my movies on the autobahn), and compared to this one it absolutely sounds like shit. I have owned other ///M cars afterwards, with the S55 6cyl twin turbo, same story. At this moment I am in the process of having custom exhausts fabbed to fix the sound of the S55 engine, because the ///M department forgot to do it. That is just hilarious.....
@@rubbermoetroken It certainly is hilarious. You see, the S55 is an inline six-cylinder...
The S63 sounds worse than N63 cause the exhaust headers are routed in a complete clusterfuck to reduce turbo lag, which also kills whatever sound the N63 originally has
Ahh that's interesting! I remember driving the ALPINA B7 in 2017 and thinking to myself, how does this sound better than a F10 M5 👌
Love the sound, nice rumble and growl 👍 Imagine how good it would sound with an aftermarket exhaust!
I don't think I'd bother.
Finally a legit exhaust sound and notice his facial expressions @ around 5:49 says it all 🤣💪
Stunning lines, flexible, very adjustable and lovely colour. Car doesn't look bad either!.
Great video as always Joe, keep them coming!
Thanks man
I hope they make a Touring version of this! Would look stunning 😍
Great job, Joe. Good amount of info and driving impressions, and well shot and edited, all on a very limited timeline!
The man is in his zone
Hi Joe, just wanted to say thanks for all the m135i videos I just bought myself one today 👍
Amazing! Thanks for watching my stuff and congratulations 🙌
@@JoeAchilles1 the 2013 version that is- God forbid if I bought a 2020 one...
The face lifted G30 5 series is so tempting to own. What a fabulous car.
Love it. In black too.
Agree 🔥
Joe, as usual you deliver a pure and concise first drive analysis on this “wolf” in sheep’s clothing...looks completely the business
I've got this car and it's a monster!!! I had the Nissan GTR 2012 stock previous to this. This car is as fast from 30mph all the way up to 120mph.
It looks great. Subtle but sporty. BMW always seem to nail a facelift, it was already a handsome machine and they've made it better.
Joe is getting better and better. Deserves 400K subscribers at least.
Better suspension for daily use
Really stealth and sleeper look
And still has the V8 rumble with more than enough power and it's exhaust actually sounds better than M5's
Why does this sound better than any M5 going back to the V10 model?
Not going to lie it looks a bit scary going into the beds at pace. Its a big old girl isnt it. Lovely though!
I am not guy, not at all - but I love how you did this video. You are extremely sympathetic and authentic - super!! I let a abo- for sure!!
One of my dream cars
Lookings amazing, thats the grill all bmws deserve.
Why couldn't the M5 sounds as sweet as this baby? What a car.
That 4.4-L V8 will definitely wake up your neighbours for sure :D If you want an M5 without it actually being an M5, I think this M550i will do just perfectly :D But BMWs have that good balance of ripping your face off acceleration, power, and torque, but also just a nice comfortable luxury car for a daily commute. This M550i and even the normal M5 do that just well. And again, like you said, it's not too flashy and showy, and people won't know if this is just a normal BMW 5 series or an M car.
Love that! FFs not another contender for the M4 replacement
YES JOE LONG TIME.
Excellent video and content for 30 mins. WOW
thank you
This Is A Cleaner Look, Like It Alot More Than The Others
Very clean 👌
Varför skriver du varje nytt ord med versal för, ditt slan?
You should have mine! 3 weeks old and sat in Heathrow doing nothing for the next few days 😂 great video, impressive car
That grill is as big as it needs to be! Proper proportions, agree?
Agree!
The 5 Series is always great and the new M550i might just be the best saloon car in the world. Not cheap it has to be said.
That start up 😭😭😭 are we fighting or something 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾😍😍😍😍🔥
Stunning looking car, pretty much an all rounder 🔥. Thanks Joe, pretty decent review for given the time limitations
This over the M5 Competition, de-badged obviously. I’ll smoking almost everything on the road🔥😈
If I can ever afford something like this, this is right up there... Beautiful!
i LOVE this car. subtle, growly v8 (somehow better than the M5!) and comfortable.
Wow! That thing sounds like a bloody beast!
Might be the perfect daily driver. Super comfortable, lots of room, a nuke under the hood. What more could you ask for?
Looks better than the current one and sounds better
Love this - absolute sleeper! - Cheers for sharing bud!👍👍
Cheers for watching bro ❤️