2017 BMW M550i xDrive - Walkaround Review
725 views · Published 20 August 2017 · 3:04 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: All Cars · 2017 · Autos & Vehicles
This is the all new 2017 BMW M550i xDrive - Walkaround review. The new Five is an excellent car. Best exec barge in the class bar none, and here it offers a 462bhp, 479lb ft, 4.4-litre V8. With two turbochargers, no less. Well spotted. Though the power figures are way down on what the outgoing M5 - and new model - will give you, this is indeed a hot-vee turbos-in-the-middle V8 sharing much with the quintessential supersaloon’s engine. Here, it offers maximum torque at a barely-there 1,800rpm. That’s dealt with by an eight-speed automatic instead of an M-honed dual-clutch gearbox, and delivered to the road via all four wheels. BMW claims the M550i can do 0-62mph in 4.0 seconds. Having felt it leap unfussed from standstill then surge effortlessly into triple-digit velocities, I’d say that’s conservative. Bet it’d dip into the threes on a good run, getting to 62mph almost half a second ahead of the M5. But for now, this is the fastest Five you can buy, and it’ll dispatch a Jaguar F-Type SVR or Porsche 911 Carrera for kicks, while looking almost identical to a 520d. Q-cars are just one of motoring’s greatest pleasures. You’ll quickly forget the engine is turbocharged, because it revs freely to 7,000rpm and BMW’s chosen an incredibly sharp throttle map that might even be too staccato for the M550i’s own good. But this is a V8 without the histrionics. It ought to jump ship into the M3: it’d improve that car’s personality tenfold overnight. Thanks for watching! Subscribe to us on YouTube: YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/AllCarsChannel Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/allcarschannel VK page: https://vk.com/allcarschannel Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/allcarschannel VK drag racing page: https://vk.com/dragracingchannel Twitter page: https://twitter.com/allcarschannel
