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Do you notice a difference between P500 and P500 Sport?
Just broke thorugh 1200 miles, got the service and started to really explore my new M5. With all settings being equal (Drivelogic mode 5, MDM, EDC set to sportiest level), I am having a hard time telling the difference between how the car responds in P500 vs P500 Sport.

Should there be an obvious difference here?

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Uhhh. Yeah. Throttle response is much more crisp. So much so that I find it difficult to use Sport mode in stop and go traffic.
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never actually tried P500. too many damn settings in these cars. still love em though.
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Uhhh. Yeah. Throttle response is much more crisp. So much so that I find it difficult to use Sport mode in stop and go traffic.

^ What he said!!!!!!!!:M5thumb s:


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Uhhh. Yeah. Throttle response is much more crisp. So much so that I find it difficult to use Sport mode in stop and go traffic.
+1, hard to go back to P400, or P500 for that matter...
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never actually tried P500. too many damn settings in these cars. still love em though.

. What a tragic omission.
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Throttle response is much touchier. Try changing from P500 to P500 Sport whilst driving at the same speed and not moving the acelerator at all and you should feel the car surge forward.
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Never tried P500 P500sport... how can i get out of P400?!
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