[Viken Bedrossian]

I just drove a friend's new X5 and thought even its sound to be throatier and slightly deeper than the M5's.

Originally posted by Tom:
My dealer told me today about the trip he had in the Z8 ; the engine sound is sth completely different than in the M5, much louder and he advised me to ask Motorsport the changes required to the E39 M5 to reach a similar sound.
He said that after having tried the Z8, the M5 seems as silent as a 520i !

After all, why should we have a "bad sound" for 100000 USD, as with 140000 USD you have a great one ?

Do anyone know any specialists of BMW engine sound in Switzerland or South Germany ?

Another guy told me the whole exhaust system from the beginning in the engine to the back had to be changed to reach such a sound as in the Z8. The price could be heavy..

 

[Tom]

My dealer told me today about the trip he had in the Z8 ; the engine sound is sth completely different than in the M5, much louder and he advised me to ask Motorsport the changes required to the E39 M5 to reach a similar sound.
He said that after having tried the Z8, the M5 seems as silent as a 520i !

After all, why should we have a "bad sound" for 100000 USD, as with 140000 USD you have a great one ?

Do anyone know any specialists of BMW engine sound in Switzerland or South Germany ?

Another guy told me the whole exhaust system from the beginning in the engine to the back had to be changed to reach such a sound as in the Z8. The price could be heavy..