Tuner Tuesday: Lumma Design's 560HP CLR M5
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The BMW M5 is a hairy beast in stock trim, so when a tuner gets a hold of one we can expect the wow factor to go through the roof. This is the CLR 500 R-S, a heavily modified M5 done by the German tuning house Lumma Design. They've taken a base M5 and fitted it with giant 21-inch wheels, a wide-body kit and menacing diffusers in the back that have actually been wind-tunnel tested. The car has also been lowered a full 40mm on an H&R sport suspension. In order to back up the show with some go, Lumma has added a racing exhaust and high-flow catalytic converters, along with an ECU upgrade to coordinate the increased airflow. Power from BMW's V10 has in turn been increased to 560 hp, good enough to reportedly break the 200 mph barrier. The interior has also been gussied up with matching orange leather trim, orange dials in the gauge pod and a new Lumma-designed steering wheel made from anodized aluminum. We're actually crushing on the CLR's two-tone paint job, as it highlights the very interesting lines of the 5-Series. There's no word on how much it will cost you to turn your M5 into a CLR 500 R-S, but as we've said in the past, if you have to ask...
[Source: Allcarnews]
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G. Snyder 12:40PM (1/30/2007)
Pretty ugly. The fenders in the back are particularly heinous. I also wonder why people think that the bigger the tire the "better" it is?
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Let Me Explain 6:09AM (3/30/2009)
I can't believe that someone like Snyder is commenting on an item like this tuning monstrosity.
It's a relief to know that somewhere out there, there is someone else with some fundamental aesthetic taste and discernment.
Only the visually impaired, mentally subnormal, dementia sufferers and the odd two-year-old who has an anal fixation with Tonka cars from their Despotix Thunderpower range have any excuse for the mindless appreciation for the ever-increasing diameter of rims and redundant flaps of plastic glued to a car’s bodywork post production. Most of these people are either cared from in institutions or live in Chelmsford, Croydon or Bradford - I think that sums up my point beautifully.
Adult, sagacious scrutiny of a car's design can only be meaningfully communicated by a true aesthete, and any other low-rent dribbling is not only dull but often very depressing. It seems that the one person who comes close to displaying the rare quality of good taste is Snyder, and the reaction he has engendered is an example of the witlessness to which I have referred that mostly emanates from desolate areas like Bradford and Basildon.
Oow! Snyder's my boyfriend now. Oow! Leave us alone, you cows!
Mike M. 1:18PM (1/30/2007)
People, don't listen to Snyder! He's just bitter that he can't understand the virtues of 21" rims - besides not being able to afford them.
One word. SAAAAAWWWWWEEEEEEET!!!
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Doug 1:22PM (1/30/2007)
I rarely get a jonesin for a BMW, but I'd take this one in a heartbeat. That carbon-fiber top is NICE.
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Mike 1:23PM (1/30/2007)
Love the car; the color? Not so much...
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rodri 1:45PM (1/30/2007)
The car looks quite ugly I must say. Still, it kinda looks better than the stock M5 (execpt for the rims of course; those are just pathetic)
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villainy 1:55PM (1/30/2007)
Oop, there it goes... And I told myself I wouldn't vomit today. Sigh...
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XR 2:00PM (1/30/2007)
Best thing a tuner could do? Find a way to get rid of iDrive. When you want 500hp, you shouldn't have to fiddle with a stupid litle puck, spend 10 minutes, and then have it. You should turn the key.
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Aki 2:09PM (1/30/2007)
When I see 21" rims, I don't think how cool they are, I just think how horrid the ride will be. Shouldn't go any more than 19" rims. This obsession with "dubs" has gone too far.
Would look better if they plugged up those unnecessary holes behind the wheel wells, and painted the hood and trunk.
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G. Snyder 2:27PM (1/30/2007)
Mike M. - are you serious? Go do some research. Wheels that big do not typically enhance performance. Grip is good - to a point. Do you think big wheels necessarily aid in acceleration? Do you know what unsprung weight is?
As for making assumptions about my socio-economic class - well, I guess I don't understand why you pretend to know who I am. I mean, I could assume you are a flaming D-bag...but I didn't.
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mike 2:57PM (1/30/2007)
Awwwwww, relax Snyder! No need to get all hissy...it wasn't me that put sand in you valeline!
Did I mention acceleration????? Hold on, let me go back and take a look. NOPE!
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zenas 3:32PM (1/30/2007)
thats a rendering. not real.
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Ron 4:03PM (1/30/2007)
The great thing about the M5 is that it looks like an average 5-Series - apart from to us dweebs who can spot the badging and twin pipes out the back. This kind of defeats the purpose of that. 21" rims? I can't personally think of anywhere I'd be able to drive it here in California... unless I drove it really really slow. Doesn't that also defeat the purpose?
Ron.
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Hung2 6:53PM (1/30/2007)
Oh Baby!!
That's a spicy meatball!!
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Nick 5:28PM (1/30/2007)
Pontiac... driving excitement!
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Fabulo 6:52PM (1/30/2007)
The Ultimate Poseur Machine.
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John F 7:10PM (1/30/2007)
"Power from BMW's V10 has in turn been increased to 560 hp, good enough to reportedly break the 200 mph barrier."
The car already has a claimed top speed of 204 from the factory (when the electronic nanny is removed, obviously)...
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stevo 10:29AM (1/31/2007)
I love the look, it just needs smaller wheels.
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SAJ 1:54PM (2/05/2007)
Boys will be boys. Are you guys blind thats what you call a machine if you had one of them you woudnt be moaning
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