Comments on: Lumma CLR 500 RS: BMW M5 pushed to 560 hp

By: Egbert Souse

Egbert Souse — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 21:34:14 +0000

“Just what the M5 needs, more power and no warranty. I like the wheels though.
Comment by Renton, posted on January31″

Hahaha, exactly

By: Brendino

Brendino — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:59:27 +0000

well said.

By: vmspionage

vmspionage — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:28:39 +0000

cool as hammer pants.

By: Renton

Renton — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:46:04 +0000

Just what the M5 needs, more power and no warranty. I like the wheels though.

By: Carnut4ever

Carnut4ever — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:54:55 +0000

Moderators should have banned GM#1 a long time ago because he is a disgrace to this site.

By: JohnnyBlazE

JohnnyBlazE — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:52:50 +0000

Lol! Looks like they raided the Focus ST Factory and stole some Electric Orange paint!

By: Syrax

Syrax — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:22:26 +0000

alpina version anytime over this…”CLR 500 RS” seems like a racing benz project name

By: niallpolley

niallpolley — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:32:28 +0000

Ricers dream of bodykits as well integrated as that, not my thing but I’ve got to say its very well done. I could imagine myself getting one if I lived in Michigan and wanted to bait fanatical GM fans, looks almost brash enough to attract their attention.

Presumably the extra horsepower is achieved with an engine-life-shortening remap; hardly worth reporting really, I miss the days when tuners actually got their spanners dirty.

By: gsh

gsh — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:40:34 +0000

and they say german rice doesnt exist….the liars…

By: Eisen Faust

Eisen Faust — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:23:39 +0000

does GM really think the G8 is an american car cos thats sad

By: lotusfire

lotusfire — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:26:31 +0000

That’s true ironpony42, but what if he thinks like a real enthusiast and drives a Bimmer himself then does this for kicks. HIGHLY unlikely, but I think that’s what MHW is getting at. Maybe we’re not actually taking shots at him so much as taking the bait.

Still, one the other side of the argument…I think ppl coming up with ways to dis GM#1 has become sort of leftlanenews culture. Even when the trolls are gone/taking a break, we still make jokes about them.

By: ironpony42

ironpony42 — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:47:07 +0000

I figure he’s not going anywhere, may as well take shots at him.

By: MHW

MHW — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:37:31 +0000

I’m not sure GM#1 even believes everything he types, but you guys sure buy into it. He gets his kicks off of your guys reactions, so stop taking the bait! If some of you guys were fish in the pond, you would have been in the frying pan a long time ago.

By: ironpony42

ironpony42 — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:04:05 +0000

GM#one4loosers- you fear getting your ass kicked no matter what you drive.

I love the rear facsia, and the wheels/widebody. Dip it in Jet Black paint, and limo tint. I like orange, but on smaller cars usually.

By: megator

megator — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:54:23 +0000

Okay to the ppl that complain about the quality of the articles, go buy a magazine u dumbass. seriously left lane news averges about 6 car related articles a day. That is quite hard to do seeing as how the auto world is so small. so yeah from time to time filer like this will come along. dont like dont read it.

By: brownfv

brownfv — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:53:05 +0000

man…this looks like a photoshop creation..

By: GMnumberone4ever

GMnumberone4ever — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:42:51 +0000

Stuart, you should be dreaming of a real car like the CTS, not some POS German. I’d be embarrassed driving a BMW. And I’d be afraid of getting my ass kicked by the guy in the Pontiac G8. Go GM!

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:22:02 +0000

Why the hell are people always complaining. Its a M5 slighty tunned with bigger arches and wheels and and a new back bumper. Im not BMW’s best fan but I gotta admit this thing looks beautiful, I never really ever wanted a BMW so bad. Coming from a Merc fan that mean something

By: aratsu

aratsu — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:20:51 +0000

Its quite nice, but for my style, something black would go better and with more driveable rims (19″).

By: maximus

maximus — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:45:47 +0000

The wheels are the best feature. you can’t call it ricey b/c it’s actually a fast car that deserves what ricers put on their cars. It’s not that tasteful, but is built for speed. Orange is a cool color, however.

By: rey323

rey323 — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:40:19 +0000

The M5 was the sort of “stately” ass-kicker to me. The color and the rims really don’t do it for me on this type of car.

By: Waat

Waat — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:30:13 +0000

I personally like the car in orange.

By: Endurancevm

Endurancevm — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:19:19 +0000

I do have to agree with GM#1…
If the G8 looks as cool as the Commodore, ill have the Commodore/G8 instead.

By: golf4me

golf4me — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:02:31 +0000

LLN…again you disappoint with stupid tuner news. Ricing perfectly good German cars must be your #1 passion. Only 12-16 yr olds could think this disaster is “kewl”. What a waste of time and money. This “kit” is only worthy of a Civic or WRX, not a BMW. Who the F needs 500 hp let alone 560 in the USA? No one. Keep the news to what actual adults want to buy, please.

By: The Stig

The Stig — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:00:13 +0000

Thank goodness there is a worldwide shortage of carbon fiber.

By: 55amg

55amg — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:58:26 +0000

oh shit, i thought those rims were chrome in the mini picts. damn now this thing NEEDS MORE CHROME on the wheels

By: 55amg

55amg — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:50:53 +0000

I LIKE THIS!!! this is frickin’ cool. i want one exactly like that. man i love the rims. chrome rules

By: lotusfire

lotusfire — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:47:03 +0000

Yeah megator, I noticed that too.

By: megator

megator — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:32:05 +0000

anyone notice that the wheels ae ofset in the 2nd picture and not in the first? also i think the kit wouldnt look bad if u smooth part some vents shut. the rear bumper looks real bad. and 60hp from a NA highly stresed motor isnt that bad

By: Kenny W

Kenny W — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:25:35 +0000

1966_GTO,
It’s Bimmer, not Beamer. Just an FYI .

By: bousbous55

bousbous55 — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:25:24 +0000

GM I think I might start a website called GMshoulderlane.com just for you!

By: GMnumberone4ever

GMnumberone4ever — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:21:59 +0000

Just going to get to the flatbed a little quicker than a regular M5

By: moogleii

moogleii — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:19:18 +0000

That’s awesome. I’m not really a fan of the current 5 styling, but this is a plus.

As for sophistication, as I recall, all M’s have relatively stiff suspensions compared to their normal brethren, because BMW is still true to performance. Not the most luxurious ride. And that’s a good thing for M’s. Thank god they aren’t Mercedes-ifying them like an AMG

By: GMnumberone4ever

GMnumberone4ever — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:18:10 +0000

Becuase this is a GM fansite. BMW articles are just fluff. There will always be more reaction to the GM pieces and when the fluff comes around we are going to comment on it as well until the next jucy GM piece comes.

By: edgarp

edgarp — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:12:11 +0000

Eh, the car lost all class and sophistication with this. They took an already akward design and made it more akward. Thank goodness they didn’t mess up the 3 series too much.

I’d like to see the dyno numbers on the improvement. Giving a round number like 560 makes me think that there hasn’t been proper testing on the output, or that there is some bufferring for marketing purposes.

If I had an M5, they would have to pay me to do this to my car.

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:09:11 +0000

ill take it in jet black please, now this is what a bmw is all about. nice darn car, i likey alot.

By: 1966_GTO_

1966_GTO_ — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:00:02 +0000

^I agree.

By: bousbous55

bousbous55 — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:52:14 +0000

Hey MS. GM#whatever… why don’t you just comment on pages that has something to do with GM, and stay away from the rest if you don’t like it!!

By: 1966_GTO_

1966_GTO_ — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:52:11 +0000

Pontiac G8 or BMW M5… Hmmmm…
Anyway, the car would look much nicer in a different color. Unpainted carbon fiber looks great when paired with the right color. I like it because the chances of one individual doing something like this to a Beamer are slim to none.

By: alfa_Romeo

alfa_Romeo — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:50:25 +0000

the old m5 was perfect…..
bmw screwed it up in every way possible……
now these idoits are ruining it evenmore…..

By: Brendino

Brendino — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:49:48 +0000

The ricer look does not match the elegance of the 5-series.

It’d be like putting that kit on a Town Car, for goodness’ sake.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:39:52 +0000

hahahaha bousbous55

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:37:56 +0000

ill take the engine upgrade, ill leave all the puerto rican bolt on parts at home.

By: norsairius

norsairius — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:31:37 +0000

I love the wheels, they’re insane. Not sure if I like the color scheme though.

By: chuckles

chuckles — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:31:29 +0000

ONE WORD: SWEET