Now that BMW M5 deliveries are underway, it has opened the floodgates for tuners to modify the super sedan. Alpha-N Performance is also taking a crack at customizing the more practical Touring. Both body styles are getting a radical exterior makeover, and while currently only renderings, deliveries start in late November or early December.
Alpha-N Performance makes custom parts for the M5 duo from carbon fiber. We can t decide whether the bulging hood or the CSL-esque rear spoiler is the most eye-catching upgrade. The latter is glued to the existing body, so the tuner didn t make a whole new trunk lid with an integrated ducktail. Alternatively, a different spoiler is available, echoing BMW s M Performance spoiler available on the smaller M cars. The aftermarket package also includes a new front spoiler and rear diffuser.
As for pricing, the ducktail spoiler is ‚¬1,250 while the diffuser costs ‚¬2,049. The hood is by far the priciest item, at ‚¬4,400. Alpha-N Performance wants ‚¬1,920 for the front spoiler and ‚¬1,340 for the other rear spoiler. The whole shebang costs about ‚¬11,000 before changing the original wheels as is the case with these two M5s.
If the kits previewed by Alpha-N Performance or Manhart are not your style, the luxury automaker has just the right thing. From day one, BMW sells the M5 sedan and wagon with a handful of M Performance Parts. They re mostly carbon fiber add-on pieces but the catalog will expand to include wheels and other tweaks.
It won t be long until power upgrades will be available from tuners. The S68 engine is already found in multiple BMW products, so the aftermarket scene is well-acquainted with the twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8. Not that the M5 needs more oomph considering the plug-in hybrid system delivers a combined 717 hp and 737 lb-ft (1,000 Nm). The gas engine alone is good for 577 hp and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm).
A weight loss would be better because carbon fiber body kits from tuners won’t make much of a difference.
Source: Alpha-N Performance
First published by https://www.bmwblog.com
