BUILD THE PERFECT BMW M5

Get the best out of your new sports saloon with our spot-on con”iguration

In the market for a new fast saloon? With some inside help from our moles at BMW, we have the right M5 spec for you. Even before it’s tailored to your exact requirements, the M5 already has a pretty strong recipe: a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 with 592bhp, all-wheel drive and a 0…62mph launch of 3.4 seconds. Starting price: £87,160

Inside, most M buyers go for piano black, but we’ve picked the Aluminium Carbon trim (£495) to go alongside the Silverstone leather upholstery, while M seatbelts (£260) add a bit of colour to the cockpit. The Premium Package (£1995) throws in soft-close doors, ventilated and massaging front seats and a ceramic ”inish for some controls, while the Comfort Package (£1195) also adds a heated steering wheel, sun-protection glass, split-folding rear seats and all-round seat heating. It also adds the love it/hate it Display Key with its own touchscreen. Running total: £101,795

Let’s get the exterior and performance goodies sorted ”irst and see how much that leaves for the interior. The no-cost Marina Bay Blue paint is new, which will give your M5 a fresh look, aided by the 20-inch 706M alloys from the wide selection of wheels. M ceramic brakes (£7495) are painfully expensive but they do at least work brilliantly, on track and o› it, while the M Sport exhaust (£1100) is entirely gratuitous, but why on earth not? The M Driver’s pack (£2095) derestricts the top speed, upping it to 190mph. Running total: £97,850

Fancy some extra tech? The Dynamic Safety kit (£280) includes intelligent assisted emergency braking, rear collision warning and more responsive seatbelt pretensioning, Apple CarPlay (£235) for iPhone owners to fully integrate with the car and BMW’s Online Entertainment services (£160) includes Deezer music streaming. Add £780 in delivery costs and you’re all set. Total price: £103,250