We've all heard the universal criticism against the 2013 BMW M5 sedan. Sure, it might be a powerful, high-speed sled but that's where the praise pretty much stops. Car and Driver recently tested the 2013 BMW M5, but this time with manual transmission to see if a different transmission might be just what the M5 needed to silence its critics.
Unfortunately, a manual transmission is NOT what the doctor ordered.
As Car and Driver writes: "So while this M5 remains an impressively powerful high-speed sled, its remote steering, control fussiness, and general aloofness remain. And with its drivability failings, the manual-transmission arrangement doesn't help. It is a beautiful color though."
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