What Manhart has done here is less about visual drama first and more about what happens underneath, although the black paint and gold accents make sure nobody mistakes this wagon for a standard M5 Touring.
The package carries the MH5 900E name, and the headline figure attached to it is 910 ps. Torque rises too, reaching 1,200 Nm. Read in imperial numbers, that means 898 horsepower and 885 pound-feet, which places it well above the production version BMW delivers at 727 ps (717 hp) and 1,000 Nm (737 lb-ft).
To get there, the Wuppertal-based tuner starts with the S68 twin-turbo V8 and reworks the hot-vee turbos. That is only part of it, though. A different exhaust has been fitted as well, complete with active flaps, less restrictive downpipes, and matte-black finishers at the rear.
Then comes the MHtronic unit. It does not rewrite the car the way a flash calibration normally would. Instead, it sits between the original engine control hardware and the sensors, intercepting signals and adjusting how the engine, fuel delivery, and exhaust react while the car is running. Slightly indirect, perhaps, but clearly central to the package.
Suspension changes follow a simpler route. H&R lowering springs are installed on the pictured car, while KW coilovers remain available as an alternative if someone wants another setup.
The wheel catalog is narrower than expected: only Concave One alloys are offered. Those use a six-double-spoke layout and come either in cast aluminum or forged aluminum. Width stays fixed at 10.5 inches at the front and 11.5 inches at the rear. Front diameter can be ordered in 21 or 22 inches, whereas the rear stays exclusively at 22.
Tire sizing begins with 285/35 by 21 inches and stretches to 295/30 by 22 inches for the front axle. At the rear, buyers choose between 305/30 and 315/30 by 22 inches.
Brakes remain factory hardware, although caliper color is open to nearly any shade requested.
Inside, the cabin barely changes. Branded floor mats appear, and so does an Alcantara headliner, but that is essentially where the interior work stops.
Manhart also avoids making claims about acceleration or maximum speed. Those numbers are absent, likely because the tires, transmission, and the electric side of the plug-in hybrid system still define the boundaries. That matters more now because the Euro-market M5 Touring has already been adjusted for Euro 7 rules.
MH5 900E BMW M5 Touring by Manhart – Photo Gallery
