Shadowing Practice: BMW M5 E60 V10 MANUAL // REVIEW on AUTOBAHN - Learn English Speaking with Video

Choose a practice mode

Each mode opens a full-screen practice room.

178 sentences

If sentences are too short or too long, click Edit to adjust them.

What's up ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this POV review by Autopnell.

My name is Martin and this is my BMW M5 E60 V10 manual.

Well, it's ours of course.

So Max and I got this car as an investment.

We sold the F430 or we traded it in for this BMW M5 E60

because we thought this is going to be a highly desired collectible.

There have only been just over a thousand of these made and they were all sold in the northern American market.

Go check out the video we did earlier with this car and we will talk you through everything we did with it.

What we've experienced with it.

Of course we've had engine issues and just go watch that video and you'll know everything about this specimen.

And our goal with the car is to make it the nicest M5 E60 manual in the world.

And eventually we're going to sell it.

So yeah, we are going to ask the highest possible price for it.

So if you're looking for the nicest E60 M5 manual in the world, this will be it in a few months.

And you will be able to buy it at a steep price, of course.

It being an investment.

Just to summarize, I got my E92 low mileage M3 with a manual gearbox.

Absolutely love that car.

And then we came across this and I thought this would be

so cool to have its big brother sitting next to it in the garage.

And also just the manual,

big naturally aspirated engine experience to me feels so freaking cool it's

so old school

and that's what i love about these cars they are just

modern enough to be very nice to drive even on the autopilot high speeds

but they are also old school in a engineering sense just

big fat engines possibly with a manual gearbox you could also get the smg of course

which has been sold like 20 times more than this manual

so for many people the smg will be the nicer gearbox

but we'll talk about that a little later on

so we have these beautiful m design wheels i love this design it's super clean

and simple it's not black it's not 25 inch i love it wrapped around

that a modern tire Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 255 section in the front 19 inch.

How do these cars have such an ugly brake caliper?

Why didn't they do anything about that back in the day?

It's just black and ugly.

Not really like that.

What I also don't really like is the fact

that as I said it's an American market product

and we still have the mirror glass of the American market

which is absolutely useless it's like a magnifying glass and we are going to have these replaced

with european units so the rear bumper

and the front has already been converted to eu spec

which what which is something i love

and of course we brought this car to gijsbertzer bmw

and S85 V10 specialist and they made sure the car is in a in an A++ shape in a technical sense

so beautiful quad exhaust I think the design of the car

is really beautiful I love this car just a taillight design

the M5 bumper design hugging those quad pipes not too large I love that So when this car was introduced,

2004, it's a Chris Bangle design, of course.

And Chris Bangle cars were absolutely hated on when they were released.

So the 5 Series, the 7 Series, I feel like really nobody liked them except for me.

I was, I think, 14 or 15 back then

and I my neighbor got a new 5 series

and I thought wow that is the most beautiful saloon car I've ever seen

and I only and I only read negative comments on these cars saying they were

so ugly and they look like dog shit

and I thought what are they talking about I love them

and maybe the same thing is happening nowadays maybe like a 14 year old nowadays loves the new g90 m5

and thinks this is just for grandpas so if you're 14

or 15 comment down below what do you think of the

new g90 m5 compared to this i'm honestly very interested in your opinion okay so let's open her up

and let's watch how that v10 sits in there

so there we have it the s85 5 liter v10 507 horsepower 520 newton meters

0 to 100 4.7

if you have the smg gearbox this manual has a 0 to 60 time of 4.7 seconds

so probably 4.9 0 to 100 but you know i don't really care about

that so the six speed manual is a zf unit

and comes from a 550i basically

and the manual was introduced a year later than the m5 in america

so i don't have any data about the weight

which i'm personally very interested in since this is a six speed the smg is a seven speed

and it does of course this doesn't have a roboticized

unit to operate the gearbox

because the smg basically is just a robot operating a seven speed manual gearbox

so this should be quite a bit lighter and it does feel like

that i've driven quite a few of these e60 m5s and

when i drive this i really feel like it's properly lighter so

I would estimate it's like 60 kilos something like

that 70 kilos maybe

so the interior spec this is like an

80s cigar club I think the burgundy seats and interior

combined with the wooden trim I mean as a collectible I think it's a perfect spec because it's

so weird there is another one of these in germany now

of course you guys know mr m539 who makes lovely videos about the technique of these cars

and he also owns one of these with the same interior spec

so i think bmw in the americas just ordered like 10

of the same cars to make it a bit cheaper i guess

so let's start up that v10 it's only one

and a half degrees outside so yeah it's going to be a bit slippery i guess

so let's hit the i drive button

and then we can check out the m drive menu now i love this this was

so revolutionary back when it was introduced this system

and i love the video that jeremy clarkson did on top gear with this car You know,

at first he was completely hating it and it kept shouting at the system

but then he pressed the magical M button

and it really came alive I love

that video how dramatic those Top Gear videos were back in the day I love

that so that's exactly what we're going to do we are going to press the M button

100

and then EC is also going into MDM and dynamic mode

101

and we're in P500 Sport now i also did testing with p400

102

so as you can see you have p400 400 horsepower p500 500 horsepower

103

and p500 sport

104

so p400 definitely is a different engine map you know less power probably something to do with valve timing

105

and stuff like that p500 you have 500 and you have 500 horsepower

106

and p500 sport is just with more aggressive throttle mapping

107

but it's supposed to have 507 horsepower so i guess these are american horses

108

which are always a bit stronger for some reason now we also have an edc button right here

109

which you can also configure in your m setting

110

so there is comfort normal and sport we're going to keep it in comfort

111

because i think in sport it's just a little too rough

112

now the six-speed manual that's what this video is mainly about

113

the difference with the smg right um it

114

is not the slickest nicest smoothest gearbox in the world

115

and that's an understatement let me first turn off this horrendous system

116

which is for the dynamic side bolsters

117

which is something they thought was very cool

118

if you enter a corner it will like blow up the outer bolster

119

but it's just very annoying and it doesn't really do anything but the six-speed manual

120

it's it's a six at best and I don't mean in terms of gears

121

but I mean like score wise six out of ten

122

it's okay ish it's the same as in the 92

123

and three I don't really like that gearbox too

124

but for me having a big fat engine with a manual always beats

125

having a DCT or an SMG

126

or whatever I just feel like I'm in control I have

127

more to do there's more fulfillment in a perfect downshift or a perfect upshift I just love that

128

I just love how a naturally aspirated engine feels when your toe hits the throttle pedal.

129

You feel like you have a direct connection to the engine and to the wheels with your right foot.

130

And that's something a turbocharged engine will never have.

131

I know Porsche and BMW are always like, yeah, it has the reaction time of a naturally aspirated engine, but it never feels like one.

132

Never.

133

He was enjoying that. As would I.

134

Can you imagine just going out for a bike ride and then an E60 M5 turns up?

135

I feel like I'm covering a Pokemon game or something.

136

So the MDM mode, it doesn't allow for any movement basically.

137

It's, I don't know why it's there.

138

It's doing virtually nothing.

139

I'm not turning off ESC altogether in these conditions.

140

It's super cold, it's super wet.

141

So yeah, let's be safe.

142

But every time I drive this car it feels special to me it really does I freaking love this thing

143

and I love the fact that I now have the e92

144

and this e60 m5 which if you would have told me

145

when I was 16

146

that I would have either one of those I would have

147

been just the happiest little boy on earth having the both

148

of them sitting in the garage really is a dream come true and i'm so thankful that

149

it all happened because of this channel and of what we do let's do a little pull

150

oh my god it sounds good

151

100 to 200, 9.4 seconds and we also did a completely bone stock SMG M5 which did a 9.28.

152

So that difference, I would have expected that difference to be a lot bigger.

153

And there we go, top speed at a little over 270 on the speedometer and it was 260 GPS.

154

Now the American models hardly ever got the M drivers back

155

which raised the top speed to 300 I guess

156

so yeah this one doesn't have it either

157

but we are going to send the ECU map to Evolve

158

and then they are going to remove the limiter for us so

159

then we can truly discover the top speed of the manual E60 M5.

160

Now I also did a comparison with p400 setting

161

and then it did a 13 and a half second 100 to 200

162

so next thing that we're going to do is swap the brakes

163

because i feel like they're not really all that nice anymore

164

and if we remove the top speed limiter we really do need very good brakes

165

because especially at like 300 these are just insufficient

166

so that's something we're definitely going to do what What we're

167

also going to do is swap out the air filters and the plenum for eventuary units.

168

So that means that we get that sort of M5 CSL sound.

169

The car that BMW has made one of one demo or development car.

170

And we are going to sort of replicate that.

171

So we're really looking for mods that only improve the car other than

172

that we are going to keep it completely oem

173

because as i said for us it's an investment it's a collectible

174

and we are going to treat it like that

175

so everything has to be a plus plus

176

that was it for the video with this car it is

177

going to be faster it's going to be a bit louder with the plenum

178

so go check out those videos when they are released thank you guys bye

Download App

Everything you need to speak fluently

AI PronunciationScore every sentence

IPA PracticeMaster every sound

VocabularyBuild your word bank

Vocab GameLearn while playing

Scan QR

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play

✨ Recommend Video

319 sentences

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “BMW M5 E60 V10 *MANUAL* // REVIEW on AUTOBAHN”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: manual, speed, engine, gearbox, smg. This video has 178 sentences and 2035 words to shadow. The speech runs for 15:31. The speaker talks at a steady 131 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
gearbox noun	/ˈɡɪəbɒks/	An enclosed gear train.
horsepower noun	/ˈhɔɹsˌpaʊɚ/	Power derived from the motion of a horse.
speculation noun	/ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/	The process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject.
aspirate verb	/ˈæs.pə.ɹeɪt/	To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
collectible adjective	/kəˈlɛktɪbəl/	Worthy or suitable for collecting on historical/financial grounds, or for meeting a personal aesthetic.
bolster noun	/ˈboʊlstɚ/	A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.
limiter noun		That which limits or confines.
plenum noun	/ˈplɛnəm/	A space that is completely filled with matter.
throttle noun	/ˈθɹɔ.tl̩/	A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air…
bumper noun	/ˈbʌmpəɹ/	Someone or something that bumps.
quad verb	/kwɑd/	To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
swap verb	/ˈswɑp/	To exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
brake noun	/bɹeɪk/	A device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or…
nowadays adverb	/ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/	At the present time; in the current era.
autopilot noun	/ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/	A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
check out verb		To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
turn off verb		To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
blow up verb		To explode or be destroyed by explosion.
come across verb		To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition.
start up verb	/stɑɹˈtʌp/	To rise suddenly.
turn up verb		To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
wrap around verb		To move (text or other content) to the beginning of the next line when unable to fit it at the end of the current line.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	have only been · we've experienced · we've had
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	has been sold · been converted · was introduced

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 34 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, don't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: throttle /ˈθɹɔ.tl̩/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, downshift /ˈdaʊnˌʃɪft/, insufficient /ɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/, shout /ʃaʊt/, revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/
Long words — get the stress right: speculation /ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/, collectible /kəˈlɛktɪbəl/, autopilot /ˈɔtoʊˌpaɪlət/, roboticize /ɹoʊˈbɑtɪsaɪz/, speedometer /spɪˈdɑ.mɪ.təɹ/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like gearbox, horsepower, speculation.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →

Shadowing Practice: BMW M5 E60 V10 *MANUAL* // REVIEW on AUTOBAHN - Learn English Speaking with Video

Choose a practice mode

Download App

New BMW M5 Review: Why does everyone hate it?

BMW got it right with the E28... so I bought another one.

Only Xiaomi Can Do - Xiaomi Skynomad N90 Studio Review

Formula 1 Cars, Explained with Max Verstappen

This Is A New 960hp V8 British Muscle Car! | 4K

I REVEAL all about RATE MY TAKEAWAY + what happened with CAMERMAN & EDITOR

My Tesla Powered Boat Gets MAJOR Upgrades

The BMW Engine Born From Racing🏎️ | Explained Ep.43

V10 BMW M5 v V10 Dodge Viper: DRAG RACE

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN MY CAR

I bought the most SATISFYING TECH on the internet.

iPhone 17 Pro Max Review - 6 Months Later