Word has it that BMW is working on some serious stoppers for its M5. According to Bimmerfile, Dr. Herbert Diess, a member of the BMW board of management, has confirmed that the company is ...

Bringing the M5 CS to a halt is a set of standard carbon-ceramic brakes clamped by six-piston front and single-piston rear calipers. The calipers are painted red as standard, but you can switch ...

According to the report, the brake package will retain the steel-disc equipped M5’s calipers but will feature larger diameter ceramic discs, which will require the fitment of 20-inch wheels.

The M5 Competition gets six-piston fixed calipers standard in front, which clamp down on inner-vented rotors. Lightweight M carbon-ceramic brakes are optional.