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This is a totally unconfirmed, unsubstantiated and frankly, gratuitous piece of news reporting. But we couldn't resist sharing the news: the new BMW M5 has apparently lapped the Nurburgring in 7m 55s.
If true, this is important because it's ruddy fast. It's also the fastest four-door sedan to have ever lapped the Green Hell, and substantially, is some 18 seconds faster than its E60 predecessor. It's also quicker than a Porsche 996 Turbo, Audi RS4, Gallardo Spyder, Aston Martin DBS, and, well, anything that has clocked a time over 7m 55s.
Gallery: the new, 555bhp V8-powered BMW M5
Now, BMW itself has not confirmed it, the original report just states a ‘BMW test-driver' clocking the record time, and as you know, just because the Internet reckons something is true, doesn't make it so. Also, these times are, in essence, ridiculous because there is no overarching set of guidelines or single test-driver to have benchmarked them all. But, but... you can't help but wonder.
We've driven a pixellated version of this car. It was drifty. And good. Click here for more Nurburgring 24hr action, courtesy of some live-blogging.
Does your life depend entirely on these unofficial Nurburgring lap times, or is a twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 BMW with 555bhp and rear-wheel-drive reason enough to shout with jubilation?
Source: fastestlaps.com
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Adrinalin commented on this article
at 02:20 pm on 28 June 2011
I hope that the 7m 55secs is true. BMW is & will always be the master mind of driving dynamics. This new Beemer is on my budget list.
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Adrinalin commented on this article
at 02:21 pm on 28 June 2011
Oh dread, i am the 1st to post my comment.
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granturismo1106 commented on this article
at 02:22 pm on 28 June 2011
I need more than this to make me prefer the V8 M5 to the V10 one. I'm sure its a great car, but in 25 years time, the unique car with new technologies and V10 engine will be better remembered than a car that has boosted a recycled engine thats been around for years in order to make it more efficient. The last car was groundbreaking, revolutionary and like no other. The new one appears to sum up all thats wrong about the motor industry of the 21st century. My cash would now go on an AMG E-Class (if I had the cash).
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RealMan commented on this article
at 02:46 pm on 28 June 2011
Scotching lap times there. Absolutely scintillating. Looks like BMW has put out a stament - 'pull up, or shut up'. Well, we never doubted that the master of driving dynamics is BMW. Nothing equals a BMW like-for-like and has been like that for 75 years since the ground breaking BMW 328. Had it not been for WW 2, BMW would have been acres and continents ahead of the chasing pack. Each BMW M5 always carries an important message from BMW - BACK OFF!!!
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5T1G_Jr commented on this article
at 02:50 pm on 28 June 2011
I prefer the old one, this is just a bloated version of the M3 which isnt a bad thing BUT why have they ditched the V10 and can it go 200mph like the old one??? my money would go on something that LOOKS more interesting
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