Autocar in the UK has put together a quick drag race between the spanking new BMW M5, the electrifying Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, and the mighty Mercedes-AMG E 63 S. Before you head down and simply click play, let’s quickly go over the main specs of each car. All […]
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2018 BMW M5 laps Nurburgring in 7:38, misses sedan record (video)
It looks like the new BMW M5 isn’t quite quick enough to reset the production four-door sedan lap record at the Nurburgring, with renowned testers at Sport Auto recently laying down a time of 7:38.92. Although this lap time isn’t an official BMW effort, it will probably remain as the […]
BMW M5 Competition revealed, confirmed for Australia
This is it. The all-new, first-ever BMW M5 Competition. It comes in as the company’s most powerful vehicle, and one of the fastest four-door sedans on the market. As suspected, the M5 Competition uses a tweaked version of the 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8. Power output is tweaked to 460kW, up 19kW, […]
2019 BMW M5 Competition specs confirmed, images found
Some more details of the new BMW M5 Competition have been leaked out, this time via the company’s German website. On there it clearly confirms the variant will exist. Like the M3 and M4 Competition, and the recently announced M2 Competition, the M5 has long been rumoured to receive similar […]
2018 BMW M5 produces whopping 466kW at the wheels on dyno (video)
The all-new, 2018 BMW M5 has landed in Australia, coming in as the most powerful BMW production car ever offered. How powerful is it really? Well, one of the first dyno runs has produced very impressive results. It’s not uncommon for manufacturers to understate their power figures, and BMW is […]
2018 World Car of the Year award winners announced
The 2018 World Car of the Year award winners have been announced, with some surprise winners in various categories this year shaking up the market. Taking home the overall World Car of the Year award, it’s the new Volvo XC60. Judges gave it big points for its safety and the […]
2018 BMW M5 Competition Package in the works, more power
If you’re not satisfied with the performance of the new, 2018 BMW M5, which arrives in Australia in a couple of months, you might be interested to hear there is, apparently, a Competition Package on the way. The news stems from a high-ranking Bimmerpost forum member, who says production of […]
BMW M5 claims 2 Guinness World Records for long drift (video)
Remember the BMW M5 drifting stunt from the other day? An official Guinness World Record has now been acknowledged. Actually, two records have been claimed. A new BMW M5 was used to set the longest drift world record at the BMW Performance Center in the US. With driving instructor Johan […]