The new BMW M5 (G90) has a lot to prove it. It is a larger, heavier and heavier hybrid power, and it is far from crying M5 CS (F90) that works before that. But in the first dangerous picnic, only the new BMW M5 did something that no one expected: it was almost identical to the time of the M5 CS bosom on the Nürburgring Grand Prix.
Lead Autozeitung ‘Test driver Michael Goddey, G90 M5 Lanted GP cycle in 1: 37.15 minutes, only 0.03 seconds shy of M5 CS’s 1: 37.12. This is a photo-and-not there is a lot of viewers coming from a hybrid with four doors that tend to standards at 2.4 tons.
It is heavy – but it is also fast
Don’t make mistakes, the new M5 is still heavy. This has been one of the largest criticism points since the leakage of the specifications. But it is difficult to ignore the numbers: 727 hp and 1000 nm (738 lb) of torque, with the help of a hybrid system. It is important, it seems that the structure is for challenge.
Guuddi praised the car balance in the maximum, which has become possible – at least partially – through the TRACK PIRLLI PZERO R tires specially developed for the G90 M5. These tires do a serious work, which helps the car to stick to fast angles and brakes strongly in the additions.
But we also do not claim that this makes the G90 spiritual successor to the M5 CS. That car was lighter, and focused on the track. In the end, it’s CS. But the fact that the hybrid is full of fat with electric help and an electric generation tray designed for efficiency as much as it can exceed the speed to the soles of the feet? This says something – not about engineering magic, but about how to redefine BMW M in the hybrid age.
Still faster than AMGS
To give the time of the hamst some context: Mercedes-Aamg C 63 S-Performance, also hybrid, you need 1: 40.6 to wrap around the same circle. AMG GT 63 Coupé was closer in 1: 37.8, but still more than half a second behind M5 G90.
Yes – it is heavy, complex and somewhat controversial. But it is also faster than everything in its separation. This may be sufficient to silence the skeptics. At least until the next lap time falls.
[Source AutoZeitung via BimmerToday]