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Video: 2012 BMW M5 high-speed testing at Nardo

By Brett Davis |

BMW and M Division have released yet another preview video of the new BMW M5. The car is taken to the limit on Italy’s Nardo high-speed ring where speeds of up to 300km/h are reached.

This is one of many teaser videos BMW has released of the new M5, all of which seem to build and build anticipation levels until it’s eventually unveiled at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

The test drivers seem pretty relaxed behind the wheel, even though the speedo brushes past 270km/h. One of the test drivers is also driving one-handed while having a refreshing drink, proving the car’s stability.

We also get a decent taste of what the car will sound like, and how it sounds during gear changes. The good news is, it will offer a distinctive V8 rumble with all the cracks and pops of a proper sports car.

As far as we know the M5 will feature a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 producing upwards of 420kW of power and 700Nm of torque. It will also be fitted with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Take a look below for a sneak peek.


 

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  • David

    There’s nothing like a good coffee when you’re driving at 300km/h.

  • Rex

    6500 rpm redline? Just doesn’t seem very M-ey.

  • john

    I agree Rex, that redline is pathetic and is not M-ey at all!

    • David

      Rex, John

      The redline is at 7200RPM. It is the yellowline that starts at 6700RPM. A twin-turbo engine runs out of puff at high RPM, so 7200RPM is actually pretty good. The E39 M5 redlined at 7000RPM and that was one of the greatest cars of all time!

      • Rex

        Not saying it will be a bad donk (far from it), it just seems too much of a departure from the M cars of the past.

      • Frostie

        BF XR6 Turbo had no redline

  • Shak

    Gotta love the German version of ‘humour’.

  • RdS

    it may make less power, but I reckon I’d prefer the V10 in the current model. A rev happy, small displacement V10 is just so much more special/unique in a sedan…