You must not black painting the M5, but it fits just as well – the 560 HP bolide is the bad guy of the 5 series. At the first contact on the track, it can be mighty crack the Bavarian traction Monster.

Come only curve! The Ascari race track for Sevilla tried by all means, the BMW M5 to put a leg. But he arises with preference across and drifts with squeaky tire by the curves, while the asphalt anbrüllt his V8 engine with all his might. Even nasty elevation changes on the track bring the frenzied Bayern not in the version.

The technical data of the M5 leave no questions: 560 PS / 412 of kW. 4.4 Litres capacity, eight cylinders – in V-arrangement with two thick turbochargers between banks. Gasoline direct injection, full variable valve timing, maximum torque 680 nm from 1500 tours. From 0 to 100 km / h, the M5 runs in 4.4 seconds, he rips the 200 mark after 13 seconds. At the Überholspurt from 80 km / h on country roads, the pace is so quickly three digits that the head-up display in the windshield hardly comes along. POPs at 250 km / h the car in the delimiter, but with the “M driver’s package” which ends only brakes on 305 things.

At the wheel of M5, a famous sentence in the sense is one: “Every family has its black sheep.” As BMW for the first M5 (E28) of 1984. recruited optical the now fifth generation is no longer over the sheep’s clothing, but it can be hang on many corners out the Wolf. Like its predecessor, the new M5 has extra wide air intakes, which suck in fresh air for the engine and cool the brakes. Lateral gills grace as sports badge on the wings, in the broad issued wheelhouses 19-inch wheels double-spoke design are waiting for their use. The rump is characterised by the small spoiler, the Doppelendrohren and the voluptuous rear apron with diffuser. Driving behind a M5 forth, can be seen at the bottom the fins of new locking differential – at least until is the front man on the gas and the car is evaporated to a cloud of dust.

The active rear-axle differential is the secret of the unshakeable traction of the car. The M3 and M5 old have a speed sentient Visco lock on board, which allows a 100% lock effect only for a short time. “Now we achieve the effect of lock with an electric motor, this means we have more control over”, transmission developers Helmut Gehrig says. The electronics evaluates data such as yaw rate and speed difference between the axis and calculates that through in every situation optimal sealing performance of 0% (open) to 100% (just drive). At the circuit the differential must plow powerful, so that also the cooling fins be not missed: “So that we achieve 10 degree temperature reduction after all”, Helmut Gehrig.

The differential distributes the propulsive power just on the asphalt, the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission ensures the appropriate translation of clenched V8 power. This allows every now and then some time until it propagates the full torque. Seen spinning wheels in the new M5 rarely, where also the maternal set ESP has its share. Sometimes the 560 horses are not entirely their right. No later than on the racetrack, take therefore the paddles in hand and is the ESP in the MDM mode, which allows certain drift angle.

Then, you relish extends the course and tips the ears, not to miss the moment, where the roar of the V8 engine is slightly mellow and one equally starved in the limiter. In sharp curves you can play delightfully with the accelerator, to bring the stern pumping and hurtig recapture it with the precise guidance. Who shuts off completely the ESP, should be familiar with the limits of physics or have large open-air available. So easily is the car also runs, at some point he can hide no longer his 1.9 tonnes of live weight.

The centre console of M5 is to the PlayStation, because here the pilot press of a button can change the character of the car of sheep to Scharf. There are three settings for the shock absorbers, the sensitivity of the accelerator, as well as the steering ratio. Sports plus mode, the car is quite toxic even in reverse gear. Great improvement to the old M5: the chosen settings are permanently displayed in a colored graph under the tachometer.

All switches are on comfort and the accelerator on insensitive is completed, the M5 can glide properly leisurely the road, even with the promised 9.9 liters average consumption. Then you must take but already very piano it. Worry over high fuel costs most likely to not have however M5 customers, because the black sheep among the 5ern is also the most expensive. You must create 102.700 euro, there was the predecessor for almost 95,000 euros. And more is always: “Soon comes the M6″, BMW sales manager Ian Robertson announces.