BMW M5

BMW M5 BMW M5 BMW M5

"When you give it a nod at anything above 2000rpm, the big new V8 shows its appetite, gathering revs and speed with slathering greed. There's no sudden kickpoint or camminess, just a steady increase in its conviction all the way to the red."

Fact file

Engine : V8; 4941cc
Max power : 400pk/6600rpm
Max torque : 500Nm/3800rpm
Transmisson : Six-speed manual
Rear-wheel drive
Suspension front : Dual lower links, with virtual steering axis,
coils, anti-rol bar
Suspension rear : Double transverse links, toe links,
coils, anti-roll bar
Tyres : 245/40 ZR18 front
275/35 ZR18 rear
Performance : 0-100 km/u : 5.3 sec.
Maximum speed : 250 km/u (155mph)

Price :

 £ 59,950

"Ask the M5 the most demanding questions you can conjure up. It will look you straight in the eye and give you an unflinchingly straight answer. When it wants to be, it's rock-hard."

Quotes from "Car", december 1998