Here's a good sign: despite having all-wheel-drive, the all-new BMW M5 was so fun that the test driver waited until he could wait no more... to let nature's call take its natural course. The incident ended up... spilling over on the sidelines of the most famous test track in the world, to the delight of the spotters.
The video is on the long side for a Nurburgring spotting, suggesting the all-new super-sedan was going at it for a really long time. But it looks like the driver's bladder gave out before the M5 ran out of tires or fuel. As we said, that sounds like a good thing!
No, he didn't go at it in the woods, as there's apparently a wooden house and a toilet at that particular location. But we wouldn't be too judgemental in either case. We have respect for the needs of a fellow human being's biological needs. The only real problem here is that he got mud on the track, which is a safety hazard.
If this were any other car, spy photographers might have rushed over to photograph the interior or other details. However, the all-new M5 has been revealed about a week ago, right down to the smallest bolt.
The significant change is BMW's decision to install an "M xDrive" system which still allows all the power to be sent to the back wheels. There's no hybrid stuff, like some of the reports suggested. Instead, the 4.4-liter M TwinPower Turbo V8 produces the same 600 PS and 750 Nm (553 lb-ft) of torque as in the 50 Jahre.
Changing cogs is the job of a standard eight-speed automatic transmission which plays its part in getting to to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.4 seconds or to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 11.1 seconds. If de-restricted, the M5 can go all the way to 305 km/h (189 mph). So you could say that it can scare the... wiper fluid out of you.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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