This BMW M5 Nurburgring Crash Is All That's Wrong with the Retiring F10 M5

However, after spending enough time inside the M Division sedan, as well as playing with the M6 Coupe, we can't help but cut the driver of the Bimmer in the clip below a bit of slack.

The guy in the overly cozy driver seat of the M5 is to blame for his light Nurburgring crash, having made a poor corner exit. When you're lapping the Green Hell at a respectable pace and are ready to push that DSC button, no matter for how long, you have to know your way around performance driving.

Fortunately, the M5's rear apron just clipped the protection element on the side of the track, as if this was a Formula Drift scene. Nevertheless, unlike small crashes taking place in sliding competitions, the unintentional drift seen here will lead to repairs that were not in the budget (zip ties won't cut it when it comes to street cars).

Despite the man's error, it's the M5's... burdening handling we want to talk about. It's not OK that any BMW M model above the M3/M4 will put many drivers in difficult situations when it comes to high-speed cornering.

The two-ton scale footprint of the range-topping 5er, along with BMW's determination to include full coziness on the menu, even for M cars, have led to the issue mentioned above.

And while certain aficionados go over the issue talking about the M5's tail-happy, muscle car-like handling, we'd like to remind them that we now live in an era when track pack-fitted muscle machines sometimes beat supercars on circuits.

In order to allow the upcoming F90 M5 to overcome its cornering issues, the carmaker has decided to offer the super-sedan in AWD form only. In fact, here's a prototype finding its grip on the Nurburgring. And while the debut of the standard G30 5 Series is just around the corner (think: Paris), we'll have to wait and see what the M5's launch schedule is.