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Originally Posted by dan99
I disagree with the above comments that the m5 is not a track car. The m stands for motorsport racing and the m5 was developed on the nuruberg ring! Just because it lost to the gt-t, doesnt mean you can make an excuse thats its not a track car. If you listen to the driver of the video, he prefers the driving style of thr m5 because its more use to what he drives on a race track! That says alot about the m5, but it lost in terms of numbers to the gtr due to the fact that it weighs almost 1/2 a ton more and bc its rwd did not put the power down as well. The m is far less compromising on normal roads than the gtr and the m5 was designed to be an everyday car that can be taken to the track
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Every BMW (even MINI's and 2er Active Touring) are tested on the Nurburgring. There's a great reason why you don't see too many taking their 4000lb+ M5 to a track day. Sure, maybe some people do on occasion, but that's not a track car.
Didn't Autocar do something as ridiculous as this? Never understood the point of this. Who cross shops an M5 with a GTR?
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