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08-25-2012, 07:52 PM | #1 |
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Video: BMW F10 M5 Suspension Put Through Paces by Laguna Seca Hotlap
BIMMERPOST NEWS Video: BMW F10 M5 Suspension Put Through Paces by Laguna Seca Hotlap Watch championship-winning racer Scott Pruett in the 2013 BMW M5 Sedan as the tires, brakes, chassis, and powertrain work together to give him the ultimate grip, speed, and control of the 2013 BMW M5 at Laguna Seca. Here are multiple angles to observe the precise steering and consistent placement of the aluminum-intensive, multi-link rear suspension of the new M5. Be sure to catch our recent short-term tester review of the F10 M5, if you haven't already, and here are some photos of the 2013 M5 from the Laguna Seca press launch. For real life looks at the other M5 production colors, see our OFFICIAL F10 M5 Color Photo Threads Master List |
08-26-2012, 03:34 PM | #2 |
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I just wanna see the bottom right driver's view of the video.
Anyone have it?
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never realized how much the tire flexes in turns and how skinny it gets under hard acceleration like a drag car. idk how it stays on the rim haha.
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Saw that too, also didn't realize how much the brake line moves around. Almost looked at times, it would touch the hot caliper.
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Works great on the track. Seems like they didn't test it enough on public roads, though... Many report that the rear coil springs don't work well on rough roads, speed bumps, etc., and BMW said they would replace them this coming December. I think BMW needs to diversify their testing of these cars a little more!
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I have driven the X6M at Road Atlanta in over 95 degrees with 95% humidity and never overheated. I have driven this M5 in Spain in a heat baked 95 degree track and never overheated. The turbos are cooled in many ways as is the engine. It is run in death valley and tested in a specialized facility to make sure everything is up to par. Considering that these cars were run non-stop for 3 days in a row by journalists and race car drivers with no issues I find the turbo overheat thing to be nonsense. It's people that spread rumors just to hate on the movement of the modern car that are the issue rather than the car, the new M5/M6 are so much better than the previous models it is laughable. There was a single instance of high altitudes, low oil and plain old abuse that caused an event but that is not the norm and any car would have issues with those circumstances.
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People spreading rumors? You mean people like our moderator on this website and CAR magazine journalists? Limp mode on second lap: http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623071 |
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My guess would be the latter as in one of those tests an AMG had the same issue. From my experience the E60 M5 had issues on heat baked tracks with short straights and that was an NA engine. Outside these two situations (one also reportedly had been low on oil IIRC) there have been no noted issues and honestly in Spain it was blistering hot and the cars would have had issues if heat was the lone inducer of the "limp mode" Two cars in probably 2,000 track occurrences for the new M5 is nothing. Doing 25 laps at full tilt on the 'Ring with no issues is what its about and these are street cars, not full on race cars- they never were.
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