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F90 M5 Becomes Fastest Sedan Ever in Car and Driver Lightning Lap 2018
BIMMERPOST NEWS F90 M5 Becomes Fastest Sedan Ever in Car and Driver Lightning Lap 2018 Car and Driver has published the results of its annual Lightning Lap competition and the F90 M5 is now the quickest sedan ever at Lightning Lap! Quote:
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09-20-2018, 02:39 PM | #2 |
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Only if it had any feeling to go with that speed. And yes I have driven it several times.
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09-20-2018, 02:46 PM | #4 |
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When I was young I saw the ad of E39 with filming camera in desert, For me "Fastest sedan" has been M5 since then and even now.
I will not be surprised if next gen M5 will be one and so on. |
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09-20-2018, 03:16 PM | #5 | |
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What an epic commercial and still one of the best to come from BMW. No fancy stats or specs. Only results. That said, it's certainly a welcoming piece of news that the F90 clocked the fastest time for a sedan at Car & Driver's Lightning Lap. It's quite a feat being able to engineer the M5 to be that much lighter than its competitors, even with the addition of the M xDrive system.
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09-20-2018, 03:25 PM | #6 |
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Yep. The F90 was on my short list until I drove it at M Track Days. It is quite possibly one of the most boring cars I have driven.
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09-20-2018, 03:45 PM | #8 |
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Just like others have said, the car is incredibly fast for what it is but it is so numb. It's great for bad drivers though cause it will correct their mistakes.
Also I am shocked at how fast the mustang is. What all comes with the performance pack 2?
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Drive the M5 for our time lapped at the M School at thermal and it was really capable. But the M3/4 was better
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The ZL1, Ford GT, GT2 RS, and GT3 were also all on Sport Cup 2's. The M5 and Cayman GTS were on Pilot Sport 4S's.
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All 3 German automakers make these super fast V8 powered sedans that feel pretty much the same to drive. |
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BMW M xDrive baby!!!
Now it's time to get that setup into the M3/M4!!! |
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09-20-2018, 06:28 PM | #20 |
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A better driver could've gotten a quicker lap time.
The M5 looked glued to the road. I heard no wheel slippage. It looked competent and totally in control. Awesome, now bring that technology into all the M vehicles please! |
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It's basically the 1LE competitor.
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