reportedly turned in a lap time of 7:55 around the famed Nurburgring. This makes it the world’s
fastest sedan, ahead of
Porsche‘s Panamera Turbo (7:56) and
Cadillac‘s CTS-V (7:59), and puts
it on par of other supercars such as Ferrari’s F430 and is even one second quicker than
Porsche’s 996 Turbo. Powered by a 4.4L V8 twin turbo engine, this accomplishment proves
BMW’s M-models have hardly skipped a beat against the competition. It will be interesting to
see how BMW’s competitors respond with their next-generation
sedans, but it clearly proves
that the Germany automaker’s devotion to twin turbo powerplants is paying off.
A word of caution; the time is in no way an official
BMW number and we can’t verify the validity
of the source (FastestLaps.com). It’s almost not necessary, however, with the new M5 almost
certain to run a solid sub-eight minute lap around the Ring.
