German print magazine Autobild has taken all current BMW M models and set
them against each other on the Sachsenring in Germany.
Hardly surprising, the M3 CRT was the fastest of them all with a time of
1:38.87. Slightly more surprising was that the seconds place went to the new M5.
Although it is much heavier, the M5's mighty twin-turbo engine proved a valuable
asset as it was only three hundredths of a second slower, but two seconds faster
than the 1 M Coupe (E82) in third place.
Also surprising was that both SAVs could keep up with the previous generation
naturally-aspirated M5.
Although the overall winner was the track-ready M3 GTS, it didn't count because
it is no longer available.
For further comparison, Autobild included times for the Porsche Panamera Turbo S
and Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG with performance package.
|
Fascination M |
|
BMW M3 GTS (on semi-slicks) |
1:37.30 |
|
BMW M3 CRT |
1:38.87 |
|
BMW F10 M5 |
1:38.90 |
|
BMW 1 M Coupe |
1:40.18 |
|
BMW M3 Coupe DCT |
1:40.52 |
|
BMW M3 Sedan DCT |
1:40.60 |
|
BMW M3 Convertible DCT |
1:42.63 |
|
BMW X6 M |
1:43.67 |
|
BMW X5 M |
1:43.72 |
|
BMW E60 M5 |
1:43.77 |
|
F10 M5 Competition |
|
Porsche Panamera Turbo S |
1:38.13 |
|
BMW F10 M5 |
1:38.90 |
|
Mercedes E63 AMG PP |
1:40.59 |
