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ISSUE 2, 2021

BMW M5 COMPETITION

SPECIAL TEST

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HERE TO BY ALAN ROSENMEYER

VIEW The latest generation BMW M5 is no ordinary car,

so we decided that this should be no ordinary test.

e welcomed SA's the skilled driver with a
fastest woman, rewarding experience and the
WClare Vale, into ability to really push the
the MotorMatters team and car around the track. Clare
took the BMW M5 to Redstar made special mention of
Raceway to give it a proper the brakes as well, they are
workout in an environment that certainly capable of coping
we believe would best suit it. with track conditions.

460kW/750Nm driving through My turn around Redstar was
all 4 wheels with some trick more restrained – thankfully,
electronics governing the handling The time spent on the road was the raw power of the car is matched
and power distribution will always interesting and required restraint by its built-in road holding ability. I
be wasted on pure road driving. This on my part, made easier by the fact have driven on the track a few times
‘Beast’ belongs on a race track and it that I knew our track session was before, in this case, although we
certainly delivered in all respects. still coming. were not timing the laps, I know that
the M5 was the fastest car that I
WIN A WEEKEND FOR TWO AT ZULU NYALA! Although it is a large sedan with As for the track time, most of this have experienced there.
An EIA Motoring Supplement all the comforts you would expect, was left in the professional hands of
it always feels like it's straining Clare. She was mightily impressed Overall, the M5 Competition is a
at the leash on the road - like it’s by the power delivery, especially car that will always be for the
begging to be let loose and to have when TRACK MODE was engaged. privileged few and the base price
Car Reviews and Launches some hooligan time, yet in a totally This mode switches out many of the before extras of R2.3 million
electronic ‘nannies’ and provides
ensures that fact.
controllable manner.
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