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Nestled in the supple grey “Merino” leather, fully cooled and ventilated front passenger seat, my friend turned to me and asked: “Who wants one of these?” These, or this, being a new BMW M5 Touring (which means estate), fairly capacious and practical – but also capable of supercar performance. Not entirely originally, I could only answer: “Someone who wants to move a wardrobe at 200mph”.
Which is true. Although the standard BMW M5 Touring (saloon also available) is deliberately limited to 155mph, you can specify it with the M Driver’s package to push it to 200mph or so. Obviously you only do that if you’re on a track, which is what I did the other week at the famous circuit in Monza, courtesy of Pirelli, who wanted to demonstrate that you can trust their tyres with your life.
