The new BMW M5 CS is one of the most impressive performance cars built by BMW, but how does it stack up against genuine supercars in a drag race? To find out, the team from carwow hit the drag strip to compare the new BMW M5 CS against the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ and Nissan GT-R.
The BMW M5 CS is a track-focused sports sedan that represents some of the best motorsport engineering from the legendary team at BMW M. The M5 CS starts with the BMW M5 Competition as its base but adds a host of improvements to increase performance in every measurable way. For starters, extensive use of carbon fiber makes the M5 CS 230lbs lighter than the BMW M5 Competition. BMW also added power to the M5 CS’s 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine, which is now good for 617 horsepower (460 Kilowatts) and 553 lb-ft (750 Newton Meters) of torque. To round out the BMW M5 CS there are also larger carbon-ceramic brakes and a retuned suspension system for better on-track performance.
