The speed of E60 M5 is so amazing! So fast!

faster than AUDI RS4,FERRRARI Ferrari 550 Maranello......


Nordschleife excluding GP track, 20.6 kms:

7:12.25 173.500 km/h -- Schnitzer BMW M3 GTR, Dirk Mueller, 24hrs race practice (02)
7:28 --- 166.652 km/h -- Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/ 1475 kg, Walther Roehrl,(Autobild 07/04)
7:32* -- 164.071 km/h ? Pagani Zonda F, 650 PS/ 1230 kg, (*mfr.)
7:32.44 163.911 km/h -- Porsche Carrera GT, 612 PS/ 1475 kg, definitive time Horst von Saurma (sport auto 01/04)
7:40 --- 161.217 km/h ? Bugatti 16/4 Veyron, 1001 PS/1980 kg (Wheels magazine Australia, 12/05)
7:40 --- 161.217 km/h -- Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren, Klaus Ludwig (AutoBild 07/04)
7:42* -- 160.519 km/h ? Ford GT, 550 PS/ 1521 kg (*as indicated by Octane magazine, 11/05)
7:43.5 - 160,000 km/h -- Lamborghini Murcielago (Autocar magazine 02)
7:45* -- 159.484 km/h -- McLaren F1, *estimated lap time from a video available at www.pistonheads.tv
7:47 --- 158.801 km/h -- Porsche 996 GT3 RS, 381hp (sport auto 03/04)
7.49 --- 158.124 km/h -- Porsche GT3, 392hp (AutoBild 2004), http://www.autobild.de/tuning/testbe...rtikel_seite=4
7:49 --- 158.124 km/h -- Porsche 996 GT3 Cup, 360 PS/1207 kg (sport auto 02/99)
7:50 --- 157.787 km/h -- BMW E46 M3 CSL (sport auto 08/03)
7:52 --- 157.119 km/h -- BMW M5 (E60), 507 PS/1844 kg, http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?f...91F288808EB&p=0
7:58 --- 156.652 km/h -- Audi RS4 4.2 V8 FSI, 420 PS/ 1650 kg, Frank Stippler, oct 05, http://www.8200rpm.com/forum/read.ph...16841&t=16841\
8:07 --- 152.279 km/h -- Ferrari 550 Maranello, 485 PS/1724 kg (sport auto 06/98 )
8:09 --- 151.656 km/h -- BMW M6, 507 PS/1761 kg (sport auto 12/05),
8:13 --- 150.426 km/h -- BMW M5 (E60), 507 PS/1844 kg (sport auto 12/04),
8:18 --- 149.916 km/h -- BMW Z8, 400PS/1651 kg (sport auto 08/00)
8:20 --- 148.320 km/h -- BMW M3 E36, 321 hp (Autocar magazine 1997)
8:22 --- 147.749 km/h -- BMW M3 E46, 343 PS/1584 kg (sport auto 12/00)
8:22 --- 147.749 km/h -- BMW M Coupe, 321 PS/1445 kg (sport auto 10/98 )
8:28 --- 145.984 km/h -- BMW M5, 400PS/1833 kg (sport auto 03/99)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- BMEW Z4 3.0 SMG (sport auto04/03)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- BMW M Roadster, 321 PS/1410 kg (sport auto 09/97)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- BMW Z4 3.0 SMG, 231 PS/1396 kg (sport auto 05/03)
8:35 --- 144.000 km/h -- BMW 130i, 258 PS/1350 kg (Road & Track)
8:35 --- 144.000 km/h -- BMW M3 SMG E36, 321 PS/1515 kg (sport auto 03/97)

Bit confused. You have the E60 running a 7:52, then the same car further down with an 8:13. which is it? As much as I love my M5, I don't think it can run a sub 8 min lap.

There are usually many test time for one car,like Porsche Carrera GT and BMW E36 M3.......