M is for monster machine in the new M5

The new BMW M5 offers a V8 engine and an astonishing 592 bhp that can get speeds of up 305kph on its AWD ‘xDrive’ system, writes Declan Colley

M is for monster machine in the new M5

The new BMW M5 offers a V8 engine and an astonishing 592 bhp that can get speeds of up 305kph on its AWD ‘xDrive’ system, writes Declan Colley

The red ‘M1’ and ‘M2’ buttons on the steering wheel of BMW’s new M5 — just above thumb height at the quarter-to-three steering hands-on position — initially intrigued me.

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