For most, the 2018 BMW M5 will be way too fast to fully explore its performance potential on public roads let alone on a racetrack.
Fortunately, there are some who can take the super sedan to its limits and among them is professional racer Timo Glock.
During the vehicle’s development, Glock jumped behind the wheel of a prototype alongside the head of development of M Automobiles, Dirk Hacker, and experienced all of the car’s driving modes including the all important rear-wheel drive setting that turns the M5 into an absolute hooligan.
Allowing the new car to seamlessly switch between 4WD, 4WD Sport and 2WD settings is the overhauled all-wheel drive system that combines an Active M Differential and the so-called “central intelligence unit” that provides integrated control of longitudinal and lateral dynamics.
Power for the vehicle comes courtesy of a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 engine which reportedly produces over 600 hp and over 516 lb-ft (700 Nm) of torque, allowing the car to hit 100 km/h (62 mph) in less than 3.5 seconds. BMW is still keeping the official figures for when the car is revealed in full.