The new BMW M5 is taking a one-week, 3,300-mile U.S. road trip, and not only will it tour the skeevy diners, restless rest areas and truck-stop toilets of this fine land, it’ll eat up its tires on nine of our nation’s finest tracks. If you think that sounds like the Tire Rack One Lap of America, you’d be correct. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: (Photos) 2013 BMW M5
A high-performance M version returns to the 5 Series lineup for 2013 after taking a few model years off. Visual changes are pretty typical for an M car with a gaping front lower grille, quarter-panel vents and quad-tip exhaust. Under the new M5’s hood is a twin-turbocharged V-8 replacing the previous M5’s V-10. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: Tesla Model S Sport to rival BMW M5, 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds
A high-performance version of the zero-emissions Tesla Model S sedan will reportedly be available immediately from the vehicle’s launch in 2012, giving Tesla a rival to the ultimate of Ultimate Driving Machines: the BMW M5. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
Auto Talk: BMW working on carbon-ceramic brakes for M5
Word has it that BMW is working on some serious stoppers for its M5. According to Bimmerfile, Dr. Herbert Diess, a member of the BMW board of management, has confirmed that the company is currently testing carbon ceramic discs for the M5 and upcoming M6. Brake supplier Brembo has teamed up with SGL Carbon for a joint venture to manufacture the discs, and Brembo is already responsible for bits like the multi-piston calipers already at work on the 2012 M5. Funk Flex Find Flex On Google+
BMW Concept M5
The 2012 BMW M5? Here it is in the “concept” form that will make its official debut later this month at the Shanghai Motor Show, courtesy of photos leaked from an embargoed preview event held this weekend in Germany. @funkmasterflex
