Anyone went faster than this? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Gustav · 27th November 2002, 16:11

http://www.m5-forum.de/Forum/cgi-bin...&f=22&t=000022

Thanks to OnkelTom for the pic!

I guess it's 7100 rpm in 6th gear!

Dwescription by the driver:

The Tacho Pic was taken on a straight autobahn part which goes down a long way. I need about 10 runs to push the M5 so hard that the picture could be taken. btw. I took the picture on my own ;-))) While testing the max speed on some turn I have a car in front or a truck was on the road ! This was absolutly luck to have a empty autobahn and also click the button of the cam in the right millisecond. After that I braked the car down, drove out to a parking place and looked after the pictures.

On plane autobahn I only reach about 6.800 to 6.900 U/min. But the needle of the speedo will stay at 320km/h from 6.600 U/min and don't move higher !

I also tried this with activated Servicemenu from Navigationsystem to have a look at the m/s speed. The highest I saw on the monitor was 86,4m/s !

If this unit is working fine and the speed is nearly okay it must be 311km/h !!! But think of the going down autobahn, this is not a right condition for testing highspeeds ;-)

MAH · 27th November 2002, 16:18

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Originally posted by Gustav
http://www.m5-forum.de/Forum/cgi-bin...&f=22&t=000022

Thanks to OnkelTom for the pic!

I guess it's 7100 rpm in 6th gear!

How did he take the picture? I want to see through the windows at the same time.

Mark

27th November 2002, 16:21

It´s a fake?

Gustav · 27th November 2002, 16:24

No it's not. Taken on A81 from Heilbronn towards Würzburg, "unofficial testground" for Daimler Chrysler

according to Onkel Tom.

It is 320 km/h real speed

Adam · 27th November 2002, 16:27

If that is from onkel toms beast the i will definetley say that that is most definetley not a fake...

We met onkel tom on the 'ring over easter...his m5 was quite noticeably faster than ours...he was a very good driver too...Johan can vouch for that

all the best
adam

27th November 2002, 16:39

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Originally posted by Gustav
No it's not. Taken on A81 from Heilbronn towards Würzburg, "unofficial testground" for Daimler Chrysler according to Onkel Tom.

It is 320 km/h real speed

Ok. I saw this pic in another thread and it looked suspicious. Johann responded/agreed that it was a fake. I thought he knew something about it, but I belive you.

Gustav · 27th November 2002, 16:41

Well I find it weird that Onkel Tom would have faked it. It seems like it is a reeeeaaly long downhill. Becuase he doesn't have any significant engine tunign to the car.

27th November 2002, 16:46

I rest my case. You know him, I don´t. It was just Johanns respond to that thread that made me convinced, but maybe he responded with ironi (which i did´nt saw)

MEnthusiast · 27th November 2002, 17:11

according to my convesions- 300 km/h= 186.4 mph; and what looks to me as 320 km/h=198.8 mph.

yeowsa!!!!!!! Just be careful. That should give those SL55 drivers something to think about

27th November 2002, 17:57

VERY VERY Impressive!!

Do I see One hand on the wheel at 320km/h?!?!?

Terk · 27th November 2002, 18:38

Awesome pick. You must be very comfortable with your car or have b*lls of steel.

Was the gas (petrol) gauge moving to the left at the same rate the speedo was moving to the right?

T.

polvoronn · 27th November 2002, 18:48

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Originally posted by Gustav
No it's not.

I'll take your words for it, but it does seem kinda odd that the left side of the landscape is blurred while the right side isn't.

27th November 2002, 18:55

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Originally posted by polvoronn

but it does seem kinda odd that the left side of the landscape is blurred while the right side isn't.

not really...He's just closer to the Left hedge than the right...

Adam · 28th November 2002, 12:09

We need onkel tom..where is he?He hasnt posted here in a while?

all the best
adam