Watch The BMW M550i's M5-Beating Acceleration In Action

This 0-250kmh effort may not be a seamless, full throttle run, but it still showcases the M550i's M5-beating acceleration brilliantly

Matt Robinson

23 Jan 2017

Being a bunch of speed freaks, the detail about the new ‘G30’ 5-series we like the most is the fact the M550i is actually quicker from 0-62mph than the outgoing M5. Hell, it’s even faster than the M5 Competition Pack on the benchmark sprint.

It hits 0-62mph in four second flat thanks to a 455bhp twin-turbo V8 and all-wheel drive traction off the line. And as we can now see thanks to this video, that initial acceleration looks damn impressive in the real world.

Video via Car Scoops

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

That sound makes me want to yell
“LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF MY PEOPLE”

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BMW logic: let’s make cars that make M cars look useless

Theyll make the full on M5 even quicker

People forget an //M car isnt made just for straight line speed, thats never what m cars specifically aim for, they are made to handle far better then normal models and be far more sportier

M5 owners when they see this…

AWD is bad, ///M’kay?

I think the E63 should lube itself for the upcoming G30 M5

With over 600hp from a V8, I don’t think the E63 S needs to lube itself at all…

Needs two more cylinders.

And still the twin turbos. LoL

Acceleration was impressive, but I was more impressed by two other things; the BMW driver using a turn signal and other slower drivers getting out of the left lane.

This is probably the autobahn, people in western Europe know when to move

Except even the F10 M5 really did 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, according to Motor Trend. Manufacturer 0-60 times are about as reliable as a Russian nuke plant.

yeah but this probably does 0-60 in less than the claimed 4.0 sec.

“Ormergheeerd faster than an M5 0-60!!”
Blah blah blah. Why are people so hyped about it?

The new m5 yet to be revealed….

Your talking bullshit. This is extra money being spent (if you but the M5) and then wasted in shame when you get beaten by the cheaper BMW M550i. Shame by your stupidity.