Autocar Compares Nissan GT-R with…BMW M5 Sedan

If you thought Road & Track's comparo with the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the Nissan GT-R was kind of a stretch given the huge price difference between the two coupes, we wonder what you'll have to say about Autocar's video test of the Nissan GT-R and the BMW M5 saloon.

The British magazine admits that the BMW M5 and Nissan GT-R "are not conventional rivals" but adds that both "have around 550bhp, cost nearly £75k and promise brutal performance" which it says, justifies a comparison.

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G-Power BMW M5 Hurricane RR Reaches 357km/h – 222mph on the Autobahn

It's just another day at the mother of all highways, the German Autobahn – which of course means cars reaching top speeds that in any other country around the world would probably get your buttocks thrown in jail and your car confiscated.

But not on the Autobahn where a member of the GTBoard forums took a G-Power BMW M5 Hurricane RR up to a top speed of 357km/h or 222mph.

As a refresher, when G-Power introduced the BMW M5 E60-based Hurricane RR a couple years back, it claimed at the time that it was the fastest saloon in the world – we don't know if it still holds the crown today.

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The Coolest BMW M5 Badge Ever

If what they say about photography being the art of capturing the beauty of the moment and freezing it forever in time is true, then the person who took this picture of the new BMW M5 saloon's badge has accomplished the goal in the most literal sense of the phrase.

Head over the break for a high-resolution version of the image.

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