Watch the still-secret BMW M5 CS hustle round Hockenheim
German magazine Sport Auto got its hands on the upcoming BMW M5 CS before it’s even been officially confirmed by BMW.
The car wears camouflage in a bid to hide aerodynamic and cooling tweaks, including a new lip on the front spoiler and a small kicked-up rear wing, but a video made by the magazine at the Hockenheim Grand Prix circuit in Germany still reveals plenty.
A peek inside shows unique hard-backed front bucket seats with striking red leather accents and Nürburgring maps embossed in the headrests, while Sport Auto also sets out the car’s key stats. The 4.4-liter, biturbo V-8 is uprated to 635 hp, a modest 10 hp over the M5 Competition, while the torque rating in unchanged at 553 lb-ft.
For this test the car rode on Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires on 20-inch alloys, but even stickier Michelin Pilot Cup 2 tires are also expected to offered. No doubt, they’ll be fitted for the inevitable attempt to knock the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S off the top of Nürburgring leaderboard. In the meantime, the cold conditions at Hockenheim saw the M5 CS complete its lap in 1:53.6, which bests some serious speed machines including the C8 Corvette and the Audi R8 V10 RWD.
