Chris Harris officially explained the back of the rear tire – this time with BMWS blessing. After almost four months with the new BMW M5 (G90) as a daily driver, Harris was finally unleashed on the Thruxton Circuit, where he was able to explore the wilder side of MS 717-PPPP-PAY-PRAU-HYBRID Beast. So far, BMW UK had asked him not to transform the new M5 into a YouTube spectacle with tire smokers. But all of this changed when they not only gave him the keys, but also a new sentence by Michelin Pilot Sport 5 s tires. You know where to go.
The video begins tame enough, with Harris corners attacking in 4WD mode, which is clearly impressed, how well this 2.5-ton limousine changes at serious speed and direction. But things -literally -take -when he takes the 2WD mode and completely deactivates DSC. The result? Pure, unnoticed drift chaos.
A tail containing animal
The M5 now presses all 738 LB-FT (1,000 Nm torque) onto the rear wheels and turns into a tail containing tail. Harris compensates for the car professionally on the border and shows that the G90 M5 is ridiculously controllable, despite its weight, even under heavy compulsion. We speak of drifts in the fifth swing at 110 miles per hour. At this point, the active M differential waves the white flag due to overheating.
Even then Harris shrugs his shoulders and explains that he prefers the new G90 M5 to the AMG or Audi -RS models. This is a high praise of someone who has beaten up every performance sedan on the planet. His judgment? The G90 BMW M5 is by far the best hybrid limousine he has ever driven – dynamic, planted and really fun.
And perhaps most surprising is that tire clothing is rounding after 20 minutes faster and a few more minutes of heavy drifts are catastrophic. Yes, there is a lot of smoky drama, but the car is not crushed rubber like a drift rocket only for routes.
