M5 Alive: BMW?s New Supersedan to Serve as MotoGP Safety Car
Even motorcycle racers need safety cars, and BMW will send an all-new M5 to serve in that capacity for MotoGP.
Like the production 2018 M5, the M5 MotoGP safety car is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 engine making 600 horsepower and paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. That’s enough oomph to propel the M5 from from zero to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds, according to BMW.
Although the sport sedan is largely stock, BMW has made a handful of changes to prepare it for safety-car duty. Outside, those include a revised front splitter, a set of hood latches, custom graphics, and a sleek LED light bar mounted to the car’s carbon-fiber roof. The driver and front passenger sit on a pair of heavily bolstered bucket seats from the limited-edition water-injected M4 GTS. Additionally, the safety car features a BMW M Performance exhaust made from titanium and designed for track use.
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The BMW M5 MotoGP safety car will make its formal debut at MotoGP’s final race of the 2017 season, in Valencia, Spain, the weekend of November 10?12.
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