A hurricane just hit the city. No, make that a tsunami! A while back WCF reported on the 340km/h per hour M5 tuned by G-Power. Now that speed has evaporated as G-Power obliterated it with the new car.
Based on the 378kW/ 507 bhp BMW M5, the Hurricane is probably a force second only to a Mike Tyson right hook to the left jaw. Last week the specially-tuned vehicle reached a top speed of 360km/h at the Papenburg high speed track, and the speed appears to be legit and official. This would make the G-Power M5 Hurricane the fastest road-legal BMW in the world, subject to any valid objections from other tuners.
If you think about the fact that the hero of every little boy’s bedroom wallpaper, Bugatti’s Veyron, is only 47km/h faster, then you begin to realise just how potent this thing is. No information yet on what sort of tyres it was running on or the fuel used etc. But we know it runs the same 5.0-litre V10, but using something called a G-Power Evo II supercharging system to produce a staggering 537kW. It uses one belt-driven compressor for each cylinder bank which has a claimed efficiency rate of 80 percent, meaning that most of the power goes to the wheels where it belongs, and not to the ozone where it causes us enemies like Al Gore.
The supercharger is also compact so G-Power is able to install two of them, boosting pressure to a limited .05 bar.
G-Power M5 Hurricane Sets World Record
537kW Available to Use
G-Power / The G-Power of a Hurricane at 360km/h
Comments
afterace2
February 4, 2008 4:32 PM
this is an astonishing car !!! The Veyron with it's 16 liter quad-turbocharger engine is only 47km/h faster (and it have only 2 seats :P)
Man9oory_999
February 5, 2008 11:34 AM
afterace2 ur bad in maths, 340 + 47 is 387km/h, the bugatti is not 47 km/h faster than the hurricane, its 67km/h and that isn't a small difference. try doing 20km/h and another friend on ur side doing 87km/h, what would be the difference. recognizable?
xLumino
February 4, 2008 4:46 PM
yes, impressive for a sedan. reminds me to some speedrecords of Brabus.
...who needs a veyron? there are better performance-sportscars and other very fast one. but what is impressive of 407 kph?
catch22
February 4, 2008 4:52 PM
What G-Power has achieved is remarkable but don't ever compare that to a Bugatti Veyron.
Bugatti (VW) built the car all on its own. From transmission to the cooling, air induction to drag; everything was tested and tested and tested for years...
And it will last accordingly! The Bugatti is an engineering monument not to be eclipsed by some bolt-on supercharger tuning.
Repeat: I respect what G-Power has achieved but don't forget they haven't engineered the rest of the M5 :)
How about strapping these chargers to the M6? It's lighter and less air resistant. But that wouldn't be cool enough right?
deliverinsanity
February 4, 2008 4:59 PM
For those who are more used to power being measured in horsepower (or if you are just wondering), 537kW is equivalent to 720 bhp. Goddamn, that's a lot of power. And you can take your kids with you.
Roger
February 4, 2008 5:30 PM
I think that you'll find that when traveling at those speeds you need a massive exponential increase in BHP to go every 1 mph faster so there being a 47km/h difference between this and the Veyron is a massive leap in performance.
Also bare in mind that this car wont last long before the engine blows as it has a lot less tolerances that what a manufacturer would allow.
joelynn
February 4, 2008 5:40 PM
an estate version for the police would be cool- try out-running that!
NitrousOxide
February 4, 2008 6:16 PM
Its a very normal thing that was done to this car.. It brings no wonder.. Im wondering why do some people get shocked.. It only has a monstrous engine.. Nothing about handling, track timing was revealed.. The more power the car will have, the faster it'll get.. Brabus did the same thing with the CLS and it was 2 kilometers faster than this one though it has 8 cylinders(362 kph).. It really is an astonishing number, but it can never come close to the Veyron in any kind of a way.. The car has to be equivalent to the 720hp in all the other fields..
verdano
February 4, 2008 7:19 PM
Brabus Rocket CLS is 12 cylinders not 8. And the official speed record is 365.5km/h. Here's the topic : http://www.worldcarfans.com/7061121.002/brabus-rockets-to-366km-h-world-recordAnd CLS is 730hp and of course is heavier then M5 so.... This is record only for the BMW cars! And by the way 47 km/h over 350 is A LOT! .... and is not so simple to reach it!
vincent_driver
February 4, 2008 7:43 PM
The record is actually the CMC (Currency Motors Car)Bmw M5 TT, with a top speed of 386 kph. However this is still and unoficial record.
verdano
February 4, 2008 7:56 PM
So it is nothing........ there is reasons to be unofficial ...and is out of the game ;) I am owner of E36 316i and I am reaching 390km/h and more but is unofficial too..... ;) :P
radmeister
February 5, 2008 3:56 AM
Yeah what's your point this thing isn't a V8 either, in case you forgot it's a V10. The Brabus is a much crazier engine and has more than 2x the torque of this M5. But then again you pay for a CLS Rocket dearly at 415,000euro used with 3600km on the odometer.
afterace2
February 4, 2008 7:01 PM
it is obvious this car is no match to the veyron techonolicly-wise but hey, look at the price, versitality and so on...
_M7_
February 4, 2008 8:14 PM
All of you are right....Bugati is a pice of sh** agains this car....leak of engeniering The OLD...VERY OLD McLaren F1 achive 390km/h whitout turbos....thats somthing....and VW dont know how to made a decent car....you have 4.2Lt engine and the car whight nearly 2tons...how stupid
NICKKOP
February 4, 2008 9:25 PM
_M7_ you have lost your right to speak, oh yeah and umm they never made an M7 just in case you didnt know... lol
superman007
February 4, 2008 10:00 PM
after approximately 360km/h you need an additional 5hp to go an additional 1km/h faster, this number increases exponentially and is over 8hp for each additional kilometer after 375km/h, this makes 47km/h a huge gap in performance, theoretically speaking this car would need an additional 650hp to match the veyrons top speed! so please dont even compare a strap on supercharger to the best car in the world!
tootall
February 5, 2008 12:54 AM
Nah.... Then that would be too easy for the average consumer to obtain.
out4ride
February 5, 2008 3:38 AM
I think of this car as an ugly one in stuck but this one is much better looking for sure. I can't get used to a Japaneese looking German car. Say what you like but BMW looked so much better before. Too big of a chance in such a short time.
wisp
February 5, 2008 7:42 AM
BMW shows VW and Merc stables yet again that you can squeeze lots of power from limited cc engines if you have the know how. Who needs 8 litres or 6.5 litres to get Godzilla power levels.Welcome to BMW top drawer enginering.
verdano
February 5, 2008 9:36 AM
Yes for sure.....that's why BMW F1 team a huge disappointment from the same beginning..... :P
radmeister
February 5, 2008 4:33 PM
Yeah except VW still destroys them with the veyron and Porsche which gets 850hp out of a 3.8L H6. Any engine can be made over 1000hp. They have a 1200hp 2.4L I4 cavalier alcohol injected with a turbo bigger than the block. It comes down to how long you can sustain that power. Brabus has been tuning mercs for a long time they know what they are doing and offer a decent warranty. The Veyron is a bulletproof car and if anything does go wrong they will fix it for u. I would be surprised if the M5 lasted 5,000km after this upgrade.
saeed
February 5, 2008 8:41 AM
In 2006 Brabus Rocket clocked in new record for street-legal sedan at 362.4 km/h (225.2 mph)worlds-fastest-sedan no bmw
wisp
February 5, 2008 10:27 AM
Brabus Rocket! what kind of name is that. it probably would suit Buck Rogers. Who said BMW sucks in F1. They hold the record for the two quickest lap in F1, one set by Keke Rosberg in a 1.5 litre turbo BMW engine andthe other set by Juan Pablo Montoya also driving a BMW propelled Vehicle at Silverston. Remember that the all conquering Mclaren road car thatbroke record after record was powered by non other than BMW. Besides BMW is the only luxery car maker to enter F1 with full spec car (unlike Merc, using NMclaren and a red teams snatched data or VW). It would rather be nice to see the big 3 competing against each otherin F1. come on now.
verdano
February 5, 2008 12:06 PM
Yeeeeeh Full Spec Car but with partnership of Wiliams and Souber later .....:P And how many titles did they have in F1 history ?????? Two fast laps are nothing! Everybody make fast laps even Redbull with empty fuel thanks....... :)))))))))))))))
M388
February 7, 2008 1:47 AM
Bmw m5,m6 v10 can make up to 1200hp without toching the engine internals! as said by bmw..so at 720 there is still alot left but it always depends on the tuner how good he is ..porperly tuned will last long
The_woo_factor
February 7, 2008 2:54 PM
This is an ugly car. Face it. GO AUDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lebadboi
February 8, 2008 6:28 PM
No purpose driving this car in Canada... Rear wheel drive is a pain in the neck during winter time no matter how much hp under the hood! Believe me, after one snowing day, you want to get rid of this thing.
schefar
February 10, 2008 2:39 PM
Veyron is 47 km/h faster than Hurricane. Hurricane is just 50 km/h faster than R8. R8 is only 55 km/h faster than S40.
So well they are all almost same ha?
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