7:29.5 min: Jörg Müller drives in the M5 by AC Schnitzer new M5 record on

the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Beyond the M Series, we are developing a special parts range for the new BMW M5, with which

we were able to break a second record before the official market launch: the M5 by AC Schnitzer

is now the fastest M5 that has ever been on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring.

The record on the Nordschleife has been driven, just like the record lap at the Sachsenring, by

Jörg Müller. With the M5 by AC Schnitzer he beat the previous record of the standard BMW M5

by 9 seconds. The new target time for the M5 on the Nordschleife is now 7:29.50 min. The M5 by

AC Schnitzer is therefore also faster than the Porsche 911 Carrera S, the Mercedes AMG GTS

and the BMW M4 GTS Coupé.

The harmonious overall concept of the M5 by AC Schnitzer, whose development will soon be

completed, also made this record ride possible. It is a detailed and finely tuned composition of

engine power, optimised exhaust emissions and carbon aerodynamics designed for downforce in

conjunction with the AC Schnitzer lightweight 21-inch wheel/tyre combination and the KW V4

coilover suspension. The V4 suspension offered by KW, which offers both compression and

rebound stages as well as infinitely variable height adjustment, was developed in close

cooperation with the AC Schnitzer suspension team.

In the AC Schnitzer version the M5 delivers 515 kW/700 hp and 850 Nm instead of the standard

441 kW/600 hp and 750 Nm. The performance upgrade, which has a parts certificate and can

therefore be registered, is already available. Of course, this increase in performance also includes

the 3-year assembly guarantee, which is obligatory for AC Schnitzer.

The AC Schnitzer silencer versions, which will include the "Carbon Sport" end panels, among

others, will follow. Carbon aerodynamic components are also gradually being introduced to the

market - part of the aerodynamic range is also already available.

Last but not least, Jörg Müller's driving potential is of course an important part of the chase for

records. The "expert for 24h races", who has already won the endurance classics of Daytona, in

Spa-Francorchamps and also on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, knows "the ring" and is "a bank for

fast lap times", even in wet conditions.

We wonder how fast the M5 by AC Schnitzer would have been on a dry track. Unfortunately, one

of the rare showers caused by the German summer of 2018 had "hit" us, so we had to take it

much slower in some places.