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BMW M5 (2011): the new F10M unveiled

This is the new BMW M5. Long lauded as the greatest performance saloon on the planet, this is the fifth generation BMW M5, boasting 10 percent more power than its predecessor (making it the most powerful M car ever), 30 percent more torque, yet the company claims fuel consumption is improved by 30% too. So finally we can get the definitive facts and figures on the new BMW M5’s engine?

Frankfurt 2011: VW Nils EV Go-Kart Video

VW Nils revealed at Frankfurt There have been quite a few of these very small, go-kart-style urban commuter cars cropping up of late, but perhaps the Volkswagen Nils is the most promising. The most promising because if – and it’s a very big if – commuters take to the idea of a grown-up version of a soap-box Kart with an engine for getting to work, the VW Nils will possibly offer the best combination of practicality, refinement and cost. Yes, there’s the Audi Urban Concept to consider, but that will be more expensive (there’s a reason Audi makes VW 40% of its profits), so if commuters do actually find appeal in this route then the Nils is probably the front-runner.

One Lap of the Web: supercars and not-so-super cars

-- This has been a busy week for 'Ring records, and it's only Wednesday. The latest unconfirmed report is that the McLaren P1 may have set a time of 6:47 around the course. That would make it the fastest car to ever lap the course, being a full second faster than the Radical SR8 LM.