BMW M5: from exotic race car to elegant car about town.(WHEELS)(Bavarian Motor Works)

Chief Executive (U.S.),  March, 2006  by Holstein, William J.

Tags: BMW AG

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Editor's Note: Two auto manufacturers, BMW and the Chevrolet division of General Motors, responded to our ranking of the "Top 10 Cars for CEOs" in the October 2005 issue by asking us to sample their 2006 wares. It's hard work, but someone has to do it! Here's what I thought:

We're in a new BMW M5 tearing down the straightaway at the Lime Rock racetrack in Connecticut. A professional driver is in the passenger's seat and I've got the pedal to the metal. I wouldn't dare look down at the speedometer, but I can tell from the heads-up display in the windshield that we're ...

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