Right before Christmas, German magazine Autobild gave themselves a little present: they took all of the current BMW M->ke546 models and tested them on the circuit to see which one was the fastest. All of the tests were done on the Sachsenring circuit in Germany and, surprising or not, the fastest model turned out to be the M3 CRT (E90). In fact, according to Autobild, not only was it the fastest from all the models tested, it was also the fastest M Car they have ever tested on the Sachsenring.

The M3 CRT lapped the circuit in 1:38.87 , closely followed by the M5 with a lap time of 1:38.90 and the 1-Series M Coupe with a time of 1:40.18. The list continues with the M3->ke2366 in coupe, sedan, and convertible forms and ends with the X6M and X5M. Both SUVs were faster than the old E60 M5.

And just for fun, Autobild also brought a Porsche Panamera Turbo S and a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG to the test. Hit the jump to see the official lap times.

Autobild Shootout

Sachsenring lap time

BMW M3 GTS (on semi-slicks)

1:37.30

BMW M3 CRT

1:38.87

BMW F10 M5 (driven by Claudia Hürtgen. Other cars were driven by Autobild drivers)

1:38.90

BMW 1M Coupe

1:40.18

BMW M3 Coupe DCT

1:40.52

BMW M3 Sedan DCT

1:40.60

BMW M3 Convertible DCT

1:42.63

BMW X6 M

1:43.67

BMW X5 M

1:43.72

BMW E60 M5

1:43.77


F10 M5 Competition

Sachsenring lap time

Porsche Panamera Turbo S

1:38.13

BMW F10 M5

1:38.90

Mercedes E63 AMG PP

1:40.59