BMW M5 sets fastest saloon record

G-Power has been associated with the BMW brand for close to 25 years, and is probably the eldest tuner of BMW cars all over the world. From humble beginnings as an Esso-filling station near Frankfurt back in the late seventies, the G-Power label took formation in the early 1980’s. Since then the car tuning company has worked with some of the best and fastest BMW cars the world has seen. 

Having worked on a performance kit for the M5 in 2006 and the Hurricane Prototype in 2007, the fine tuner has now managed to churn out a BMW M5-based G-Power Hurricane RR that has just set the world speed record for the fastest saloon car, at 232.5mph (372.1km/h).

The German tuning specialist’s Hurricane RR is powered by a twin supercharged V10 engine, which produces 800bhp and was fitted with 19 inch Pilot Sports for the record-breaking run, in place of the standard 20 inch fitments.

A weight of two tonnes and a top speed of 232.5mph naturally places extreme demands on the tyres and as a technology partner to G-Power, Michelin provided high-performance Pilot Sport tyres in the dimensions: 255/35 ZR 19 at the front axle and 305/30 ZR 19 at the rear axle for this reason. For everyday use the G-Power Hurricane RR runs on 20-inch rims with 245/35 ZR 20 and 285/30 ZR 20 Michelins front and rear.

The G-Power Hurricane RR not only set new records for top speed, but has also broken barriers in overall automobile performance standards, with an acceleration of just 4.35 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h, 9.5 seconds up to 200 km/h and 25.8 seconds up to 300 km/h.