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BMW M240i, M3, X4M, X5M, M5 CS Compete in Car and Driver Lightning Lap 2022

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Lightning Lap 2022: The Hottest Cars on America's Toughest Track



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M240i xDrive
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Originally Posted by Car and Driver
Lap Time: 3:03.0
The M240i didn't really get a fair shot this year. Like every other BMW present, the all-new 2 arrived without extra tires. To avoid prematurely wearing out the rubber, we sent it around the track in anger only four times in two days. The quickest lap came on the third session, and the by-then scrubbed-up tires contributed to a startling amount of turn-in oversteer that robbed some time.
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X4 M Competition
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Originally Posted by Car and Driver
Lap Time: 3:02.9
The aptly named Roller Coaster consists of a 130-foot drop into one of the last corners before the front straight. Smashing over the final chunk of curbing on the left before dipping into the right-hander Hog Pen is usually routine business, but in BMW's roided-out tilt-a-whirl, it's a moment of weightlessness. Siri, play Sinatra's "Come Fly with Me."
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X5 M Competition
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Originally Posted by Car and Driver
Lap Time: 3:00.5
BMW used to tout its even front-to-rear weight distribution as one of the magical elements that made its cars handle so well. Jump from the Audi RS Q8 into the X5 M, and you'll be a true believer. The X5 M carries 50.6 percent of its 5338 pounds in front, whereas 56.4 percent of the RS Q8's 5489 pounds sits on the front tires. Instead of steady understeer, the X5 M is playful and works all its tires hard, not just the fronts. The X5 seemingly pivots around an axis in the middle of the car. Depending on where your feet shift the load by braking or accelerating, the X5 rotates in an easy and controllable manner that makes it seem alive and willing.
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M3 Competition xDrive
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Originally Posted by Car and Driver
Lap Time: 2:53.5
The BMW M3 Competition takes the win over the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing primarily because it can stay with the Cadillac in the lower-speed technical parts of the track and flex its 31-hp advantage on the straights and in the straight sections that lead to the Climbing Esses.
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M5 CS
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Originally Posted by Car and Driver
Lap Time: 2:50.3
Without so much as a press release or other announcement, BMW apparently decided it would like the Lightning Lap four-door record back and rolled out a lighter M5 CS. BMW briefly held the record, but then in 2019 was eclipsed by the Mercedes-AMG GT63 S with a 2:49.3 run.
Lightning Lap Results 2006 to 2022: Every Car, Every Lap Time
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