Image: G-Power
Take one BMW M5 Touring, the station wagon variant of the BMW M5 that we can’t even get in the States, drop it off at G-Power in Aresing, Germany and leave behind a bag full of cash. Wait a few weeks for a phone call, and if you’re one of the lucky 1,025 customers first in the door, you’ll end up with what’s likely to be the world’s fastest station wagon. How fast is it? Try zero to sixty in under 4.5 seconds and a top speed (electronically limited) of over 223 miles per hour. Still not impressed? The two ton wagon will hit 124 miles per hour in under ten seconds, or about the same time it takes most wagons to hit 60. Nothing that big should move that fast.
Motivation comes from a G-Power tuned, twin-turbo V10 engine good for 750 horsepower and 553 ft lb of torque. G-Power beefs up the BMW internals to handle the additional stress, so your big bag of money also gets you Mahle forged pistons, stronger connecting rods, beefier piston pins, and customized mapping. They also bolt on a coil over suspension, bigger brakes and custom G-Power Silverstone Diamond 20” wheels shod with Michelin Pilot Sport rubber. As for the interior, maybe you can pay extra to not have it look like the inside of Huggy Bear’s Lincoln Continental pimpmobile.
I wonder if it comes with a peacock feather pimp hat? Image: G-Power
Before you start checking the option boxes for things like carbon ceramic brakes, the price of entry starts at just under $331,000 plus tax. Call me a cynic, but I’ll be that Lingenfelter would be more than happy to build you a comparably fast Cadillac CTS-V Wagon for a lot less money. Do I sense a throw down on the horizon?
Also, don’t forget that you can get discounted new car pricing with a free quote through qualified local dealer partners.
Source: G-Power
Kurt Ernst has been passionate about automobiles and driving nearly his entire life. His early years were shaped working in the family service station, though his real passion was auto racing. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Kurt spent a year club racing with the Sports Car Club of America, before focusing on a business career in marketing and project management. Later, his passion for writing and the automotive hobby found him freelancing for a variety of automotive news sites, including Automotive Addicts and Motor Authority, where his work was syndicated and appeared in several national publications. Recognized as an expert in the automotive field, Kurt joined Hemmings Motor News as an Associate Editor in 2013, and in the years since has progressed to Editor, Hemmings Daily; Managing Editor for Hemmings Motor News, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines, and the Hemmings Daily; and now, Managing Editor, Hemmings Auctions. Kurt was instrumental in organizing the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance from 2013-2019, and has served as a judge at this event and The Vintage Racing Stable Concours d’Elegance. A Skip Barber Racing School graduate and prolific writer, Ernst is also skilled in copyediting, project management, brand development, and public relations.
