How is it possible that this 600+ hp V8 M5 is barely heavier than the M3?

BMW M5 CS specs
Car type | 4-door saloon |
Curb weight | 1855 kg (4090 lbs) |
Introduced | 2020 |
Origin country | Germany |
Views | 2.3k |
Submitted by | Hoppelmoppel123 |
Lap times
Track | Time |
---|---|
EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 1:31.88 |
Hockenheim GP | 1:53.60 |
Acceleration
0 - 40 kph | 1.1 s |
0 - 100 kph | 2.9 s |
0 - 160 kph | 6.8 s |
0 - 200 kph | 10.7 s |
Est. 1000 m | 21.6 s @ 261.0 kph |
Est. 0 - 60 mph | 2.8 s |
Est. 1/8 mile | 7.5 s @ 106.9 mph |
Est. 1/4 mile | 11.4 s @ 127.4 mph |
Est. 1/2 mile | 18.4 s @ 154.1 mph |
Est. 1 mile | 30.4 s @ 175.8 mph |

General performance
Top speed | 305 kph (190 mph) |
Est. 0 - 100 mph - 0 | 10.6 s @ 748 ft |
Est. max acceleration | 1.03 g (10 m/s²) |
18m slalom | 69.2 kph (43.0 mph) |
100 kph - 0 | 34 m (110 ft) |
200 kph - 0 | 136 m (448 ft) |
Powertrain specs
Engine type | V8 Biturbo |
Displacement | 4.4 l (268 ci / 4395 cc) |
Power | 635 ps (626 bhp / 467 kw) |
Torque | 750 Nm (553 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 144 ps (143 hp) |
Power / weight | 342 ps (338 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 404 Nm (298 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | 8 speed automatic |
Layout | front engine, all wheel drive |
Rolling acceleration
80 - 120 kph (4) | 2.4 s |
80 - 120 kph (5) | 3.1 s |
80 - 120 kph (6) | 4.1 s |
80 - 120 kph (7) | 5.3 s |
80 - 120 kph (8) | 9.3 s |
80 - 160 kph (4) | 5.1 s |
80 - 160 kph (5) | 6.5 s |
80 - 160 kph (6) | 8.6 s |
80 - 160 kph (7) | 11.1 s |
80 - 160 kph (8) | 17.3 s |
100 - 200 kph | 6.6 s |
M5 CS competition



John Paul 2m ago
Top speed: 311,4 km/h
0-400 m: 11,62 s (207,44 km/h)
0-1000 m: 20,76 s (259,30 km/h)
0-10 km/h: 0,31 s
0-20 km/h: 0,68 s
0-30 km/h: 1,03 s
0-40 km/h: 1,37 s
0-50 km/h: 1,70 s
0-60 km/h: 2,03 s
0-70 km/h: 2,36 s
0-80 km/h: 2,68 s
0-90 km/h: 2,99 s
0-100 km/h: 3,41 s
0-110 km/h: 3,95 s
0-120 km/h: 4,53 s
0-130 km/h: 5,13 s
0-140 km/h: 5,75 s
0-150 km/h: 6,41 s
0-160 km/h: 7,08 s
0-170 km/h: 7,78 s
0-180 km/h: 8,51 s
0-190 km/h: 9,25 s
0-200 km/h: 11,02 s
0-210 km/h: 12,41 s
0-220 km/h: 13,90 s
0-230 km/h: 15,49 s
0-240 km/h: 17,18 s
0-250 km/h: 18,97 s
0-260 km/h: 20,90 s
0-270 km/h: 22,91 s
0-280 km/h: 25,03 s
0-290 km/h: 31,67 s
0-300 km/h: 36,89 s
0-310 km/h: 41,11 s
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https://imgur.com/gallery/d0nf4MI






FastestLaps 5m ago
Why are they diluting M5 brand with all these 1000 editions with extra 10 hp or some other tiny irrelevancies?
Why not have just BMW M5, BMW M3, BMW M6 and BMW M1 and no other BMW cars with any "M" branding (including getting rid of all M-Sport type b.s.)