Bmw: M5 Pack

They reached the Döttinger Höhe straight. This was where the M Driver’s Pack earned its keep, raising the top speed limiter from the standard 155 mph to a blistering 190 mph. The speedometer climbed—270, 290, 305 km/h—the world outside becoming a green and grey blur.

"Feel the chassis," Marcus urged as they hit the Flugplatz section. The Competition Pack meant stiffer springs and anti-roll bars that defied the car's 5,000-pound mass. Elias steered through a high-speed sweeper, the car staying flat, its gold-caliper carbon ceramic brakes biting hard as they approached the Aremberg curve. BMW M5 Pack

As they cleared the first corner, the M5 lunged forward with the violence of a 717-horsepower plug-in hybrid system. It didn't matter that the car weighed as much as a large SUV; the torque was an invisible hand slamming them back into the Merino leather seats. They reached the Döttinger Höhe straight