This is not very flattering. One of our favorite cars of all time, the current generation F10 BMW M5 took a bit of a kick to the side of the head recently.

The hit came from the most unlikely source, the newly launched Tesla Model S sedan. That name makes it an all electric car with sporting credentials.

What isn’t immediately apparent is the fact that these cars are rivals. They’re not direct ones, but there is a good amount of sense in a comparison.

Both are slated as family sedans, both have sporting credentials, both have similar sizes and, crucially, both cost about the same (in the United States).

Starting off with these ideas, the guys at Automobilemag staged a very simple comparison, one of a drag race between the two cars.

Obviously, the Tesla Model S wins and the reviewers are chuffed, there’s finally something that can take out the institution that is the M5.

Let’s not be petty and look at the proper facts here. No launch control was used in the M5, why not? Even without this function, the driver in the BMW seemed a little slower to react.

Though the race was nearing its end, coming up on 100 mph really saw the M5 make up some ground on the Tesla. Short runs will be its forte, but at the top end it doesn’t stand a chance.

Even with the performance run being handed over to the Tesla Model S (and boy would many people want you to), there’s always a problem with charging length.

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Probably not the best time to focus on the performance of the F10 BMW M5 given the recent announcement about its oil pump but we can’t help it.

There’s some great news coming from the owner of the sports sedan who had a very interesting weekend as far as the performance of his car is concerned.

The man took his F10 M5 to a drag strip, not the more usual track environment where the car is usually taken to. The best part of the deal is that the M5 impressed here as well.

Though the owner tells us he’s been able to cut the sixty foot time he noticed some improvement and that there’s still some room for a better run.

Even in this form, the final time of the big sedan was 11.78 seconds with a speed of 119 mph out the end of the quarter mile.

To put that into perspective, that’s the sort of times you used to get out of the Dodge Viper GTS if you could launch it properly.

In order to achieve the impressive drag time the F10 M5 managed all settings went to Sport+ apart from the suspension.

Surprisingly, having it in comfort helped the mass transfer to the rear and made launching quicker than other options.

Obviously, most of the credit for this achievement goes to the M5’s powertrain. That twin-turbo 4.4 liter V8 can push out 560 horsepower and 502 lb-ft of torque.

More importantly, this power is carefully managed by the launch control system BMW fitted it with.

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