We can say with a certain degree of certainty that the Gran Turismo video game is the best simulation game out there. Not just because of the vast content but also for the quality of the simulation itself.

A BMW fan decided to show us just how good the simulation is, spending a lot of time on both real life Laguna Seca race track and the Gran Turismo version.

Using a BMW M3 for both variants, he made a very interesting video outlining the similarities and differences between them. While the real life lap time was 1:40.9, ingame he managed 1:37.9, the difference being blamed on the real life fear.

I have to be honest here, at first glance, I couldn’t tell which side of the screen was the real footage and which was the video game, but luckily I figured it out fast. And that is one more point for the Gran Turismo. It’s videos like this that make you appreciate both human dedication and the level a good game can reach.

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The American department of BMW decided to publish a new video with the M5 F10, this time the German model lapping the Laguna Seca circuit from California. Under the bonnet, the M model based on the current-generation 5 Series packs a 4.4-liter V8 twin-turbo engine developing 560 horsepower and 680 Nm of torque. Mated to a seven-speed Double Clutch Transmission, the German model accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4,4 seconds hitting a top speed of 250 km/h.

Even so, the following video won’t show the new M5 trying to get the best lap time at Laguna Seca. The Germans highlighted the ride of the model along the roaring sound of the engine.

As mentioned above, the following video has been revealed by BMWUSA, somehow strange considering that the model in question is not available in the U.S. yet. More exactly, the Bavarians plan to introduce the new M5 F10 in the States somewhere next year.

With this been said, I invite you to watch the new M model on the American tarmac at Laguna Seca. Also notice the driver which somehow resemble with the famous Stig, as it wears a similar helmet.

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As its name suggest, the BMW Track Trainer basically teaches you how to perfectly keep the perfect line, when to brake and how to tackle each turn of the circuit. The main purpose of this system is to improve your driving skills by showing you the correct order of doing the maneuvers told above. However, even the BMW Track Trainer will do a great job, there always will be some professional drivers able to obtain a better lap time than the system.

If you can’t get how the BMW 330i can drive itself then you don’t have to worry because the Germans provided all the interesting details on how the Track Trainer system works. To begin with, a standard 3 Series has been fitted with a pair of sensors, cameras and a built-in GPS system. A revised navigation system which knows the track alongside a system that provides the vehicle’s parameters makes the German model autonomous.

Until this system will be used on everyday vehicles, which means that the cars will be able to communicate between each other and drive themselves, the Bavarians decided to reveal some demonstration footage with BMW Track Trainer at the Laguna Seca circuit in California, USA.

Besides the possibility to drive itself, the German system provides information on the center console which let the driver know how close he was to a perfect turn or line. A sophisticated algorithm needs to take into consideration a bunch of details such as the vehicle’s speed, grip, braking force, suspension load and more in order to properly handle the situation.

Even this sounds pretty complicated, the BMW Track Trainer has already around 12,000 miles of testing which means that BMW did a great job and succeeded to develop a system that not just drives the model but it enhances the performance to almost perfection. Besides the Laguna Seca circuit, the BMW Track Trainer has been tested at other circuits in Germany such as Nordschleife and Hockenheim, one of the few tracks learned by the German model.

Thanks to the people at DrivesTV, which reviewed the BMW Track Trainer, we can actually see how the innovative system that fits the BMW 330i does its job at Laguna Seca.

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