Taiwanese Media Wreck E60 M5 During Testing - Beware Pics

[bKLyNbENz]

This M5 arrived in Taiwan last week and the accident happened just a few days after it passed Taiwanese car inspection. When the accident happened, the car only had temporary testing license plates and had no insurance on the car (Taiwanese car insurance is on car, rather than driver like North America). The accident happened during a magazine road test against an E55 AMG.

The driver was trying to take a corner with very uneven road surface, and lost the backend, hit the divider, flipped the car 3 and a half rotations, and stopped by a tree. 3 passengers were in the car, 2 of which walked away without a single scratch, 1 has a minor scratch on his arm.

Car was totaled, as it's structure is damaged beyond repair, but no one was seriously hurt. M5 is defintley a very safe car.

The magazine that's responsible for this on the other hand, will have to pay for the car, which is worth a bit more than 200k USD. since their car didn't have insurance yet at the time of the accident.

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[bKLyNbENz]

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[bKLyNbENz]

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[bKLyNbENz]

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[bKLyNbENz]

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[bKLyNbENz]

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[bKLyNbENz]

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[Dino Scuderia]

Nasty crash there.

[Merrill]

Bye bye…what a pity. I HATE YOU DRIVER

[Mustang]

nice to see he left his indicators on to wrn oncoming motorists :p

[Matra et Alpine]

In future pleas use UCP "attachemnt" method for adding pictures.

This will be a VERY painful thread for anyone on dial-up :(

[Cotterik]

ive seen many-a-crash but this just makes me want to weep :( its totally wasted! how could anyone mistreat such a beautiful car :(

[Smithy]

that sucks...

[6'bore]

OMFG... How angry I am at the driver....it's untrue.

[KnifeEdge_2K1]

neone else notice the bloodlike stain of the engine oil leakin ??

[woodstock827]

good... one more ugly car out of public roads... gosh i hate Bangle

[RazaBlade]

oh man, imagine paying for a car that you wont even get to keep! So harsh, what a loss of an awesome car!!

[Coventrysucks]

That's the second rather knackered E60 M5 I've seen that "just" stepped out at the back.

Popular excuse or handling flaw?

[Suka]

It could be a case of Audi TT syndrome.

[QuattroMan]

This M5 arrived in Taiwan last week and the accident happened just a few days after it passed Taiwanese car inspection. When the accident happened, the car only had temporary testing license plates and had no insurance on the car (Taiwanese car insurance is on car, rather than driver like North America). The accident happened during a magazine road test against an E55 AMG.

The driver was trying to take a corner with very uneven road surface, and lost the backend, hit the divider, flipped the car 3 and a half rotations, and stopped by a tree. 3 passengers were in the car, 2 of which walked away without a single scratch, 1 has a minor scratch on his arm.

Car was totaled, as it's structure is damaged beyond repair, but no one was seriously hurt. M5 is defintley a very safe car.

The magazine that's responsible for this on the other hand, will have to pay for the car, which is worth a bit more than 200k USD. since their car didn't have insurance yet at the time of the accident.





"QUATTRO".... Don't leave home with out it! what a waste!!!! we should hang the driver!

[Coventrysucks]

Would you like to remove those pictures from your quote.

As for "Quattro" - having two extra driven wheels doesn't
a) stop you from sliding - that is to do with the level of grip between the tyres and road. Having the wheel driven or not doesn't make the tyre, or the road surface, and grippier.

b) stop you from driving like an idiot. Anyone can crash anything if they try hard enough.


we should hang the driver!

Because you know it was their fault... Oh, no wait a moment... You weren't there you can't possibly know what happened.

[QuattroMan]

Would you like to remove those pictures from your quote.

As for "Quattro" - having two extra driven wheels doesn't
a) stop you from sliding - that is to do with the level of grip between the tyres and road. Having the wheel driven or not doesn't make the tyre, or the road surface, and grippier.

b) stop you from driving like an idiot. Anyone can crash anything if they try hard enough.



Because you know it was their fault... Oh, no wait a moment... You weren't there you can't possibly know what happened.

I wish I was there, teach that full how to drive cars! four wheels are better then two wheels I all ways say... :)

[NoOne]

As for "Quattro" - having two extra driven wheels doesn't
a) stop you from sliding - that is to do with the level of grip between the tyres and road. Having the wheel driven or not doesn't make the tyre, or the road surface, and grippier.

b) stop you from driving like an idiot. Anyone can crash anything if they try hard enough.



Because you know it was their fault... Oh, no wait a moment... You weren't there you can't possibly know what happened.


I wish I was there, teach that full how to drive cars! four wheels are better then two wheels I all ways say... :)

Did you even read what you quoted?

[Amaru]

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Even Apeldoorn bellen.

( the Dutch members will know what I mean ;) )

[QuattroMan]

Did you even read what you quoted?

some times!

[Clique]

Give me a shotgun and the driver please for a mintue... So i can 'show' him how pi$$ed i am.

[Quiggs]

Well, that's an improvement.

[QuattroMan]

Well, that's an improvement.


OUCHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! think god im not a BMW freak! LOL!!! :D

[my porsche]

more proof of D.W.O.

[Coventrysucks]

Give me a shotgun and the driver please for a mintue... So i can 'show' him how pi$$ed i am.

This pathetic crap always gets me slightly riled.

Do you know what caused the crash?

Do you know it was driver error that caused the crash?

Would you have "saved" the precious M5 if you had been driving?

No to all of the above.

So why are you so keen to shoot your mouth off?

Lets face it - if you were given the keys of an M5 you'd probably have it sticking out of a ditch within seconds - so lets have less of this hypocritical macho nonsense shall we?

[QuattroMan]

This pathetic crap always gets me slightly riled.

Do you know what caused the crash?

Do you know it was driver error that caused the crash?

Would you have "saved" the precious M5 if you had been driving?

No to all of the above.

So why are you so keen to shoot your mouth off?

Lets face it - if you were given the keys of an M5 you'd probably have it sticking out of a ditch within seconds - so lets have less of this hypocritical macho nonsense shall we?


"This pathetic crap always gets me slightly riled."

I don't think any one hear truly gives a f@ck about this dude crashing the M5,we are just having fun with something so stupid, so!!! do get all hyped up for something so stupid bro,, take a day off on me.......

[Rockefella]

"This pathetic crap always gets me slightly riled."

I don't think any one hear truly gives a f@ck about this dude crashing the M5,we are just having fun with something so stupid, so!!! do get all hyped up for something so stupid bro,, take a day off on me.......
Having fun isn't necessarilly the same thing as, give me a shotgun so I can kill him and leave his wife/children fatherless.

[QuattroMan]

Having fun isn't necessarilly the same thing as, give me a shotgun so I can kill him and leave his wife/children fatherless.

now your beeing funny! that is what i mean, none of us would actiually go that far......!

[F1_Master]

I guess my eyesight sucks, but where's the damage? People where saying its bad. Where's the damage in those pics?

EDIT: Only see 1 damage pic on this page.

[F1_Master]

Having fun isn't necessarilly the same thing as, give me a shotgun so I can kill him and leave his wife/children fatherless.
To those who think that's funny, I hope someone says the same about you and your family. Its called a mistake, and at any point, to say that you would kill him because of a stupid accident is not funny, even if you don't mean it.
I don't care if you're not going to do it, it isn't funny
You want someone to say that about you if you were in the driver's position? Think about that.

EDIT: That wasn't directed at you Rock.

[KnifeEdge_2K1]

I wish I was there, teach that full how to drive cars! four wheels are better then two wheels I all ways say... :)

it actually isnt, it depends on the application, the added weight from the awd system could hinder performance if they're a significant percentage of the car's overall weight, and if the engine isnt strong to begin with 4wd wont be any help

weight distribution (which is akin to engine placement) and suspension setup is much more important

[M3_E30]

an m5 totaled already, a sad, sad moment indeed.

[2ndclasscitizen]

only one of the photos has damage in it. all the ones in the original post show a shiny brand spanking new M5

[M3_E30]

driver should be lined up and shot.

[KnifeEdge_2K1]

driver should be lined up and shot.

you should be lined up and shot

how many times have you had to brake suddenly or swirve to avoid an idiot motorist, just because he lost control doesnt mean he deserves to be prosecuted

[LPFAN]

[I]I think M5 s very safe car.

[Matt]

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