09/07/2007 — Chicago. The intense golfing rivalries between Europe and the United States were to be set a new challenge during the 2007 BMW Championship with an unusual contest between a golf ball, a car and a motorbike.

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Charlotte, NC – July 17,2007 - Continental Tire of North American (CTNA) will supply select tires to the BMW Performance Center and the BMW Performance Driving School in Spartanburg, South Carolina, it was announced today by Ed Marohn, Director of Automotive Aftermarket Sales for Continental Tire of North America. The tires will be provided for the BMW M5, which is the featured vehicle for the BMW Performance Driving School.

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The new BMW M5 sedan, with its 500 horsepower engine, is in the same league as the Mercedes-Benz E55 AMB and the Audi RS6. All three carmakers quote a 0 to 62 miles per hour time of 4.7 seconds, and all three are capable of a top speed of 155 miles per hour. The BMW M5 is different from its competitors, however, in that it feels like it was designed and built by people with a passion for driving.

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When the unsuspecting driver depresses the gas pedal, saying this car moves fast would be as much of an understatement as saying that a freight train hitting your Schwinn might dent it a little bit. Drop the clutch, and the big bang happens all over again as your intestinal track forcefully relocates to the lumbar support area of the M5’s plush two-tone leather seat. This particular M5 was given a lobotomy by the BMW performance masters DINAN, and when they were done, 402-hp with 375 lb/ft of yank is accessible with a flick of the ankle.

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