As you probably already know by now, BMW is preparing the next M5 sports sedan and they promised it would be "a brilliant car." The first concept version will be unveiled at the 2011 Shanghai Motor Show, with a production version to follow at the Frankfurt Motor Show a few months later.
With the new M5, BMW will focus on improving all the aspects of the car. First, the car will be built on an all-new aluminum chassis and will feature the intense use of carbon fiber. This will help reduce the car’s weight considerably. It will also produce 25% less CO2 and the new V8 engine will require less fuel.
Under the hood is where it may get a bit tricky. Originally, the new M5 was to carry the same twin-turbocharged 4.4 liter V8 engine that can be found in the BMW X6 M. This is still the case, but instead of the 555 hp found in the X6 M, the engine is said to deliver an impressive 578 HP in the M5.
UPDATE 03/25/2011: Good news for all of you who were waiting for the new BMW M5. According to BimmerToday, the M5 will finally have its top speed limiter removed so that it will be able to hit a top speed of 189mph. However, this will only happen for the German market. The US market will only get a manual gearbox.
Hit the jump to find out more on the future BMW M5.
BMW M5 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 25 March 2011 15:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bmw/2012-bmw-m5-ar100010.html
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