More 2010 BMW 5 Series Details Emerge

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joshg_5

"slightly longer than the previous E60 generation." That's different... **Puke!!** I'm really pissed that all companies are bloating their cars. So stupid...

January 27, 2009 1:40 pm

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AG4

"The 5-Series will have a choice of petrol engines ranging from 180 to 370 hp" Only 370 hp? That sounds like the current 4.8... Isn't the all-new 550i getting the new 400hp 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 found in the new 7-series and X6?

January 27, 2009 4:20 pm

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AUDINICK

AG4 I think is right, the fastest non M will be the 550i then there will be the M5 around 2011 with ~550-600 hp.

January 27, 2009 5:50 pm

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muhaidib

hey,, just a correction,, apparently the new M5 and M6 will have a supercharged (or twin turbo) V8 instead of a massive V10 the V8 will still be faster than the V10,, might wanna recheck your sources

January 27, 2009 8:18 pm

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LL55AMG

370? The current E550 has 382 h.p., and the current E63 has 510. I guess BMW is tired of the power race with Mercedes.

January 27, 2009 9:28 pm

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RCarvalho

The new M5 will have around 580cv (hp) or maybe 600hp to beat the rs6....So i guess you are wrong!

January 27, 2009 9:53 pm

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LL55AMG

I mean where does it stop? AMG is trying to get the compression ratio right in the current 6.2 liter (E63), to be able to apply twin turbo's to it. Brabus got 590 hp out the engine by just putting headers, intake, and flashing the ECU, so what kind of power would this thing put out with turbos, 615 hp? The race is on.

January 27, 2009 10:05 pm

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khd

definite mistake, the most powerfull non M-car should be the 400hp 550i, and the m5 wont have much more then 540-550hp, they wont use high boost cuz they wanna maintain the smooth NA type power delivery, e.g in the 335i the twinturbos only give a 40hp increase over the 330i

January 27, 2009 10:30 pm

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LL55AMG

The 335i turbos are more geared for fuel economy rather than performance. And khd im betting BMW is gonna go with forced induction in the new M5, other wise what will the engine be? A punched V8 out the M3? Doubt it. Merc is the only one heading the pack with the Liter game.

January 27, 2009 10:52 pm

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LL55AMG

And O.K.,before anyone says it, im gonna stop being a Merc fanboy on the 5-series discussion.

January 27, 2009 10:54 pm

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LL55AMG

Mercedes rules.

January 27, 2009 10:54 pm

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shadow_man

Yes, not sure where you get your sources, but BMW has already stated that they will no longer produce high-revving engines like the S85 (M5 V10) and S65 (M3 V8). We need low end torque! Next M5 motor will more than likely be an M-inspired twin turbo V8. Look for ~550 hp but with more usable torque in the low and mid range than current platform.

January 27, 2009 11:54 pm

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one of the main reasons manufacturers use the means of forced induction is to save weight, manufacturing costs and ease of modifying engines. bmw has no choice but to follow the same route in which mercedes has been successfull for so long with their fantastic v8 and v12 forced induction engines. BMW will adopt twin turbo technology more in the future,the facelift M5 will have a 4.4 V8 with twin turbo technology, output will be similar to the current v10 around 510hp but the torque will be much higher.

February 1, 2009 3:52 am

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