2011 BMW M5 Spied (Video)

Listening to the video you will see that this is not your average 5 Series. There is for sure something of M nature luring underneath the hood of this prototype BMW 5 Series. Boy does it sound nice too. The engine is rumored to put out an astonishing 540 bhp to the rear wheels according to the gents at Carmagazine. We hope you noticed the bigger wheels , brakes, and signature quad tip exhaust which also help to point out the identity of this car.

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mscottc1 - 8/4/2008 8:52:35 AM

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are my ears bad? I can't really hear much... too bad someone put the video to music or something.

EL34 - 8/4/2008 1:10:07 PM

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A good studio quality German Neumann microphone will cost you $5,000.

The microphone in that Japanese video camera is worth $25.00

http://www.neumannusa.com/

NARunner - 8/4/2008 9:56:35 AM

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I agree, what's with the music? Ruined the video. Anyway, I don't see why this can't be the successor to the 550i using the twin turbo V8 from the X6. I think it would make more sense in that respect....360hp 4.8L to a 400hp 4.0L TT. Just because Car magazine saw this car testing alongside the E60 M5 doesn't necessarily "confirm" that this car is its successor. Maybe they are simply testing the 400hp twin turbo engine against the V10 in 400hp mode...

In general, I'm having a tough time wrapping my head around a forced induction M car. Why not keep with M heritage and use an NA engine with VVT technology or something to improve efficiency? And even if they are planning to use turbos, I can't imagine the M division using an engine that is already being used in the X6. M cars usually get their own uniquely designed and developed engines and, for the price tag, they should!

They should focus on stripping off excess weight, lowering engine displacement, and maintaining similar power figures. Overall performance would be improved. I think the HP wars are getting ridiculous and are not sustainable. What's on tap for 2015? An 800hp M5? A 850hp RS6? An 100hp Corvette? C'mon. The focus should be on efficiency...weight efficiency, power efficiency, fuel efficiency.

NARunner - 8/4/2008 9:58:08 AM

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typing too quickly...I meant an 1100hp Corvette.

nozferatu - 8/4/2008 12:55:08 PM

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Boring freaking car. How much more of this crap do we need honestly?

BMW_DRVR - 8/5/2008 12:41:36 PM

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Here's some advice. Don't click on the article if you don't want to see it. Is someone there forcing you to read it? Damn!

Germancar_fan01 - 8/8/2008 7:45:29 PM

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well said...(noz=another bmw hater) honestly i think itss going to go against the new 911s...maybe?