M5 New BMW M5 in 2011 to get 550bhp

[Bartek S.]

Work on the new BMW M5 is gathering pace, industry sources have revealed to Autocar. M division is collaborating closely with the team developing the next 5-series, and plans to take the supersaloon fight to Mercedes’s doorstep with an all-new, fifth-generation 550bhp M5 in 2011. Mercedes is currently working on a ground-up redesign of the E63 that will appear in 2009.
The new 5-series, due in 2010, will be an obvious evolution of today’s design, and the new M5 is expected to use the current V10, bored out to 5.5 litres. It is also likely to get a direct injection, turbocharged unit, to reduce emissions. The engines will be available with either the six-speed manual gearbox or the new seven-speed M DCT double-clutch transmission.
Further improvements in fuel economy would result from the use of the company’s stop-start technology. BMW has already emphasised that it wants to reduce the emissions of the new 5-series through the Efficient Dynamics programme and it’s unlikely that the M5 would sidestep this technology. The part-time alternator system, for example, which is branded as regenerative braking, boosts power and economy without in any way affecting performance.
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[LaArtist]

to far away..to judge

 

[EMpower]

Only 50 hp increase?
too early.

 

[chonkoa]

NA 5.5 litre V10 -very probable:turbocharged 5.5 litre V10 - I have serious doubts.

 

[Zafiro]

One thing is 100% sure - M DCT - this is what next M5 is getting.

 

[klier]

^ Duh

Edit;

I'd like BMW to keep the SMG gearbox tooif Im honest. It's so manly.

 

[SKY]

Hmmm, if tha is this is the engine that the new M5 is gonna have it think it´s not a real step forward compared to the actual one., not even more powerfull than the RS6.

 

[chonkoa]

Hmmm, if tha is this is the engine that the new M5 is gonna have it think it´s not a real step forward compared to the actual one., not even more powerfull than the RS6.

But what if they put the F10 on a diet...

 

[warot]

Hmmm, if tha is this is the engine that the new M5 is gonna have it think it´s not a real step forward compared to the actual one., not even more powerfull than the RS6.

BMW obviously aren't playing the power game if they are just going to bore out the power plant. It's pretty clear that they want to promote Efficent Dynamics. However, if the engine is turbocharged, it's the torque that will really benefit. It's definitely not as far away as you guys think. 2 years to develop an engine/suspension components isn't THAT far away

 

[wltsm]

I would have thought BMW would have started down sizing engines, on WCF it says it's going to get TTs! I'm all for this if the 3.0 liter TT I6 is anything to go for!

 

[LaArtist]

one thing is for sure..it will be the greatest ever..it will EAT the competition

 

[klier]

^^^ Damn right bro Don't mess with BMW engine skills!!

 

[Sunny]

My money is on 5L TT.

 

[Tarek]

Makes sense to use the same engine but rework it since MB is using the same 6.2l in the next E as well.

 

[SKY]

Makes sense to use the same engine but rework it since MB is using the same 6.2l in the next E as well.

Makes sense, thaqts true, but i think that BMW needs to make more powerfull M engines, since Merc is having actually a more powefull engine that BMW one in each segment of its line.

 

[Sunny]

I doubt it will be the same engine with turbos slapped on. The requirements for a high revving NA engine and a turbocharged engine is quite different. I don't think the new BMW 4.4l V8TT has anything much in common with the old NA 4.4L V8, nor is the new 3TT, the NA 3.0 with 2 turbos slapped on.

 

[Tarek]

The new TT 4.4 V8 is totally diff one from the old 4.4l,as for the next M5 engine i think it's gonna be NA but reworked to 550hp.

 

[Porsche Guy]

BMW's CEO, Norbert Reithofer made the following comment a while ago:

"[Reithofer] points to the twin-turbocharged inline-six in the 135i, 335i and 535i as a good indication of what the future might hold, particularly in the case of the M-badged variants that would make more use of forced induction rather than upgraded displacement and higher cylinder counts (not that they could get much higher). We can only dream, but with emissions standards increasing across the globe, it's the next logical evolution of the performance breed."

BMW considering cutting the cylinder count on M-models? - Autoblog

I'm hoping that BMW decides to drop the 4 liter V8 from the M3 in the next M5 but with some upgrades first, direct injection and twin or sequential turbos. I could see them easily getting 500hp and 500 lb/ft of torque to match from that engine if the I6 twin turbo is any indication of potential power output. Tuners are getting some serious HP and Torque numbers out of those engines from just software upgrades alone. Considering the V10 in the M5 is already substantially heavier than the competition, I'm not exactly excited at the prospect of more weight under the hood, or anywhere on the car for that matter. I want the next M5 to be lighter, more than anything else.

 

[polo2007]

^ Duh

Edit;

I'd like BMW to keep the SMG gearbox tooif Im honest. It's so manly.

+1

 

[vabboud]

if the next M5 turns FI, expect soemthing like a 3.5/4.0 V10 with triturbo sequential and high rev count