Spy-shots: Mystery car. Is this a BMW?

[Bartek S.]

http://www.autogespot.com/eng/index.php?id=16#
The new M5? The brand new BMW CS? An onther manufacturer who's using the M5 body? We don't know... All we know is that this isn't an ordinary M5.
A while ago the body of the M5 was used to test the Porsche Panamera. So option 3 is possible. Option 2 is possible, because the body of the M5 is used. And option 1 is also possible, becuase the body of the M5 is used........

We see some modified bumpers, the rear is bigger than the normal M5. The sound.... Totally different then the normal M5. The license-plate is also different. Usually the Beemers have a license-plate with the M as a first letter. The combination of BB usually appears on spy-shots of Mercedes AHG. So please help us find out what this is! Or is this the Twin-Turbo M5?

After a little research we found out that this could be the mule of the BMW CS which was reveald at the Shanghai Motor Show last April! But we could be totally wrong! We love rumours!

 

[EnI]

BB plates (like LB & S) are usually used on Porsche prototypes.

So, Porsche are obviously testing another front-engine-rear-drive car.

The new Porsche 928!

It's about time. It was said the car would come 18 months after Panamera.

 

[NarutoRamen]

^^Porsche must really like BMW...LOL

 

[PanterroR]

Two of the best from Germany respect each other...

 

[Giannis]

Two of the best from Germany respect each other...

It seems so, but BMW is not testing the new 7er under a Boxter body shell

 

[Villbringebær]

I read on a norwegian site about speculations on it being a new and improved M5 that was able to match the figures of the new RS6.

 

[Kowalski]

Is is just me or the ground clearance is somewhat high for an "improved" BMW M5 or a new Porsche 928?

 

[Ralfd]

To me it looks like the wheelbase of the 'underlying' car is smaller than the M5's ---> the wheels look as if not centered in the wheel arches in addition to some extra ground clearance

 

[Bartek S.]

I was thinking, it is one of new F or V class, but I agree with EnI about BB plate, or en other camouflage.

 

[Centurion]

The wheel base looks short so it must be a coupe or something smaller than the 5er.

 

[NarutoRamen]

Is is just me or the ground clearance is somewhat high for an "improved" BMW M5 or a new Porsche 928?

I second you on that...it looks like the wheelbase is well short of the wells.