Future BMW M5 will be powered by boosted V8

September 29th, 2009 admin

Posted on 09.29.2009 18:00 by Terence Keon Filed under: BMW | sedan | Supercars / Exotic cars | luxury cars | news | BMW M5 | Cars | Car News The folks over at Inside Line have done the legwork and confirmed that the future BMW M5 will indeed be powered by a smaller turbocharged V8 as opposed to the super sedan’s current high revving V10 in an attempt to bring the luxury automaker’s fuel economy figures more in line with the new industry standard. Although the thought of a Formula One inspired 9,000 RPM ten cylinder engine screaming in a mid size sports sedan is too much to tempting to pass up, a smaller engine makes more sense (…) read more


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