E60 M5 Turbo?

[celsdogg]

http://www.fastlanedaily.com/episode/fld_20070914

check the link, particularly around 2:46. Spys reports seem to indicate the possible development and testing of an E60 M5 with a turbo or two on the already power heavy S85 V10.

thoughts?

im not a big fan of the E60, but the current M5 is to be respected. but slap some FI in there and there can be a whole lot of power being put to that fat rubber. is BMW pushing into the realm that is occupied by those higher end MB AMG's?

discuss?

[Skilario]

a turbo m5? is that even possible? lord, BMW's really changed from what they used to be. anyone remember when BMW used to say that forced induction was a shortcut to power?

(however a turbo m5 would rock my socks)

[Numark318i]

i love the E60. ahh...

anyways..with twin turbos...my god.

i tested the 335, fast car. Cant imagine a N/A M5...and then a twin turbo M5. That would eat audi and MB alive. IMO atleast

[witeshark]

I like everything about that video. Oh yeah, that's really neat news about the new M5. Can't wait to find out more

[Chris]

Oksana Baiul is reading phonetics off the teleprompter. At first I thought she was retarded and didn't know her own name, but then I realized that she barely speaks english and is reading phonetics.

Oh, and i feel bad for the cameraman that was trying to pan with the SSC. Rofl. Though i must say, The Veyron is quite possibly the sexiest car on the planet, and the SSC can't even begin to compare in that category.


$100,000,000 fine for cheating... and people thought the Bill Belicheck fine was steep.

[craig]

pff. old news. i saw the fastlanedaily video last week.



but that would be kick ass wouldnt it? that kind of power would scare me a little at first. not going to lie. haha.

[Dudesky]

Originally Posted by Skilario

a turbo m5? is that even possible? lord, BMW's really changed from what they used to be. anyone remember when BMW used to say that forced induction was a shortcut to power?

I agree . . there's something to be said about a fast car that's NA. But I imagine they're doing the turbo thing to try to maintain halfway decent fuel economy? And if this comes to fruition, will the M6 eventually go that route as well?

Numark- you test drove a 335i? I'm jealous, I hate you

[drz]

AMG and VAG (see RS6) have gone obscene with their powerplants, so BMW is keeping up with the hp war.

[witeshark]

Originally Posted by drz

AMG and VAG (see RS6) have gone obscene with their powerplants, so BMW is keeping up with the hp war.

It may be getting a bit ridiculous. Track instructors groan at just the thought of a Corvette on the course.

[celsdogg]

i remember the days when they said that FI was a shortcut, but then i realized that all these years they have been building turbo diesels. they basically just brought that technology over to the N54. i guess BMW just has to keep up.

good point dudesky, a turbo M6, that would be the ticket.

if fuel economy is a priority, i think even a standard M5 would be out of the question.

[drz]

Well. They also don't seem to want to keep going up in displacement (am I the only one that thinks that putting a 6.3 liter engine in a C class is ludicrous?). Especially for the 1 and 3, they would like to stay with the inline-6 -- the engine that has done so much for them.

[Rooz]

That would be rather insane!

[craig]

Originally Posted by celsdogg

but then i realized that all these years they have been building turbo diesels.

thats because diesels have absolutly no power without their turbos. diesels basicly NEED the turbos to get things moving.

[RSF5]

God those girls are retarded.

[MTurboPower3]

The M5 turbocharged is crazy but the car that is now the fastest in the world is just ridiculous.