2012 BMW M5: first leak of official Photos on the Internet Menghadirkan
2012 BMW M5: first leak of official Photos on the Internet
here are the first official pictures of the new BMW M5. It is based on the latest generation of series 5, the F10, and boasts all the visual cues you'd expect from a car that has been sharpened by BMW famous M-division: vents which is huge in the front bumper, side of ventilation in the front fenders by keeping the wheels 20 inches, M-logo with 265/35 front and 295/30 ZR-rated tires and rear outputs double exhaust at the two ends of the diffuser.
as expected, the new model breaks with tradition by using a double turbo V8 (the outgoing M5 had a V10 and the one that precedes a V8, with previous versions do with 6, naturally aspirated straight) from the X 5 M and X 6 M.
lose two cylinders and wins two turbochargers seems like a fair trade , although, since the release of the new M5 is up to 45 HP, from 507 to 552, and, more importantly still, maximum torque increased from 383 to 501 lb - ft (53.0 to 69.4 kgm).
all this power is directed to the rear wheels via a dual-clutch transmission 7 reports (a manual transmission 6-speed is would have been considered an option for the U.S. market) and is then placed on the road that runs through the assets of the division-M M - premium.
the screws M5 is expected to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 4.4 seconds and 200 kph (125 mph) in 13 seconds.
top speed is, as usual with all German cars, bar Porsche, electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph), although the M-drivers package optionally it will trigger to 305 kph (190 mph).
Source: Auto-Zeitung via Autoblog
