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BMW M5's Project Leader Says V8 has Few Things in Common with X5M and X6M Engine
Like its predecessors, the new 2013 BMW M5, which received its public debut at the 64th Frankfurt Motor Show, is based on the regular 5-Series sedan with some subtle exterior modifications but a whole lot of changes under the skin. Now, some may think that BMW's M Gmbh performance division simply took a 5-Series sedan, beefed it up a bit and shoehorned the twin-turbo V8 found in the X5 M and X6 M SUVs under it's hood. However, Maximillian Ahme, the man that led the M5's development team, says that's not the case.
In an interview with the BMW M magazine, Ahme shed some light on the development and the unique features of the latest M5 super saloon.
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New Lexus Ls Tmg Sports 650 Concept Featuring A 641hp Twin-turbo'd V8
So you think that the Lexus LS is a traditional luxury sedan for customers ripe in age with deep pockets who don't care about race tracks and performance numbers? Well, that may hold true for the regular LS, which was recently redesign adopting...
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Nissan Team Answers Facebook Fans' Questions On The Juke R
There's no question that the Nissan Juke R is by far the craziest, official manufacture project we saw this year, and how could it not be when a team of engineers shoehorned the entire drive train and then some more of the almighty GT-R into the...
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Bmw M5 Project Leader Says Company Is Considering All-wheel Drive
BMW’s M Division looks set to break almost every tradition it has created in the last three decades. First it put the M badge on not one, but two SUVs – the X5 M and X6M. Then, with the new M 1 Coupe and M5 sedan, it abandoned natural aspirated...
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Bmw Z4m Roadster Cancelled?
If we are to believe a report from UK digital car magazine i-Motor, BMW has cancelled the development of an "M" version for the new Z4 roadster with the retractable hardtop because of the "ongoing financial crisis" and "lack of customer demand". Here's...
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2010 Bmw 5-series Touring Spied On Public Roads
With its chief-rival, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, having already been introduced, BMW is moving full force with the development of the sixth-generation 5-Series that will be available in both sedan and station wagon (Touring) forms. Our spy photographers...
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