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Old September 10th, 2007, 01:03 PM   #1
 
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Default M5 twinturbo and M7 prototypes testing

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Old September 10th, 2007, 01:34 PM   #2
 
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I'm more interested in the M7 TBH. I think its about time they made a super high performance uber luxury saloon.
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This horsepower power is going bit insane. Okay great, 600 horsepower sounds great and all but so what, it shouldn't me the only reason for introducing new model.
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Nice! Can't wait to see and hear em in action. images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

I like how in the article the guy says how the M7 will compete with the RS8 images/smilies/lol.gif
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I thought ///M didn't want turbos.
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///M also was opposed to the idea of an M7...guess times change.

they already started marketing the 4.8 X5 as an M-sport model even if they don't really want an ///M SUV.
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How funny would it be if they called it the MX-5.
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love it, well if Audi is putting twins on their V10 and Merc twins in their V12 it seems BMW has some catch up to do. who knows, maybe a supercharged 6.3 AMG? i love forced induction!
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BMW M was also against putting a manual tranny in the M5 since it was designed only for the SMG, but BMW NA forced it upon them. Guess market demand will always win out.
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There is already some bloke who twin turbo'ed his M5, and he lives in CA or SF if i can remember correctly... Its in the featured in the BMW mag, the M5 kicks out insane torque and massive hp, 800+ just to spice things up a bit, although the driver wont be running it at full boost for daily driving. And if memory serves me right, i think the turbos are not mounted under the bonnet, its mounted at the back of the wastegate, close to the exhaust.

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/23/c...twin-turbo-m5/
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580 hp RS6, twin turbo m5, what's next? probably a merc E65 AMG...
ze germans have gone mad, and the lucky sods who can afford these cars will really benefit...
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