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Originally Posted by T Bone
The V10TT is a joke. 580 hp from a big V10 with 2 turbos?? Not only is the output sad but it is inelegant  |
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Originally Posted by World Car Fans website
Still two years away, the next generation 2011 BMW M5 development is well underway and will arrive a year after the regular 5-series. Now Brits over at autocar have uncovered the Germans are working on a successor to the 507hp 5.0-liter V10 which has won countless awards including the engine of the year in 2005 & 2006 and has just been awarded the Engine of the year in the above 4-liter category for 2008.
The New 5.5-liter V10 will see power rise to 550hp and will be mated to BMW's new seven-speed M DCT doube-clutch transmission or the six-speed manual gearbox. To combat the extra displacement's effect on emissions and fuel economy, the new engine will likely get a direct injection turbo-charged unit and BMW's stop-start technology which automatically switches the engine off when it is not being used such as when the car is stopped in traffic.
The 2011 M5 will also benefit from an intelligent alternator control system which monitors the battery and makes use of energy that is usually wasted with its regenerative braking. The new technology increases the vehicle's power and fuel economy without sacrificing performance.
The picture above shows a protoype for the new BMW M5 caught testing last year when WCF exclusively uncovered the new engine will get twin-turbos.
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TB, this is what is wrong with most of your comments, you don't read enough because if you had have you would have knew that BMW were developing their own V10TT and the reason for this is to reduce emissions and improve economy (sound familiar). Oh yeah and notice how it's output was less than the RS6 from a bigger capacity, whether that final figure proves to be correct isn't important, the fact is that times are changing and all manufacturers have to be seen as being green which includes their ultra-performance models.
Basically what I am trying to say is that you have a gift of putting your foot in your mouth on a regular bases.
