BMW M5 Concept Specifications
Geneva Motor Show is one of the most important shows of the year, and is also true it is just a few weeks ago. But rumors say that BMW has decided to wait until April with the revealing of the new BMW M5, concept version. More precisely for the Shanghai Auto Show, the same place where BMW will also bring the 6-Series Coupe. A production version will be revealed in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

According to the new rumors, the next M5 will have a variant of the V8 engine used by the X5M and X6M, tuned to have more horsepower and torque than the V10. The engine will be paired to a new dual-clutch transmission based on the M3′s gearbox. The driver will control shifting through paddles mounted to the steering wheel. Despite getting nearly 570 horsepower, fuel consumption on the new model is “expected to be between 25-30% better than the E60 M5.” That should translate to about 14.5mpg in the city, and 22mpg highway, a huge improvement over the 11/17 figures posted by the outgoing model.


