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14 Responses to “Spy Photos: 2011 BMW M5”

1. adood84 says:

   January 18, 2009 at 2:21 pm

   I really hope that BMW will start to focus more on losing some of the weight the cars have gained of over the years, because a car can be quick without adding more power, this should also make it drive better and be more fuel efficient

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2. Gord says:

   January 18, 2009 at 5:28 pm

   Would it still be high revving ?

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3. Nizer says:

   January 18, 2009 at 10:13 pm

   I agree with Adood84. They need to start shedding weight. The mid-cycle update of the current 5-Series added around 250lb. I’d much rather have a high performance version of the 535i twin-turbo then a significantly heavier M5. Too bad BMW doesn’t want to build one.

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4. Neal Pratt says:

   January 18, 2009 at 11:28 pm

   The rendering just looks like a dang M3 sedan. It BETTER Look a Little different than the 3er!

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5. Giom says:

   January 19, 2009 at 1:38 am

   They really should make a hard core CSL version of all their M cars. That way, they can still have the heavy but ‘marketable’ car, but also the light wieght sports car.

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6. patricksixer says:

   January 19, 2009 at 2:43 am

   Agreed on CSLs…can’t be that expensive??

   I wonder why is BMW so adamant on dropping the S85, didn’t it cost them a bit of money to develop? Why drop it so soon? Are the numbers–for efficiency, costs, power, etc., everything involved–really that bad? or just that favorable to the ‘N63 on steroids?’

   As for the rendering, I’m expecting a bit more, though it’s not bad. I would prefer that the rear not be so elevated though, if anything lower would be better looking. I can’t wait to see the F10 and then the F12, though the latter may disappoint me…

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   January 19, 2009 at 8:26 am

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8. Gragop says:

   January 19, 2009 at 12:12 pm

   @Giom:

   There really isn’t much of a market for CSL’s outside of the one-off models. I doubt there’s a business case for an M5 CSL if BMW can’t justify a cheaper, more sporting M3.

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9. Giom says:

   January 19, 2009 at 12:44 pm

   @Gragop:

   I don’t fully agree. I think it’s more a case of: “If they build it, people will buy it.” I’m not talking huge numbers -just enough to return on investment. PLUS, BMW’s image needs this right now, I think.

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10. Gragop says:

    January 19, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    @Giom: I agree that BMW’s image needs it but usually car development is a very expensive proposition. I think you’d be looking at a 100k to 110k+ M5 which I’m not sure the market wants. The M3 CSL markets to a different crowd than an M5 CSL would.

    People who buy an M5 typically don’t want the compromises of the M3 such as less space, performance ride comfort. Therefore, I think it’s a very small market – small enough for BMW to make little, if any, money, especially in this market. There’s probably enough of a lack of a market for BMW allocate developmental resources for it.

    Also – CSL stands for Coupe-Sport-Light so by default it’s outside of a CSL concept, especially given it’s curb weight.

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11. L1ndja says:

    January 19, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    I agree with some of you who said that BMW cars should loose some weight if they keep on doing it this way BMW’s image will change and it wont bee the Agile carmaker anymore but I disagree with thouse of you who said that the Turbo way Bmw is choosing is the right one.My message to Bmw would be: Make as many Turbo charged cars if they are that efficient but dont change the M-cars N/A motors they are killers,best sound on earth…
    As for the CSL cars i would agree that there is need for an M3 CSL but not for an M5.The M5 is a luxury car no one in the world would buy an M5 without A/C.I think that there is a need for an M6 CSL too but that to a very limited number because there wouldnt be enough buyers for him 2.Around a 100 for the M6 CSL and 500-1000 for the M3 CSL.Beyond this im beggining to like the idea of the M-versions of X5 and X6.Lets see how it comes out.

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12. Gord says:

    January 19, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Would this TT V8 really save weight ? Wasn’t the 550i about the same weight as the E60 M5 ?

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13. Bmwblog Articles says:

    January 20, 2009 at 12:26 am

    @Gord: Apparently it will, overall the car should be lighter, due to different materials being used, but we shall see…

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14. New information on the next F10 BMW M5 says:

    September 17, 2009 at 8:36 pm

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