Comments on: Spy Shots: BMW continues testing the future M5 (F10)

By: John Pham

John Pham — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:59:06 +0000

*facepalm*…All I have to say.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:41:12 +0000

Why will it constantly look for the right gear?

I’ve driven a Lexus IS-F with it’s 8 speed gearbox. In town driving, it constantly changes gear and gets really annoying. The beauty of an M car is that it’s a capable track car and a comfortable cruiser. The new 8 speed gear box really limits one function. Seven gears should be MORE than enough.

By: wazon

wazon — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:53:44 +0000

“Why do you need 8 speeds?” Hmmm, Maybe for making gear shoter and let car accelerate faster without lost on max. speed? Actually, I’ve heard about 8speed gear box for M5 F10 for two years and this info had been comfirmed many times by many people close to BMW. BMW even applied such gear box in 760i and it could be basis for M brand product. BTW, why will it constantly look for right gear? New engine will have its max. torgue from 1500rpm, so there won’t be a need for searching for a gear which set engine on right rev. It will drag from lowest speed for given gear. Making gear shorter could be a problem if BMW left n/a engine, but since they switched on twin-turbo, I don’t see any objections to 8 speed gear box.

Engine stays still mistery, but V8 560hp would surely improve M5 a lot. You need only image what performance gonna have car lighter around 300 kg than X6 M, which is according to some infos faster than M5 on Nurburgring. There is no doubt, M5 F10 gonna be great improvement.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:14:08 +0000

Totally agree. Why do you need 8 speeds? It will constantly look for the right gear.

By: BmwM5Fan

BmwM5Fan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:58:22 +0000

I dont give a damn, In any case, enjoy your car.

By: Howie_in_AZ

Howie_in_AZ — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:01:08 +0000

“The V10 engine is based on the V8, but features two extra cylinders.”

NO WAY!

By: gelo

gelo — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:33:49 +0000

Nobody uses it as an everyday car? Cruising around the city at nights at incredible speeds?

Boy are you wrong and misinformed.

I own a 2008 M5 and it is my everyday car. I bought my car because of the engine and the way the car drives. Stop making assumptions.

I’ll buy a twin turbo V10 with more power to replace my current M5.

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By: BmwM5Fan

BmwM5Fan — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:18 +0000

An M5 is mostly used for cruising around the city at nights at incredible speeds, and at day time listen to magnificent v10 sound. there is no sense of making a v10, if it wont deliver the souind, that the current one has. For instance think, u have a choice of v8 twin-turbp and the v10 with same amount of horsepower, and there is pretty no difference in the sound, what would u choose? of course v8. Why? less fuel consumption, less weight on the chassis, less oil consumption, and reliability. I might be wrong but its my opinion. Anyway people, who have money, do buy the m5 because of the engine, its sound and the look, and nobody uses it as everyday car.

By: viper

viper — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:31:52 +0000

I think its going to be a V8 no matter what eveyone says its not gonna be a V10 anymore…V8 with 560hp , wish I was wrong and a 7 not 8speed DCT , its not going to be that much better than the current M5.

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:16:20 +0000

I was at Hengersberg service area the other day and there was a 5, an x6 hybrid and a 7 series all sat with there people eating ice creams. I can say when the 5 series left it sounded “throaty” and seemed to have 4 exhausts although 2 seemed to have been blanked off