The next-gen BMW X5 M is almost here. We should be seeing it in the flesh soon enough. However, until then, we’ll have to settle for spy photos and videos, such as this new video seen below. Some sneaky videographers have caught the upcoming BMW X5 M doing some testing at the Nurburgring yet again and it sounds very good.
What’s nice about this spy video is it actually catches the X5 M going relatively slow. So you don’t hear too much tire screech and instead get a good earful of twin-turbocharged V8. And it sounds like a proper performance machine, just like the M5 and M8. Said V8 is a 4.4 liter twin-turbo unit that will make around 600 hp in standard guise but probably around 620 hp in Competition spec. It’s the same basic engine found in the BMW M5 and M8 and it’s an absolute monster of a powerplant.
The last-gen BMW X5 M had a similar engine but made do with 570 hp but was still able to nail 60 mph in about four seconds. After seeing the performance capability of these new M cars, with this new engine, we fully expect the BMW X5 M to get to 60 mph in the mid-three second range. Hell, it could even get there in around 3.2 seconds, which would be blisteringly fast for such a big, heavy SUV. But considering the fact that the M5 can do it in 2.8 seconds with the right conditions, it’s reasonable to think that the X5 M could hit the low-three second range.
We can’t wait to see what this new BMW X5 M is like when it’s finally ready. We’ve actually see pre-production models in person but we can’t comment on what it was actually like. All we can say is that we very much want to see the finished product and, more importantly, drive it.
Eats up is probably scary reality when this 2.5t monstrosity is whaling over the ring. I can litterally see pieces of tarmac being ripped out.
Yes, why the Autobahn has to be resurfaced after every X5 M road trip, clever.
Have you ever seen these things taking a corner at high speed? I’ve seen a V8 Touareg doing >200km/h and after a long bend the SUV left i’s lane for more than a meter, entering the other lane. Luckyly there was nobody there but it shows a general speed limit of 180km/h for SUVs is probably a good idea. SUVs cannot defeat the laws of physic.
X5 M is NOT a VAG. & YES, ABS, traction control, active dampers & rollbars, stabilizers, software, ALL defy physics.
The relevant physics here are defined by mass and speed. Being more precise you’re entering mechanical engineering. I am an engineer in a different field but i have friends with a degree in mechanical engineering. However, not even M engineers would claim that a good suspension deys physics. They can manage to keep the car stable up to certain speeds or certain conditions but never overcome these laws. If your X goes into a corner, it will find it’s limits very soon. An M3 can go a lot faster in a much safer manner. A rollbar, spabilizer or whatevercan take you closer to that physical limit but never overcome it.
cant wait to see what BMW Fanboys going to complain about again they will find the most stupid thing like ahhhhh its got navigation which is stupid …must strip out the rear seats and put a rollcage and nonsense like this…until the alpina makes its way to the x5 then all is fine