Future BMW M5 cranks up to 600HP and a KERS system possible
Posted by admin in BMW Cars on 08 22nd, 2009photo thanks to motorauthority. Anyone who has driven a BMW M5 model shouldn’t find too much to complain about when it comes to technology, aesthetics, and power. And yet, BMW is taking the M5 up another notch in both power and technology. The luxury car company will give the M5 a twin-turbo V8, replacing the existing V10 engine. The V8 comes with about 600HP. There is also talk that the KERS system may also be added. KERS, which stands for Kinetic Energy Recovery System, is an F1-derived power system that converts unused thrust to energy but stores it for the time-being. The KERS system uses this stored energy for a blast of power that can be activated with a button. Surely, an M5 with a KERS system will make any BMW fan salivate. However, the system is hugely expensive and complex. Even the F1 team is having a lot of trouble with the KERS technology. Therefore, its addition to the M5 model may take several more years before it sees production. Let’s not forget the turbo-charged engine. BMW plans to take out the 5.0L V10 engine with 507HP, to replace it with the more powerful, turbo-charged V8 engine. According to AutoExpress, the X5M and X6M model would come with the twin-turbo V8 engine with the 564HP output. And that the M5 would get a higher rate at 600HP – the most powerful BMW five series ever! BMW sure has a lot of plans for the M5 since the M7’s production is said to be delayed. With the M5 as BMW’s front liner in performance, surely, it would be the driving force in both power and technology.
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Future BMW M5 cranks up to 600HP and a KERS system possible
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Posted by admin in BMW Cars on 08 9th, 2009So, the big question: what in the world does the Wiesemann GT MF4 have to do with BMW? Well, first, a word about this particular, stunning automobile. It got its unveiling early in the year at the Geneva Auto Show. Wiesemann is, of course, a German manufacturer, founded by Martin anf Friedhelm Wiesemann — brothers — back in 1985. Manufactured in Dulmen, the cars are actually built by hand. BMW comes in courtesy of the engines. Specifically, BMW’s extremely powerful, purring 4.8 liter V8 — with a whopping 367 horsepower — can be found under the hood of the Wiesemann GT MF4. Not only that, but BMW’s famed engine will get even more publicity during the Frankfurt Motor Show. Why? Because the Wiesemann company will be building a GT MF4 … live, right at the show.
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