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Lumma Design CLR 730 RS: A 730-hp BMW M5 with some style
Until BMW unveils the new M5 sedan, we’ll have to do with some aftermarket customizations to the current M5. The folks at Lumma Design teamed up with G-Power to produce their latest creation – the CLR 730 RS.
Power comes from a 730-hp V10 twin-turbocharged engine taken from G-Power that allows the CLR 730 RS to [...]
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BMW confirmed yesterday that it had developed an M5 convertible 20 years ago, but cancelled plans to produce it a week before it was to be launched at the Geneva Motor Show. The E34 M5 Convertible was shown to a select group of journalists at an event that celebrated 25 years of the BMW M5.
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BMW celebrates 25 years of M5, creates one-off BMW M5 CSL
In order to celebrate 25 years of the M5 sedan, BMW created a special lightweight one-off version of the E60 M5 known as the “M5 CSL” the company never built. The car was revealed at BMW’s workshop at the Nurburgring and features a heavily modified version of the 5.0L V10.
Capacity has been increased to 5.5L, [...]
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Video: BMW M5 Ring-Taxi takes visitors around the Nurburgring
Love the Nurburgring? Love BMW? Love the 507-hp BMW M5? Then check out this video of the BMW M5 Ring-Taxi taking visitors to the Nurburgring around the famous Nordschleife.
We’re just wondering how many people scream “SHOTGUN” when it’s their turn to go for a lap.
Check out the video after the jump.
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Next-generation BMW will ditch V10 in favor of twin-turbo V8
Sources have confirmed to Inside Line that the next-generation BMW M5 will drop its 5.0L V10 engine for a twin-turbo V8. Insiders said that the direct-injected V8 will displace 4.8L and will have an output rating that will approach close to 600-hp. It will be mated to a new 8-speed dual-clutch transmission.
The next-generation BMW M5 [...]
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Video: Top Gear pins the 2010 Jaguar XFR against the BMW M5
Jaguar recently threw its two cents into the high-performance sedan segment with the new 2010 Jaguar XFR. So how does it compare to its rivals?
Over the weekend, Top Gear decided to pin the new XFR against its biggest rival – the BMW M5 – to find out.
Refresher: Power comes from a 5.4L AJ-V8 GEN III V8 making [...]
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The current 2009 BMW M5 produces an outstanding 500-hp from its 5.0L V10 engine. However, Audi’s RS6 has now stepped up the game with a twin-turbo V10 that makes a neck-snapping 580-hp and Mercedes-Benz’s 2010 E63 AMG now pumps out 518-hp.
Well, BMW won’t take it anymore. Starting with the next-generation M5, BMW will use a [...]


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