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New M5 and M6 are in the works and WOW! (archive)
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Posted by Joe Gallo on July 15, 2001 at 07:24:34:

Hi all I got this from the Motorsport forum:
There are new M5 and M6 in the works!

Munich (dpa) - In a classic example of racing improving the breed, Bavarian carmaker BMW says it plans to install a Formula 1-inspired V10 engine in the next generation M5 sports saloon.

Currently no slouch - the M5 turns out 400 brake horsepower from a V8 - the new car, codenamed E60, will get a five-litre, 10 cylinder engine able to rev to a spine-tingling 9,000 rpm. M stands for motorsport at BMW.

The new four-valve V-10 unit will be mated to a six-speed sequential gearbox. This dispenses with the conventional H gearshift pattern, carrying out clutchless up and down changes in rank like a motorcycle.

The new engine will also be offered in the proposed new 6 series coupe, the M6, which is also due to debut in 2003, Germany's auto motor und sport magazine reports.

A homegrown BMW V-10 is at the heart of the successful Williams- BMW Formula 1 package driven this season by Ralf Schumacher and his partner Juan Pablo Montoya.



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