Next generation BMW M5 may get turbo-ed V8!
We may get to see turbocharged M cars from BMW soon, if an unnamed source cited by Automotive News is right. The next generation 2011 BMW M5 based on the new F10 car set to debut in 2010 may get its cylinders cut by 2 and replaced by two turbochargers, much like the 4.4 liter twin-turbocharged V8 found in the BMW X6 xDrive50i.
The current production version of the N63B44 produces 408hp between 5,500 to 6,400rpm and an M5-beating 600Nm of torque between 1,800 and 4,500rpm, but the insider reported that a variation of the N63B44 twin-turbocharged V8 under testing in BMW’s engineering labs producing over 536hp and even more ridiculous amounts of torque. They will still need to squeeze more out of the engine if they want to beat Audi in the horsepower game. Audi currently leads in the premium D-segment performance car race with its recently unveiled Audi RS6, sporting 580 horsepower and 650Nm of torque.
BMW may end up leaving the high revving 8,400rpm madness of normally aspirated engines only in the BMW M3 in the next generation of M cars, with the upcoming lightweight M-ish 1-Series getting a turbocharged motor as well, but for weight reasons.
But if this really happens, the M DCT has to be strengthened first to take on the far higher level of torque that turbocharged engines typically put out.
July 4, 2008 @ 6:56 pm
i’m sure 500+hp from that current V10 monster is already reaching its peak unless displacement is increased.
i doubt BMW will make a 6.0L version into the M5…..so therefore adding turbos will be the only way to boost further HP figures while retaining the engine size.
July 4, 2008 @ 9:38 pm
no more delicious v10?
July 4, 2008 @ 10:15 pm
aiyo minyak naik harga yet this people never stop the ego horsepower war.
July 5, 2008 @ 1:51 am
“aiyo minyak naik harga yet this people never stop the ego horsepower war.”
i agree. but this is M5..the person who bought this car not an ordinary people. some of them maybe an english football player who gain at least 60000pound a week. so..for 1+ pound per liter(in u.k)..sure no problem to them.
July 5, 2008 @ 10:17 am
nice place to mount da turbos.
July 5, 2008 @ 12:43 pm
wow…4.4 l twin-turbocharged V8 sure use a lot of fuel….hehe
July 5, 2008 @ 12:59 pm
IF YOU CAN BUY THIS CAR THE LAST THING ON YOUR MIND SHOULD BE FUEL EFFICIENCY
July 5, 2008 @ 2:03 pm
aiya! don worry la! we will not be the one who will be driving this kind of car. It’s only those datuk- datin and millionaires. So do they take a damn on the fuel?
July 8, 2008 @ 10:14 am
now the s*upid know how good is turbo..
July 13, 2008 @ 8:18 pm
The EU emissions standard is getting very strict. Companies like BMW do not have a choice but to make less polluting cars and that includes the M5.
To me, a V8 turbocharged muscle with lots of torque is a lot of fun.
Yes, it will be fuel efficient when you tell the car computer to do so. But it can be changed to a ferocious beast as well.
If the engine has direct injection, then it will be cheaper to run than a NA engine.