It's silly to say that they won't be able to control this dramatic increase in torque compared to the old M5 but there is no doubt it will cause them headaches. Putting upwards on 555hp and similar amounts of torque through only the rear tyres is awfully difficult, especially when more of the weight is placed else where. This thing has the potential to light up the rear wheels well into third gear with relative ease and that will probably be in the dry.
I question the sanity of this amount of power in a rwd family saloon and I don't doubt given the option that BMW would have preferred to not have increased the amount the E60 already had but to compete they had little option.
It will be interesting to see how things play out and to see if this amount of power isn't a backward step. Another interesting thing is KERS and whether it's part of the package and if so will it power the front axle to help aid traction and stability.
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