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Originally Posted by amsfoto
No offense to e92 M3 owners, but if the new M5 is as unspectacular as the current M3 is...I for one will be extremely disappointed. The new M5 will most likely be heavier than the e60, and if they don't give it a significant HP bump it's going to be plagued by the same lackluster performance compared to the non-M TT cars that BMW is offering.
Getting the torque required to move a heavy sedan while still undercutting the EPA regulations is going to get harder and harder with naturally aspirated engines. These cars are going to continue to be packed full of more and more technology and weight. I am a huge fan of the V10 E60 M5, but things have to change...and if going boosted is the answer to a faster car with better gas mileage and less weight, then so be it.
I will be surprised if the new M5 is going to be an N/A V10. In order to make it faster than the E60 it is going to need quite a bit more power, which means larger displacement and more gas needed for a reliable road car. I can see a V10TT, or even a V8TT. Only time will tell!
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I don't know where to start but I'll bite. You hate the M3 we get it but as others have pointed out BMW will be building lighter cars going forward so they can easily use smaller displacement engines to achieve the desired effect.
On a side note, isn't it funny that it's always the 135/335 owners that find the M3 "lackluster"? Yet they yearn for M3 mods that make their cars look like the M3. I'd bet my paycheck that every one of the x35 owners would ditch their cars in a second for a M3. You guys are lame.