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      07-21-2010, 02:00 AM   #1
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Exclamation 2012 F10 BMW Shows Its Bumper and Engine. Most Revealing Pics Yet.

We bring you the most revealing F10 M5 photos yet. Save for some camouflage tape, the M5 front fascia design can be clearly seen. We last saw the M5's exposed bumper back in May, but not in this detail and not this exposed.

Compared to the standard F10 5-series, the F10 M5 front bumper is clearly more sculpted and angular, and features the trapezoidal design as seen on the current M3. Huge side air inlets flank the center trapezoid grill. The wheels are still the BBS FI wheels we've previously seen, but which are purely for testing. The more recent wheel design we've seen were recently posted, and are closer to the X6M wheels in design.

Also seen for the first time in these photos is the M5's S63 motor (4.4L twin turbo, twin scroll, direct injection V8 from the X6M/X5M). The S63 is expected to be tweaked for the M5 to produce more power than the X6M/X5M. We believe it could come in at the 585-600hp mark. As it was a hot day at the Nurburgring, the M5's hood was opened for cool down and monitoring/testing.

The 2012 M5 is expected to premier at the 2011 Frankfurt IAA autoshow in September 2011.

Be sure to follow our complete F10 M5 coverage here: http://www.bimmerpost.com/m5/





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