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10-02-2013, 02:30 PM | #1 |
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![]() ![]() BMW M CEO: Next Gen BMW M5 / M6 May Feature Optional AWD BMW M always claims that it subscribes to no dogmas while considering all possibilities in developing new models. That now includes the possibility of all-wheel-drive M5 and M6 models. In a recent interview with Motoring, BMW M CEO Dr. Friedrich Nitschke acknowledges that "I've looked at the numbers and 70 to 80 percent of E63 AMGs are all-wheel drive in the US now." He then confirms that: "On our cars we are thinking of all-wheel drive, but it won’t come before we get the successor of the M5 and M6." "That’s the timing and it's not practical to react in the current life cycles." Which M models will potentially see an AWD option? "The M5 and M6, maybe in the next generation they could get AWD, but not with the M3 or M4. Never," says Nitschke. If you're a RWD fan, fret not, as the BMW CEO confirms that any AWD system would be optional as he understands that most M buyers prefer rear-wheel drive. There's much to like about this news as it potentially gives owners in wintery climates a AWD option, as well as satisfying owners desiring more traction in dealing with the M5/M6's monstrous power. Yet, there will still be a RWD model for the more traditional lot of us. The earliest we may see a AWD M model will be 2017-2018, when the next generation M5 and M6 arrive. |
10-02-2013, 03:44 PM | #3 |
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Hmm, I don't know... the M division has no R&D budget, so how would they even come up with this? http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showpos...1&postcount=10
![]() To be honest, this is probably a great decision and marketing play... AWD is like automatic transmissions -- to the purists, it's a sin... but its the future and the way every high-performance car manufacturer is going. I think this option will further advance the M5 as the luxury supersport sedan, and keep the M3/4 as the highly trackable fun car/entry level performance machine. My question is which one is going Hydrogen-powered first? ![]()
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I wonder if it would drift?
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10-02-2013, 04:58 PM | #6 | |
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![]() I'll never buy an AWD M5 though. I'll gladly keep getting beat by those Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's from a dig. I'm one of those guys who would rather drive their M5 like this...
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p.s. damn you corrected that video from a game trailer ;D now this post is weird |
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Also the post isn't weird. Just you. ![]()
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this completely contradicts what he said officially just a few months ago (see: http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=805747) about never doing AWD in M5. next statement will be m3/m4 will also offer AWD. stay tuned.
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10-02-2013, 07:06 PM | #13 | |
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BMW is the dumbest lying moron brand of all times. I knew that M would also fall for AWD soon, I just knew it when this guy was lying through his teeth back then stating they never would! Jack-ass! They still produce some good cars, but why do they have to lie to us all the time and address us all of the time like retarded morons? On the other hand, it seems rather logic that you consider AWD when you want to put down the power of a nuclear power plant on some square inches of rubber. I just can't get my head around why they keep lying to us? ![]() |
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That may be the case only because I don't think BMW will keep a manual option in the next-generation M5, but there's nothing preventing an AWD car from having a manual.
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AWD M5.... LOL. Where is this world going. Well, as long as it's optional.
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Goodness, so from the multiple possibilities discussed, it seems the next M5 may be AWD and will not come in a manual option. I'm going to say that I dislike the direction BMW M is heading. They're selling out!!!!!
Before it was AMG and Audi trying to copy BMW, now it seems that BMW is checking off a checklist of similar options and specifications to match MERC and Audi. SAD! |
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