F10 M5 - Benchmark sedan?

Car manufacturers leave no stone unturned when it comes to increasing performance. From adopting massive weight reduction strategies to bolting on tantalizing high revving powerplants, they succeed in getting the dumbfounding performance figures. And cranking them out from a sports sedan is never a no-brainer and  poses a host of challenges like the cost, fuel economy and so forth.

But BMW has now provided a confutation to all this through the all new M5!

The F10 M5 as it is called clearly conveys to its competitors BMW’s ambitious plans that might be in the offing soon in a wide range of its products. The German manufacturer has certainly gone the extra mile to build a car that is not just cutting the mustard but also setting the benchmark in the sports sedan segment. With an all new 4.4litre V8 powerplant (downsized from the outgoing E60 M5’s 5.0litre V10) the F10 M5 happens to be the first M division sedan to be equipped with a turbocharger (only the X5M and X6M are turbocharged in the “M” lineup).  The new V8 motor is capable of pumping out 550bhp and combined with a staggering 690Nm of torque, the new M5 can hit 60mph in a mere 4.4 seconds. Truly mind –boggling! Remember the E60’s power and torque figures are 500bhp and 520Nm respectively. Downsized engines are ruling the roost of late over their naturally aspirated counterparts and manufacturers have started adopting the forced induction route to avoid eating others’ dust. Unsurprisingly, the advantages of turbocharged engines are manifold ranging from higher power to weight ratio to reduced emissions and fuel consumption. Sadly NA motors are becoming the old chestnuts!

F10 M5 happens to be the most powerful version in the entire lineup since the introduction of the first model in 1984 and unequivocally possesses everything to throw down the gauntlet on other sports sedans like the E63AMG and the RS6.

The last word is that the new M5 evinces a turbocharged M3 is certainly on cards and the M division is on a serious pursuit to blow its rivals out!