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Rumormill: Aluminum and carbon fiber, KERS-equipped BMW M5 cometh?

What does the future have in store for BMW's high-performance M division? For starters, lots and lots of power along with a smattering of light weight and plenty of cutting-edge technology. Sounds familiar, but the rumored details (via Bimmerfile) of the 2011 BMW M5 would be nothing short of revolutionary. Not surprisingly, we're told to expect a version of the twin-turbo V8 that currently powers the M division's hi-po X5 and X6 'utes with somewhere around 570 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. On top of those prodigious figures may ... Read more →

BMW 3 Series joins 5 Series and 1 Series in offering regenerative braking Jeremy Korzeniewski

Rumormill: Aluminum and carbon fiber, KERS-equipped BMW M5 cometh? 3 days ago on Autoblog Green

BMW 3 Series joins 5 Series and 1 Series in offering regenerative braking 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This type of trickle-down technology makes perfect sense in the real world driving conditions that most of us encounter each and every day of our lives. Hybrids have been using regenerative braking for quite some time now as a fuel saving measure. In those applications, the electric motor or motors ...

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