宝马正在开发下一代5系，新车将于今年秋季发布以庆祝车厂成立100周年。而该车的高性能版M5将于明年发布，最近谍照记者拍到了该车最新照片。这款车采用了最终量产版的前大灯，不过大灯造型很熟悉，内部采用LED日间行驶灯并集成转向灯。车尾可以看到重度伪装的尾灯组，其造型似乎与7系的尾灯组一样。新款M5虽然采用渐进式改款，但相对于现行版仍有很大改变。比如，该车是首款可选装xDrive全驱系统的车型，引擎产生的动力可以传递到四个车轮。另外，新一代M5将不再提供手动变速器，宝马此举是由于六速手动变速器的“市场需求近乎为零”。无论是后驱还是四驱版本，新一代M5将搭载4.4升M TwinPower Turbo V8引擎，功率460千瓦/625马力，比老款车增加18千瓦/25马力。后驱版百公里加速时间3.7或3.8秒，最高时速超过322公里。在新一代M5于明年底发布之前，宝马还将推出新一代5系轿车、旅行车和5系GT。

 

2017 BMW M5 spied with production lights

BMW is almost ready with the next generation of the 5 Series that will be revealed this fall, celebrating the company's 100th anniversary. As a natural addition to the model's range, the M5 is expected to arrive next year - and here we have another revealing batch of spy photos.

 

While we’ve already seen prototypes of the high-performance sedan testing, this time our spies have managed to snap a vehicle wearing production headlights. This may sound intriguing, but there are no big surprises – the lighting cluster seems pretty familiar, featuring LED daytime running lights and integrated turning signals. At the back, we see heavily camouflaged taillights that appear to be inspired by the ones on the 7 Series flagship cruiser.

 

BMW is taking the evolutionary path developing the new M5, but still some important changes over the current model are planned. For example, this will be the first generation of the vehicle that will be offered with an optional xDrive all-wheel drive system, channeling the power from the engine to all four wheels. But what’s even more interesting, the M5 will no longer be available with a manual transmission, if we are to believe a recent report, because “demand had dropped to zero” for the 6MT.

 

Regardless of customers' choice from RWD or AWD, the sedan will be powered by a 4.4-liter M TwinPower Turbo V8 engine, retuned to deliver somewhere in the region of 625 horsepower (460 kilowatts) – some 25 hp (18 kW) more than the power of the M5 “30 Jahre M5.” It will enable the car in rear-wheel drive guise to reach 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) from a standstill in 3.7 or 3.8 seconds, while top speed could be in excess of 200 mph (322 km/h).

 

We believe the new M5 will be launched before the end of next year, but before that the Bavarian automaker will reveal the 5 Series sedan, Touring, and GT.