BMW M division looks set to break almost all the traditions he created in the last three decades. For the first time the distinctive M, not one but two SUVs - the X5 M and X6M. Then, with the new M sedan a coupe and M5, left natural aspirated engines that were a feature of all the cuts M, convertibles and sedans, no matter how many bottles they had.
On the other hand, the new twin-turbo M5 engine is more powerful, has more torque and less fuel compared to its predecessor. At least, unlike the future of most small sports BMW models the company will continue to lead the couple to the rear wheels, right?
Well, not so fast. In launching the new version M5 in Spain, the project director Max Ahmose, told reporters that the number of power and torque to all four wheels may be the only possible way to exploit these ponies.
"We thought," he said Ahme. "If you are growing more and more power, maybe you need it." Is not granted, however, that this solution is not accompanied by some disadvantages.
"It's a good idea, but would add 120 kg in the front of the car - and is on the front axle." Ahmose He said that the division has ever seen a Ferrari M solution for the FF, but more likely to adopt a more traditional drive system with four wheels.
A four-wheel drive M-badged BMW? Surely someone in Munich has lost his marbles ...
Joerg Herrmann, Product Management at M, boss, do not think so. He wants only the best, no matter what someone might say. "If the evolution of technology over time, the nature of this model was to change and evolve as well"
We already know that the next M3, M5 follow the example and ditch the naturally aspirated V8 in favor of turbocharged six-cylinder. And, of course, the future use M5 M6 transmission.
If it is a consolation for those who lament the loss of traditions, a source inside BMW, has revealed that the M division is examining the possibility of building a supercar tailored to compete with the R8 and the SLS AMG. But of course it is too early to say whether Audi will follow the example and accept AWD Rear-wheel drive, or closed.
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