2017 BMW M5 To Receive 600BHP And Four-Wheel Drive System

The BMW M5 super-saloon is expected later this year with standard all-wheel drive and more power, pace and technology than any M5 before it.

Updated: Friday, March 10, 2017, 14:43 [IST]

BMW is looking to change the rear-wheel-drive performance car culture on its head this year with the debut of its first four-wheel-drive super-saloon M5.

2017 BMW M5 To Receive 600bhp & Four Wheel Drive

The M5 super-saloon is set to run a redesigned variant of the outgoing fifth-generation model's twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine, delivering above of 592bhp, along with a standard 8-speed automatic gearbox.

The four-wheel-drive 2017 BMW M5 is defined by senior BMW officials as not only the most robust and fastest-accelerating model but also the most dynamically competent and technically developed M5 yet.

BMW believes that in the same way that the 7 Series has set the plan for future driverless technology, the new M5 will represent the next generation of M-branded cars.

Following the unique range of rear-wheel-drive-only predecessors, the new M5 is all set to make its world debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show in September before going on sale.

The new M5 will challenge the recently introduced 603bhp twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8-powered Mercedes-AMG E63 S 4Matic and the replacement to today's 560bhp twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8-powered Audi RS6, which is planned for debut in 2018.