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John Mahoney18 Oct 2016
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Next BMW M5 leaked

CGI images said to be of next G30 super sedan appear online ahead of official reveal next year

Full front and rear renderings of the next, all-new BMW M5 have surfaced online.

Claimed to have been leaked by someone said to be close to the German car maker, the images of the Mercedes-AMG E63 rival appeared late last night on The Cammed and Tubbed Podcast blog. The images are reported to be our first glimpse of the BMW super sedan ahead of its official launch at the Geneva motor show in March 2017.

Based on the recently revealed G30 5 Series, the pictures seemed to suggest the next M5 will have toned-down styling compared to its small brother the M3.

Under the bonnet, it's believed the latest M5 will come with an updated version of the current car's twin-turbo 4.4-litre V8 that will produce an incredible 450kW/850Nm.

Driving through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, the new M5 should be able to hit 100km/h in less than four-seconds, thanks to launch control, and top out at 330km/k - if the 250km/h speed limiter doesn't halt proceedings first.

Unlike the current F10 M5, the next M5 will come with the option of the firm's xDrive all-wheel drive that will be even quicker than the rear-wheel drive version and gift the big sedan supercar-humbling-levels of performance.

Despite the added weight of another driven axle, the all-wheel drive M5 should still be significantly lighter than the current car, due to the use of ultra-high-strength steel, aluminium, magnesium and carbon fibre in its construction.

Weighing at least 100kg less than the kerb weight of the current car, the new M5's agility and handling should eclipse that of the model it replaces.

Not only will the fastest M5 in the history of the nameplate be a better car to drive, it will also be the most relaxing, high-performance sedan of all time, thanks to the German car maker's new semi-autonomous cruise-control tech that can take care of the steering, braking and acceleration at speeds up to 210km/h.

The new M5 will go on sale in Europe around May 2017, but it's not known when Australia will get its cars, nor how much of a premium we'll be expected to pay over the current $185,000 (plus ORCs) for the base 'Pure' model.

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