According to reports, this month is the last production month of the current BMW M5 in China, and the Chinese market may no longer provide BMW M5 models from next month. BMW M5 is an imported model produced from BMW Group's Dingefen plant in Germany, and the M5 currently on sale in China is a mid-term facelift version of the sixth generation of the car (F90 LCI), and the last generation of pure fuel BMW M5, powered by BMW M TwinPower Turbo 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V-type eight-cylinder gasoline engine, with a maximum power of 441kW and a peak torque of 750Nm, and the transmission system is matched with an 8-speed manual automatic transmission and a four-wheel drive system, with a zero hundred acceleration time of 3.4 seconds.
It should be noted that although the model will no longer be available in the domestic market from the production month of this month, it does not mean that domestic consumers will not be able to buy BMW M5, and subsequent overseas markets will continue to be produced, so domestic consumers can still buy the model in February, but considering that the vehicle is shipped from overseas production to the domestic market, it takes more time to wait.
The BMW M5 is a high-performance model derived from the BMW V Series, developed and manufactured by BMW M, a competitive vehicle unit directly under BMW, with a domestic price of CNY 1,438,900. Of course, because the BMW M5 is a performance car and expensive, it is not large in China.
Relevant reports pointed out that the new seventh-generation M5 will start production in July next year, when the exterior and interior of the new car will have obvious changes, including the interior part to cancel the "chicken leg" gear lever design, replaced by a new generation of iDrive and integrated floating curved screen design. Specifically, in terms of appearance, from the previously exposed spy photos, the front face of the new car adopts BMW's classic large-size kidney net design, supplemented by horizontal banner decoration inside, and the LED daytime running lights on both sides are double "7" shaped, and the visual effect is quite rich. On the side of the body, there are charging ports on the left front wing of the new car, and the new car may adopt a plug-in hybrid system. At the rear, the new car is similar to the new BMW 7 Series, the taillight shape is narrow and sharp, and the exhaust is a bilateral four-way exhaust layout, which is more sporty overall.
In terms of interior, the new car adopts a new style of three-spoke flat-bottomed multi-function steering wheel, equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument cluster + 14.9-inch central control screen composed of an integrated through-screen, under the center console with a more exquisite air conditioning outlet, the big change is that the new car canceled the "chicken leg" gear lever design, replaced by a more concise electronic gear shift knob.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a new hybrid V8 engine of the same origin as BMW XM, with a maximum horsepower of 700 horsepower, which also means that the pure fuel M5 will no longer exist and become a swan song, and the new generation of BMW M5 will be the first plug-in hybrid model in the history of the BMW M brand.
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