HDClown

New 5-series will have 3 models. The standard 4.4L V8 (333HP), 380HP Twin Turbo Inline 6 (380HP) and the new M5 with a 5.5L V10 (500hp)

AutoZine had a little comparison to the A6/S6/RS6 and the mercedes E-Class.

All 3 new 5 series engine will be more power then both all "6" series cars from Audi and all Mercedes E-Class. In fact, Audi has the least HP of them all:

A6 - 4.2L V6, 300HP
S6 - 4.2L V8, 340HP
RS6 - 4.2L twinturbo V8, 450HP

Mercedes 2 E-Class are 5.0L V8 with 308HP and a 5.5L superchargef V8 with 476HP

Audis new badass RS6 may have quattro, but the new M5 is gonna smoke it.

rigor

wow with those new motor line-up's the new S4 looks WEAK

BigDog

It's also in the same class as the 3-series, not the 5 series.

sohcrates

I think i read about a clutchless manual option in the newer M series...anyone else heard of that?

TyWebb

are basically doing what I hate in american cars - throwin just gobs of hp / liters under the hod to compensate for an otherwise pig of a car.

when i was in HS, i drove my grandfathers 282hp v8 bmw 740il. I loved that car. I can't even begin to imagine what a 500hp m5 would feel like.

Those numbers just seem kind of....execesive for the typical 5 series driver.

Longwolf (Christian)

Its called SMD I think, and it's just like Ferrari's F1 tranny option. You could have it on the last generation M3 in Europe, but it was something like a $7K option. On the new M3, the price of the tranny is going to be lower. I know someone in my Audi club with a '03 M3 on order with the SMD tranny option.

Longwolf (Christian)

As you said before:"Audi is getting their *** handed to them in terms of HP."

HDClown

SMG II (on 2nd revision now), $2500 option,

Bimmer Love

SMG =)

HDClown

I think they figure, if you can afford a 5 series, you can afford the gas.