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Well, think about it logically. BMW needs to compete with Mercedes who will soon be supercharging their already powerful 5.4 liter V8. This supercharged version of the engine will be going into the next generation E55 AMG. Motorsport likes to stick with normally aspirated engines so in order to keep up with Merc's supercharged 5.4, heading to a V10 seems like the thing to do. One might think that BMW can just tweek the current engine and get it up to a 500 hp 4.9 liter V8, and they can, BUT with that kind of horsepower/liter ratio, the engine would sound like that of the E46 M3 or the Honda S2000, a high, loud, toy-car-like buzz that M5 owners on the whole don't really go for. A V10 would keep the sound harmonious and eloquent, similar to the pleasant ROAR we have now.
My point here is simply that upgrading to a V10 sounds like the nest logical step in M5 evolution. It is controversial for BMW to put a V10 in a 5-series, just like putting a V8 in a 3-series seems to ruin the point (possibly why there only selling about 10 of those and they're only doing that to make the V10 M3 eligible for racing as a production based car), but the alternative, a Cheverolet-like 5.7 liter V8 to get the extra power just seems wierd- 5.7 liters in BMW speak is a V12.
Last point, how do we compete with Merc's wussy supercharging?
Anyway, I'll stop rambling now, that's my 2cents.
///Brandon
///Brandon
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