woah interesting...very interesting
maybe a sports version -- but i hope not. The quad pipe exhaust is key to the ///M series!

 

Hummmm- could be an early prototype M5... Id be surprised to see the quad exhaust on anything but a "M". Maybe they can barely fit the brakes under those wheels? thanks for the pics!

 

I would think they only had those wheels on as crusier's or thats all they had as a quick rolling spare. They wouldnt make stock 17's. Bmw's not that stupid.... or are theyhmmm

-Scott

 

BMW never lets his costumers down I don't think there going to start now.

 

The link to the pictures seems broken...would someone mind mailing them to Gustav (gustav@bmwm5.com) for hosting on the BMWM5.com servers?

 

545i HP...??

I don't have any facts confirming this, but heard rumors about a 545i HP. This should be a model in-between the regular 545i and the M5.

If you have the chance to look underneath a regular E60, you will see that it’s already prepared for dual exhausts.

But I can’t confirm this…. So let’s wait and see…

 

With regard to the rims and the front spoiler/airdam...

Let's not forget that the early E39 M5 prototypes ran with smaller than now-stock 18" wheels as well as the regular 5-series side mirrors, not the oval-shaped M ones.

It wouldn't surprise me if that was an M5 prototype, although we HAVE spotted ones with the M front grill now.

They also have different mules to test different things about the car. Reference the newest issue of Road&Track where they test the Ford GT(40). Three different mules... one for.. oh, I don't remember... one for performance, one for HVAC one for something else.

-Matthew