2017 BMW M5 Spied

 

2017 BMW M5 Spied winter testing. All-wheel drive is the big news for the 2017 M5, but will it be standard? Audi’s S6 and its more M-comparable RS7 come exclusively with Quattro all-wheel drive, and Mercedes-Benz recently slapped 4MATIC all-wheel drive on all U.S.-bound E63 AMG models even though it does continue to offer the sedan and wagon in Europe without it. Our bet is that BMW will offer xDrive as an option, both in the U.S. and abroad. American M5 customers are a vocal bunch and were able to sway BMW to offer a manual transmission on the current M5 when the company was threatening to nix it; if those same folks dislike AWD, BMW will know. Regardless of the number of driven wheels, look for BMW’s twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8 to reappear with at least 600 horsepower.