Charge of 600

Ask M Division engineers about the new M5’s maximum outputs and the answer will be the same every time. “We have about 600 horsepower and 700 Newton metres.” The reluctance to disclose is understandable. The men from Munich don’t want to provide the guys at Affalterbach, home of Mercedes-amg, with a firm target to trump. That 600 horsepower figure translates to around 450kw, exactly the output of the twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 in the AMG E63 S. It’s also an increase over the most potent F10 M5, the 441kw 30 Jahre. The new M5’s engine is an update of the current V8, with new turbochargers and fuel injectors, plus a redesigned exhaust system. More than this, the M engineers aren’t telling…