2009 X5 M

[2002Silver4.6is]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I thought a lot of the others would dig it!!! (If this is a repost.... my apologies!!)

Does the world really need a high-performance BMW X5? What could it hurt? Well, other than its own passengers and those in vehicles and small towns around it when it careens out of control at the inevitable 155-mph governor, of course. What the dickens would an X5 be doing at 155 mph, you ask? Just exploiting the 500-hp V-10 from BMW’s M5 and M6.

Take a look at these photos: gaping intakes carved into the front fascia to allow more air into the engine bay for cooling and consumption; lumpy hood to provide an appropriately aggressive appearance for running down 500-hp Porsche Cayanne Turbos and 503-hp Mercedes Benz ML63's ; fatty-bo-batty rear rubber; and, the key telltale, the signature quad tailpipes of BMW’s M performance division.

The guy who snapped the photos tells us this X5 sounded different, like maybe there was a V-10 hiding where a V-8 would normally be nestled.
We have no good reason for hoping he’s right, other than a serious jones for ever more high-horsepower hits. We’ll let you know when we find out....

Link:http://www.caranddriver.com/gallery.aspx?section_id=29&article_id=13930&galler y_id=10832&window_id=1&seq=2&webtrends_section=car news§ion_prefix=carnews&slide=on&cnt=2