Bmw E39 M5 V10

Volkswagen's jaw-dropping engine swap: W10 V10 in a BMW E39 M5! Unbelievable power, Ferdinand Piëch's personal ride revealed. For context, a stock E39-gen M5 uses a 4.9-liter V8 that produces 394 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque at the crank. Sure, the W10 is likely heavier, but that's still a nice bump in power.

In recent weeks, there's a good chance you read about one of the most radical Volkswagen prototypes ever: an E39 BMW M5, powered by a rare and mysterious W10 engine, and not just driven but dailied by VW's brilliant engineer-turned-executive Ferdinand Piëch. It's a mind-bending tale from the golden age of VW-and it might be []. We first discovered this unique BMW E39 M5 when it was listed for sale in Belgium.

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The car's story starts with Volkswagen using it as a test mule for a prototype W10 motor. The vinyl decals on the car states the W10 motor makes 450-500 hp (330-367 kW) and 550 Nm (405 lb-ft) of torque. Just thought Id post up some pictures of my project It's an E39 M5 in carbon black, Im currently swapping in an S85 V10 which I'm also manual swapping.

I'm currently up to the fun bit of electronic interfacing. I've had the engine running and it has moved around the yard just need to finish. Volkswagen bought an M5 from the E39 model to use as a test mule.

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This made it harder to test the engine in real-world situations. Piëch's team picked the M5 for more than one reason. With its W layout, the W10 was much smaller than a V10, which was a benefit, and there was enough room in the engine bay to fit it.

Hi everyone!Today, I'm driving a BMW M5 E39 tuned up with a V10 engine. This beast of a machine is perfect for drifting. Join me as we put this monster to th.

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Indeed, it appears a Volkswagen W10-engined E39 BMW M5 is out there. A car that still exists, and worked well enough back then that it was pressed into daily service by VW's CEO. Not only could.

That's more than the stock E39 M5's S62 V8, which produced 394 hp, and even outguns the next-gen E60's screaming S85 V10, rated at 500 hp.