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Chris Gable2 June 2006
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Manual M5, M-car X5, but no M1 ... yet

BMW executives have confirmed that an M version of the X5 is on the cards but, we're told, there won't be a current series M1

An M version of the next BMW X5 is highly likely, while an M version of the current 1 Series is highly unlikely. But a manual M5's a definite ... at least for the US.

In Portugal last week for the international launch of the Z4M Coupe, president of BMW's M division, Professor Ulrich Bruhnke said no decision to build an M version of the X5 had yet been made but the project was under development.

Read what else Professor Bruhnke had to say at the Wheels website.

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