Recent reports suggest that BMW is gearing up to send the V10 engine featured in their current generation M5 to the great beyond and instead replace it with a turbocharged V8.

Sure, the V10 is fast, that’s not secret, but the fact that it’s just about everything besides environmentally friendly has left BMW with no choice but to turn towards greener alternatives such as the above mentioned turbocharged V8.

If these reports are true, we should be seeing the a turbocharged V8 engine appear in the next generation M5 with right around 555 HP and 500 lb-per-feet of torque.

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I don’t know about you guys, but the BMW M3 has long been one of my favorite cars considering it good looking, luxurious and above all else, fast. Evidentally, Manhart Racing has decided the vehicle is not fast enough having recently announced a tuning kit for the vehicle.

Just how much of a tuning kit this is remains arguable considering Manhart Racing has actually swapped the M3’s stock engine out for the V10 engine found in the BMW M5 and M6. They coupled that beast of an engine with a 7-speed SMG transmission, DMW steering system, quad exhaust in addition to removing the speed limiter.

In conclusion, all of these advancements makes for a 550HP V10 BMW M3 capable of reaching speeds up to 208 mph and sprinting from 0-100km/h in just 3.9 seconds.

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It seems that Audi has grown tired of the leaks and what not and has decided to officially unveil the R8 Spyder ahead of its planned Frankfurt Motor Show debut.

Other than it’s beautiful drop top design, as you can see above, this thing is a beast. The R8 Spyder will feature a 5.2 liter V10 engine capable of     525 horsepower and 390 pounds-per-feet of torque. Unfortunately, the above shot and specs are the only thing we have to go by for now so we’ll have to wait until the Frankfurt Motor Show to hear more.

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When Iron Man first hit the scene it pleased everyone from action-movie lovers to supercar lovers. Well, Iron Man 2 is currently in production and there seems to be no change.

What you see above is Robert Downey Jr. driving a 525HP V10 Audi R8 Spider on the set of Iron Man 2. The vehicle in question is said to be a pre-production model but we can’t see the design changing much before it actually makes it way to market.

AutoExpress reports that Audi will officially unveil the car at the Frankfurt Motor Show with sales expected in late 2010.

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