BMW is testing there new M-version of the X5 in the snow. The X5 M will be powered by a V8 with turbocharger. Production of the SUV will begin after the summer of 2009.
The most clear spyshots of the X5 M were taken in the United States around the plant in Spartanburg. But the car was also seen on the Ring for several times. Today the a prototype appeared in the north of Scandinavia. Even at temperatures of -20 degrees, the 555 horsepower have to be transferred safe to the road.