Shanghai surprise: celebrating the birth of exciting new models

Editor's note: About 1,000 foreign and domestic vehicles are on display at the auto show with many making their global, Asian or China debuts. China Daily introduces 13 new models to our readers:

1. BMW X5 M

Making its world debut at the Shanghai Motor show, the model carries the high-performance character of a BMW M to the sports activity vehicle segment for the first time. A new experience in driving, it is empowered by a package including a V8 power unit with twin-scroll, twin-turbo technology, high-precision injection, xDrive all-wheel technology specifically geared to the requirements of BMW's M cars and high-performance suspension with adaptive drive. Its new M turbo engine developing 408 kW is the world's first with an exhaust manifold spanning the two rows of cylinders.