We can hope and we can get enthusiastic about new concepts and possible unveiling news from the BMW M division but every now and again we have to be thought our place.

Having cleared some of the speculation on the F10 BMW M5, Albert Biermann head of product development for the Bavarian company’s M Division moved on to tell us a few extra things.

Sadly, much like we’ve been hearing about the M5, nothing he said this time is of any help or joy to those of us who are enthusiasts and not just fans.

To begin with, the big man said that there’s really no chance of us seeing a modern day version of the iconic BMW M1 supercar despite the concepts we’ve been getting.

No mid-engined BMW that’s built for fun exclusively, no BMW supercar that’s not corrupted by fuel economy ideas such as the i8 but most of all, no M Division only creation.

But hold on BMW and car enthusiasts, the bad news doesn’t end there as Biermann “warns” us about something equally terrible though if we’re honest, almost imminent.

An M badge may end up appearing on a diesel powered BMW and it may actually come around pretty soon.

Truth be told, I may be blowing this out of proportion at the moment, but the head of the BMW M division put the issue of a diesel wearing their badge as follows.

At the moment, good as they may have gotten, they don’t meet their standards, however, when those standards have been surpassed they will not have a drawback into using “the fuel of Satan” to power their creations.

Frankly, what makes it sadder than everything is that deep down inside, no matter how much us enthusiasts have been suppressing it, we knew something of the likes was coming.

This is because in the current automotive industry, at BMW, even within their M division new models boil down to something simple, a business case.

Something that a BMW M1 doesn’t have whereas an M spec diesel will almost certainly have when the time comes.

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In the midst of everybody covering the F30 BMW 3 Series, Albert Biermann, Head of Product Development for the Bavarians got himself a break from questions about it.

During a recent interview he was faced with plenty of questions that came up with considerably more interesting answers than we imagine as they’ve been related to M badged BMWs.

Particularly, there’s a few hot answers regarding the F10 BMW M5 and all sorts of speculation that’s been surrounding it lately.

To begin with, thanks to the Americans, the BMW F10 M5 will be getting a manual transmission option though this comes with a proviso. It could very well be the last time we see such “generosity” on behalf of BMW and the M5.

In regards to other rumors about the 2012 BMW M5, Biermann says a definite “no” to any of the rumors about an all wheel drive version of their brilliant sports sedan.

Can’t say that I regret this decision, but there will be plenty, some actual BMW M5 customers that might end up doing so.

Another negative answer is to be seen regarding the rumors of the estate version of the F10 BMW M5. Thanks to incredibly slow sales figures, it seems like the hot estate will not live through another iteration.

The last detail Biermann was questioned on was the weight “problem” of the F10 BMW M5. Quite a delicate subject that but the answer was actually pretty surprising.

Apparently the M division’s purpose is not to make the BMW M5 as light as possible but as close to the weight of a normal fast 5 Series despite adding so much new equipment and such.

With the F10 BMW M5 they’ve managed to get that difference to just 33 kilograms so that’s quite the achievement.

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