BMW seems set to unveil a 'concept' version of the next M5 at the Shanghai motor show in April.
According to Dutch car website, Autotelegraaf.nl, the M5 'concept' will be shown alongside the production versions of the 6-series coupe and 5-series hybrid (both of which have also been shown previously as 'concepts').
We keep putting the inverted commas around the word 'concept', because the M5 you'll see in China is expected to be near-as-dammit the same as the final production version - which is scheduled for launch at the Frankfurt show this autumn and due to go on sale before the end of the year.
It's expected that the new M5 will use the same 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 already in service in the X5 M and X6 M, but uprated to around 600bhp and coupled to a version of BMW's DCT dual-clutch transmission rather than the conventional auto used in the 'X' M cars.