BMW M5

The BMW M5 is a high performance version of the BMW 5-Series executive car built by the Motorsport division of BMW. Beginning production in 1985, the first incarnation of the M5 was hand-built utilizing the 535i chassis and a modified BMW M1 engine, being the fastest production sedan in the world at the time of its introduction. Subsequent iterations of the M5 have been built from each generation of the 5-Series platform, including the E34, E39, E60/E61, and most recently, F10, with the first orders delivered in late 2011.

Manufacturer	BMW M GmbH
Production	1985 – present
Class	Mid-size luxury car/executive car
Layout	FR layout
Related	BMW 5 Series, BMW M6

E12 M535i

While not badged an M5, the 1980 E12 M535i is considered to be the predecessor to the M5. It was the third road-going automobile to emerge from the BMW Motorsport workshop. While the BMW 3.0 CSL and M1 had been limited-production, purpose-built sports cars, the M535i was a reworked 5-series sedan fitted with the M90 engine.

Generation BMW M5

• BMW M5 E28 (1985 – 1988)
• BMW M5 E34 (1989 – 1995)
• BMW M5 E39 (1998 – 2003)
• BMW M5 E60 (2005 – 2010)
• BMW M5 F10 (2011 – present)

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Last updated on 16 August 2013 at 09:37.