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2012 BMW M5 [w/video]

Lose Two Cylinders, Gain Two Turbos, Take No Prisoners The first BMW M5, the humble E28 of 1984, had little idea of the performance bloodline it would sire. Its equally humble sales figures proved it: just 2,241 were built. Previous to the 2004 arrival of the E60 M5, the '84 original and the much better-selling E34 that succeeded it in 1988 both carried excellent inline sixes that offered between 256 SAE horsepower in the first-generation's North American trim and 340 European DIN horses by the end of its run in 1995. Good for their time. The E39 M5, however, was the first model in the ... Read More

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    BMW M5
    Review: 2013 BMW M5 Road Test Review
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    BMW has raised the bar yet again Perhaps the most coveted model from one of the world's most coveted brands, the BMW M5 has been the benchmark high performance sports sedan since it was introduced in 1980 as the M535i. Combining the carrying capacity of a mid-size sedan with the performance attributes of a sports car, the BMW M5 virtually invented ...