The Generation Game: BMW M5

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The Generation Game: BMW M5

1984-1988 BMW M5 (E28)

Bodystyle: 4-door saloon
Engines: 3.5L I6
Drivetrain: FR
Weight: 1,410kg / 3,109lbs

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1988-1995 BMW M5 (E34)

Bodystyle: 4-door saloon; 5-door estate
Engines: 3.6 - 3.8L I6
Drivetrain: FR
Weight: 1,745kg / 3,847lbs

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1998-2003 BMW M5 (E39)

Bodystyle: 4-door saloon
Engines: 4.9L V8
Drivetrain: FR
Weight: 1,795kg / 3,957lbs

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2004-2010 BMW M5 (E60 & E61)

Bodystyle: 4-door saloon (E60); 5-door estate (E61)
Engines: 5.0L V10
Drivetrain: FR
Weight: 1,900kg / 4,180lbs

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2011-2016 BMW M5 (F10)

Bodystyle: 4-door saloon
Engines: 4.4L twin-turbocharged V8
Drivetrain: FR
Weight: 1,990kg / 4,387lbs

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2017-2023 BMW M5 (F90)

Bodystyle: 4-door saloon
Engines: 4.4L twin-turbocharged V8
Drivetrain: 4WD
Weight: 1,982kg / 4,370lbs

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2023-present BMW M5 (G90 & G99)

Bodystyle: 4-door saloon (G90); 5-door estate (G99)
Engines: 4.4L twin-turbocharged V8 PHEV
Drivetrain: 4WD
Weight: 2,510kg / 5,553lbs

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Results & Nominations Thread

 

[05XR8]

I’d love the E34 as per below, but the USA-spec E28(although I love the Euro-spec’s smaller inner headlights) will forever have my heart. Every M5 after is too extreme and overweight to be more executive and less playful as the original. The greenhouse of the E28 feels like it opens the driver up to the world, connecting the driver to the environment and later models cocoon the occupants.

In my mid-fifties opinion, the E28’s performance would be more accessible in today’s climate. While the newer cars get you in trouble before selecting third gear.

 

[Nexus]

E60 because of that glorious V10, though the E39 is a very close second.

 

[lilcat89]

The E39 M5 will always have my heart, mostly because of the BMW Films short "Star". The E34 M5, though, has overtaken it in the last few years. The E34 is so elegantly simple in its design. The E60 is close behind, just because that V10 is sublime. After the E60, none of the M5s have intrigued me in the slightest. The newest one is an absolute overweight pig.

 

[Blade_Rudder]

E60 because it was magnificent and I was lucky enough to own one for a couple of years. I only parted with it because saloons are not compatible with my lifestyle. I still miss it…

 

[Greycap]

E34, modern enough to be useful as a daily driver but classic enough to not give the instant aura of a rich ****er who drives a BMW simply because those kind of people always do and acts like the king of the road. Touring of course.