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BMW E39 M5

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Click here to download printer friendly version While it began as BMW's Motorsport division, today the 'M' in BMW M connotes the Bavarian automaker's high-performance division. And although BMW M pursues many creative enterprises, it has come to signify a very special breed of high-performance automobiles.

Over the years, M3, M5 and M6 models have offered performance enthusiasts special, uniquely 'M' interpretations of what a performance automobile should be. Most recently, M has been acclaimed for its high-performance 2-seaters, the M roadster and M coupe (see separate release in this kit). Now M introduces the third generation M5: the most powerful, most luxurious, most high-tech M car ever. An automotive designer's dream: combining the highest possible level of performance and sumptuous luxury in a single car.

Not incidentally, the E39 M5 is also the first M car powered by a V8 engine. And therein lies the heart of this incredibly exciting sports sedan: a 5-liter, 400-hp V8 engine incorporating a host of new, performance-enhancing technologies making their first-ever appearance in a production motorcar.

Company press release, last updated before 12 / 01 / 2004

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 My favorite car  
MRR
04-13-2005
 One of my all time favorite cars. Best BMW ever built in my opinion.
 For the record  
polshrk
26-11-2003
 If you take a look at what BMW has done with their engines it it really remarable comparing that they are all naturally aspirated. Dinan has taken the E39 M5 up to 470hp w/o a supercharger or turbocharger. That's pretty impressive. The E55 is supercharged and the RS6 is twin-turbocharged. If you take a super/turbo charger and put it on the M5 it will blow the E55 and RS6 away. My M5 is supercharged and puts out 637hp and that is just a tad higher than both the E55 and RS6, if you are comparing numbers. It is all a personal preference of what kind of vehicle Manufacturer you like and body style. The newest M5 will come with a v-10 and will have better numbers as stock than the E55 and RS6, but everyone compares it like apples and oranges and they don't mix well. Who knows what ratings you would get with a super/turbo charger on the 05 M5. Again people will compare it to the newest Mercedes and Audi with their forced induction engines. In the end as one writer said we the enthusiast win with the battles of the Makers. :)
 who's winning.  
Superdude
26-8-2003
 From what i've gathered (i read road and track, car driver, lots of TV, lots of video games and lots of the internet), so far it's a draw in the unbelieveable power war. All of mercedes' 55's and 600's have 493hp and their 32's have 349hp. That's a start. BMW's M5 has 400hp and the M3 has 333hp. Bimmer does good on the autobahn, mercedes does good in the drag strip. So both sides are about even. But what does the future have in store for us? Mercedes (AMG) going to build '65' lineup (6L bi-turbo V-12, 612hp, 738lbs-ft) for the CL, SL, the S and maybe the E, i'm not quite sure yet. BMW is plannig to use a 5L V-10 (500hp) in it's M5 M6, and (although i'm not sure) i wouldn't be suprised if they made and M7 using that engine (or maybe a modified version of it). I also think the M3 will be modified soon. So so far, i think it's a draw. But i think the new 5 is buck ugly. And i think that most mercs are outlandisly expensive. So i'm completely undecided.

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General specifications
Country of origin Germany
Numbers built 1997 : 1
1998: 678
1999: 5425
Produced from 1998 - 2003

Engine
Configuration 90º V 8
Location Front, longitudinally mounted
Displacement 4.941 liter / 301.5 cu in
Bore / Stroke 94.0 mm (3.7 in) / 89.0 mm (3.5 in)
Valvetrain 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed Bosch MSS 52 Fuel injection
Aspiration Naturally Aspirated

Drivetrain
Chassis/body unitary steel
Front suspension McPherson struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension Multi-link, coil springs, anti roll bar
Steering recirculating ball, power assisted
Brakes vented discs, all-round, ABS
Gearbox 6 speed Manual
Drive Rear wheel drive

Dimensions
Weight 1720 kilo / 3792 lbs
Length / Width / Height 4784 mm (188.3 in) / 1800 mm (70.9 in) / 1432 mm (56.4 in)
Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) 2830 mm (111.4 in) / 1515 mm (59.6 in) / 1527 mm (60.1 in)

Performance figures
Power 400 bhp / 298 KW @ 6600 rpm
Torque 500 Nm / 369 ft lbs @ 3800 rpm
BHP/Liter 81 bhp / liter
Power to weight 0.23 bhp / kg
Top Speed 250 km/h / 155 mph
0-60 mph 5.2 s

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