After the 1988 Formula 1 season, turbocharged engines were banned in favor of naturally-aspirated lumps with a displacement of 3.5 liters. McLaren-Honda switched to a V10 powerplant, and so did ...
When the E60-gen BMW M5 came out in 2004, with its menacing naturally aspirated V10, many thought that sports sedans couldn’t get more exciting. The 5.0-liter engine, which was shared with the M6, ...
German auto manufacturers are often criticized for being a bit too clinical and straight-laced. But there is a small faction of engineers and designers who manage to navigate through the corporate ...
Launched in 2005 and arriving in the United States as a 2006 model, the fourth-generation BMW M5, known internally as the E60 M5, marked a radical shift in BMW M's philosophy. With a starting price of ...
Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...
It may not have been the most mesmerizing BMW M5, but the E60 was the only one offered with a V10 under the bonnet. The naturally aspirated engine, which was shared with the M6, had 5.0 liters in ...
Need somebody to bore you with ideal bore to stroke ratios, or the intricacies of how variable valve timing works? Ask Andrei and watch the hours roll by… He’s also quite a strange bloke who never ...
Last week, we ranked the best generations of the BMW M3, and now it's time to pay tribute to its big brother, the M5. Keep in mind that we won't talk about the "fake" ones like the M550i or M550d.
For the price of a new 530i, you could own an iconic M car. An impeccable example of the E60 BMW M5 has just come up for sale, and its mileage is so low that even the most risk-averse buyer won’t have ...
John has a BCom Degree with a background in corporate Marketing. He has been in automotive journalism since 2014 and has worked at CarBuzz since Feb 2024. John has written for Magneto, the BMW Car ...