BMW M5 2005-2010 used car review - Drive
There are no hard and fast rules, it would seem, when it comes to what makes a BMW M5 an M5. From its very first days as a six-cylinder car, the M5 then moved to a V8 format, then a V10 and is now back to eight cylinders, albeit with a pair of... Those cars are still too new to be around second-hand in meaningful numbers, and the first V8 car from the first part of this century is getting a bit long in the tooth for a high-performance car like this. Which leaves the 2005 to 2010 models as the focus for those looking for a used M5. That means the E60 that was launched here in 2005 and finally phased out for the twin-turbo V8 version in 2010. And that, in turn, means an awfully big car with... Curiously, though, BMW elected to make the engine's default setting a 298kW power output which was what you get every time you keyed on. Press the little `Power' button on the centre-console, however, and the on-board computer ramped up the... So where were the flaws in the car's make-up. It could be toggled between two firmness settings, but even the softest of those was still way too rigid for a car that was about being an executive express rather than a race-track refugee. It used the now-popular concept of a manual gearbox where the on-board computer controls the clutch for you. Source: www.drive.com.au
