BMW celebrates 30 years of M5 with 600hp super sedan
 

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It's been 30 years since <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> rolled out the first <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/m5/">M5</a>, and while displacement and cylinder count may have fluctuated over those past three decades, output has only increased. The first-generation E28 M5 packed a 3.5-liter inline-six with 252 horsepower and 243 lb-ft of torque. The second-gen E34 model that followed added an extra 100 cc (and later 200 more) to produce 310 hp and 266 lb-ft. The E39 followed with a 4.9-liter V8 churning out 394 hp and 369 lb-ft, replaced by the award-winning 5.0-liter V10 in the E60 with its 500 hp and 380 lb-ft before BMW rolled out the latest model with a 4.4-liter V8, its twin turbos making up for the two dropped cylinders and 600 cc of displacement to produce 560 hp and 502 lb-ft of torque. But even that's being left in the dust by the new special edition you see here.<br />
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The 30th Anniversary Edition BMW M5 packs that same 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8, but cranks the output up to a nice, round 600 horsepower and a solid 516 lb-ft of torque to go with it. That makes it more powerful, not only than any M5 that's come before it, but also any of its rivals. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/jaguar+xfr-s/">Jaguar XFR-S</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/audi+rs6+avant/">Audi RS6 Avant</a> (the latter only available as a wagon and not in North America) both lag behind this ultimate of Ultimate Driving Machines; only the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/e63+amg/">Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG</a> trumps it on torque (but not on power), with 531 lb-ft in stock form and 590 in the S-Model.<br />
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As a result, the 0-60 time drops from a quoted 4.2 seconds in the stock M5 to a scant 3.7 in the 30th Anniversary edition (just one tick behind that twistier E63 S). The special M5 also comes with the Competition Package as standard, as well as a dedicated control module for the Active M Differential, a special Frozen Dark Silver matte finish, 20-inch alloys and black chrome badges. Special badges abound inside as well, where you'll also find black leather and Alcantara upholstery and aluminum trim. There'll even be a dedicated one-day course offered to owners at The Thermal Club in Palm Springs, CA, to further sweeten the deal.<br />
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Try not to get too excited at the prospect of owning one, though: BMW will only offer 300 examples worldwide, and only 30 of them will be coming to the United States to be offered at an as-yet undisclosed premium that surely won't deter customers from snapping them all up in an instant. The Bavarian automaker is setting up a dedicated hotline, the number to be released on Instagram five days before orders open up on a first-come, first-served basis on May 21.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/07/bmw-m5-30th-anniversary-edition-official/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW celebrates 30 years of M5 with 600hp super sedan</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/07/bmw-m5-30th-anniversary-edition-official/">BMW celebrates 30 years of M5 with 600hp super sedan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 07 May 2014 10:15:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/07/bmw-m5-30th-anniversary-edition-official/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20881536/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/05/07/bmw-m5-30th-anniversary-edition-official/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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