Found on the M5 Board, here’s a video of a race between a Corvette Z06, an E60 M5 and the new F10 M5. We’ve already seen on a post here how far the F10 M5 leaves the E60 M5 in its wake in terms of acceleration. Meanwhile, the Z06 has a 500 horsepower V8 in [...]
May 2nd, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | ContinuedE60 M5 Videos
535d Not An E60 M5 But Pretty Fast Too
With BMW’s recent release of diesel-powered sedans bearing the M badge, attention has been refocused on diesel engines and their place in the minds and garages of performance-oriented enthusiasts. Even we were initially affronted by the very thought of diesel-powered M-badged cars. But one has to keep an open mind if we are to call [...]
April 21st, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
E60 M5 Matches Up Against F10 M5
Inevitably, a head-to-head race between the E60 and F10 M5s was bound to happen, and here we see one taking place at the M5 Board’s favorite venue, which is a long strip that allows most high performance cars to hit their limit. As they are wont to do, the race begins with a rolling start [...]
April 18th, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
E60 M5 And Its Brother Race A Porsche Turbo
Beginning with a rolling start from 120 km/h, these three cars do an impromptu drag race on some stretch of road. Involved are a BMW M6, an E60 M5 and a Porsche 997 Turbo. Both BMWs have modded exhausts, allowing their V10s to breath more heavily and bellow louder. The Porsche is supposedly tuned, which [...]
April 13th, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
E60 M5 Owner Does A Really Cool Thing
Making the rounds of automotive forums (and problem other non-auto forums as well) is this video which gives us a background on the Your Ride Is Here Program. Basically, it’s about a group of enthusiasts who arrange and share their rides in order for transportation-challenged cancer patients to get to their treatments. And we’re not [...]
April 11th, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
Fifteen Seconds Of Bliss In An E60 M5
Fifteen seconds. That’s all it takes for an E60 M5 to get to 200 kilometers per hour. As the accompanying video shows, there’s no drama involved in getting there. From the comfort of seats that grip you actively, you just need to flick your finger to achieve rates of velocity that are more commonly found [...]
April 4th, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
E60 M5 A Wolf In The Urban Jungle
You could say that the driver of this E60 M5 is reckless and although it’s not something we would condone, drivers where this scene was shot aren’t that much different from drivers in a lot of other countries. What one will see from this video though is that when you’re driving a BMW M5, most [...]
March 31st, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
GT Haus Demos E60 M5 Meisterschaft Exhaust
The link below contains a short clip and a picture gallery of GT Haus’ E60 M5 using Meisterschaft GTC Exhaust with section 1 & 2 pipes. The pictures show a black on black E60 M5 that seems to be beautifully maintained. Which is what one would expect from a demo car. Showing its demo nature [...]
March 27th, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
The Queen Of The Ring And The E60 M5
To say that Sabine Schmitz is a Nordschleife specialist wouldn’t cause any opposition from enthusiasts who know her and her history with BMW. Driving the Ring in her mom’s BMW as soon as she got her license, she then proceeded to grab the track record at age 19. Nowadays, her time of 8:16 has been [...]
March 23rd, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
Cheeky E60 M5 Runs With High Pedigree Italian
Ferrari 550 Maranello. The name rolls off the tongue like the name of a deity that evokes awe. And does it ever. When you see one in the flesh, there is a presence to the car that gives any enthusiast pause. When you roll up in an E60 M5 beside such a Ferrari, it’s looks [...]
March 21st, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
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