E60 M5.  RIP. 

[align=left][url=http://www.autoblog.com/photos/in-the-autoblog-garage-2008-bmw-m5-1/][size=3][img]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/01garage2008m5580op.jpg[/img][/size][/url] [/align][align=center][i][b][size=3][/size][/b][/i][/align] [size=3]The King is dead, long live the King. [/size][url=http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/][size=3]BMW[/size][/url][size=3] dropped us a line to say that the V10-powered [/size][url=http://www.autoblog.com/model/m5][size=3]M5[/size][/url][size=3] supersedan is no more. Production has officially ended on the E60 version of one the world's best sports sedan after five years and 20,548 units.[/size] [size=3] When it was first released in 2005 as a 2006 model, the E60 was a fairly outrageous automotive offering, with an exotic 5.0-liter V10 and 507 horsepower on tap. This generation of M5 introduced the world to a whole new set of superlatives as automotive journalists reached for their Roget's to find a novel way to describe the acceleration, braking and handling. [hr] [b]It's no doubt that the next M5 will make more power and torque with that TT V8 on the tap, though I am always, ALWAYS, going to miss the 8250RPM redline and the screaming of E60's V10 .  Not to mention from what I can see, the new F10 looks like shit, compared to the current-------and now, pre-gen-------wonderful piece of sheetmetal penned by none other than Bangle himself.[/b] [b]As I often say to my friends, some cars are Timeless.  E60 M5 is among the top of the list.[/i] [/size]

其实bmw很多design都很超前，现在接受不了以后慢慢就好了。 就好像当初x6刚出的时候大家都不接受不了那种超前的外形，现在不是又变街车了

isn't 240's friend selling one of those...i say you should go for it Z lol~ buy the car then worry about the money~[s:201]

=.= LOL.. thats TOTALLY AGAINST FAIRLADYZ's logic... he passed on $240CAD worth of models.. said he "CANT" afford them..i was like WTF =.= LOL... aiiii... but hey...=P thats why he is ballin' while i am starvin' hehe... aiiiite =P dude, dun wry..and LP560-4's V10 revs higher and has more on the tap =P BTW ..my 0.02 on the current gen 5 series is a .. 120% over styled 3 series with a larger wheel base =.= lol.. the E60 M5 is pretty sweet.. but .. again..i have to say the E39 M5 is just magic... i just think the E60 M5 is over engineered on the inside... =.= its like lots of options that doesnt do you any good... "do you really need 11 settings of how ur car can switch gears?" the E39 M5 of on the other hand, raw, manual transmission, driver focused... a true performer without the scream in ur face of 20+ M badges all over the car tellin you its a M.. hehe just diff opinions ba.. nodnod.... i love how we differ from E46 to E92, as E39 to E60 =.= man.. our age into the automotive world is like reversed =.= i just think the automotive world is losing its way... more or less... Mclaren F1, a car with no compromise, no one will put gold lining in their engine bay, even though they know its the best material to dissapate heat, they werent thinkin of mainstream, they werent holding back... Ferrari F40, with a spilt fuel tank on both sides of the car near the center of the wheel base... sure.. it was unsafe...but again, no compromise, everythin in the car was done to squeeze that extra lil bit balance, that extra lil bit performance, that lil extra handling.... We all know Ferrari/Lamborghini are all keepin their aluminium construction and not moving to CFRP... to save money for a bigger profit margin..and that to me..is FAIL.. =.= fail on so many levels, when did an exotic company start doing that? i think... thats why.. i am attracted to the Pagani Zonda, because its the exact same thing... in my eyes, the company isnt afraid to use the best materials to achieve the best.. of the best... to be at the peak of our automotive industry, to use the latest..to squeeze out... that... every lil bit that makes the car of what is capable/achieveable in our day and age, the same philosophy that drove the Mclaren F1, Ferrari F40 in to the legend books =P

240's right.  Though I could go pick one up right this moment, I deem the funds being much better spent in other investment. When I do go big, 一个M5真的是小意思了。 Now going back to the car.  I agree that it takes time for certain cars to grow on people.  Despite me being utterly bitter about 370Z's exterior initially, after seeing the car with an Amuse kit, I actually said DAMN THAT'S NICE. I hope the M version of the F10 ends up looking much improved over the lesser ones, as frankly, the base trim F10's front end reminds me of a Hyundai, and not in a good way.

原厂500 HP V10 5.0L  HIGH REV ENGINE    100HP/L的无敌玩物 BMW多少年前的技术就到这地步了  再看看现在的跑车出功率？2010 E63 AMG？？？？再看看2010 SLS AMG？？   shame啊

[quote]引用第5楼archarmy于2010-07-08 18:13发表的 : 原厂500 HP V10 5.0L  HIGH REV ENGINE    100HP/L的无敌玩物 BMW多少年前的技术就到这地步了  再看看现在的跑车出功率？2010 E63 AMG？？？？再看看2010 SLS AMG？？   shame啊 [url=/club/job.php?action=topost&tid=252552&pid=5860783][img]/club/p_w_picpath/back.gif[/img][/url] [/quote] AMG的强项就是其neck-snapping torque.  From what I understand, most AMG engines produce more torque than horsepower, which is also quite respectable. Problem with Mercs is they weight like an elephant.  AND they are ridiculously overpriced.  I was playing with their config the other day, and managed to crank out a [b]quarter-million[/b] CL63 AMG, LOL!

ya... at that price point.. a bently is much more attractive..if you are goin the CL route =P

对M5的印象一直以来就是车重设计丑[s:241]喜欢M6那种圆圆的 圆圆的.......圆圆的.....