Is the E61 BMW M5 Touring Better with a Manual Swap?
In North America, we were able to buy the E60 BMW M5 with a manual transmission, back in the day. However, we weren’t able to buy an E61 BMW M5 Touring. In Europe, customers were…
In North America, we were able to buy the E60 BMW M5 with a manual transmission, back in the day. However, we weren’t able to buy an E61 BMW M5 Touring. In Europe, customers were…
It only takes a few dozen yards of driving the BMW M5 CS to know it’s truly something special. The M5 CS is so special feeling that its 626 horsepower twin-turbo V8–which makes it the…
Much like naturally aspirated engines transitioned to forced induction, ICE is being transformed once again to embrace electrification. Hybrid powertrains are typically based around downsized combustion engines, but that’s not what BMW M is doing….
Okay, BMW nerds, who knows what CSL and CS stand for? I’m sure you think you do but, honestly, you probably don’t. Before you puff your Roundel-branded chest out at me for challenging your BMW…
BMW makes good cars and has been on quite a roll, lately. But is it the “best” car manufacturer? Surely that has to be hyperbole, right? Not according to Autocar, who just handed BMW the…
Without question, my favorite BMW from the past ten years is the BMW M5 CS. Its perfect combination of power, performance, handling dynamics, steering feel, and sheer wow-factor make it the most enjoyable Bimmer of…
As a youngster, I always sort of hated the E34 5 Series, for one simple reason — my parents had one. Well, actually, they had two. And liking what your parents like is perennially uncool….
If we were to choose one car journalist who has always been brutally honest, it would certainly have to be Chris Harris. The Top Gear host recently said the Rolls-Royce Cullinan looks like a Chinese…
Big and heavy, the BMW M5 is far from being the best track car. Even the CS with its extra power and lower weight is still a luxury sedan at the end of the day….
Most BMW enthusiasts would argue that the best driving M5 of all time was the E39-generation. There’s a fondness for the E39 M5, as it’s still modern enough to be fresh in most enthusiasts’ minds…