BMW has long touted itself as the ultimate driving machine, and we’ve been fortunate enough to witness the brand’s supremacy on the race track. But even though some of its models are starting to show their age, that doesn’t mean that they can’t still hold their own around the Green Hell. YouTuber Misha Charoudin takes […]
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The E60-generation BMW M5 will always have a special place in the heart of enthusiasts thanks largely to its use of a 5.0-liter naturally-aspirated V10. BMW built the E60 M5 over a period of six years, offering it in both sedan and Touring guises. In most markets, a seven-speed SMG automatic transmission was the only […]
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It is well known now that BMW and some of its rivals have a tendency to be conservative with their horsepower estimates, but how accurate was the Bavarian automaker when it came to its lower power modes? BMW is famed for its driving modes and since introducing the M button, like the one in DriveTribe’s […]
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A 17-year-old from Florida has been hit with six counts of vehicular homicide after he crashed his 2019 BMW M5 into an SUV and killed six people. On January 27, 2022, Noah Thomas Galle was speeding in his powerful sports sedan along State Road 7 near Delray Beach when he slammed into the rear of […]
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Twenty years ago, BMW‘s E39 M5 was the fastest sedan on the planet. Fast forward to today, and electric cars are king. More specifically, the Tesla Model S Plaid and Lucid Air Dream Edition are arguably of the main contenders for the king of sedan speed. But just how far have we come in two decades? […]
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If you want a car that will rocket off the line in rainy conditions, then you need one with all-wheel drive. Fittingly, CarWow had three high-powered, all-wheel drive cars at its disposal when it put together its latest drag race. The three cars in question were a Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, a BMW M5 CS, and […]
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BMW never made an official M version of the original E31 8-Series, and the single M8 prototype they did make now sits in their museum. Of course, there was the M-modified and V12-powered 850CSi, but it wasn’t what bimmer fans really wanted. However, one group of enthusiasts decided to create the high-performance 8-Series BMW never […]
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Every BMW M5 is special but the new CS variant pushes performance to new heights and The Smoking Tire recently had the chance to put it through its paces. In the United States, the M5 CS has a starting price of $142,000 or roughly $40,000 more than the standard M5 and about $30,000 more than […]
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A trove of classic BMWs and other models has been uncovered at an abandoned dealership’s workshop in Tarragona, Spain. The dealership serviced the surrounding area until ceasing operations sometime around 2010. Since then, the owner has moved the collection of vehicles that he’s amassed into a single location, with the rides ranging from mundane to […]
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The BMW M5 is a performance luxury icon, but it’s changing with the times as the redesigned model is set to embrace electrification. Caught undergoing cold weather testing, this particular prototype doesn’t hide that fact as it features “Hybrid Test Vehicle” badging on three sides. Putting those aside, the heavily camouflaged prototype eschews the massive […]
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