You can't have it with a manual, just BMW's jerky robotized auto. Of course, there are people who say the E34 M5 was actually the best because it was even lighter and had low-end power delivering.

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Ach, indeed. BMW loaded the new M5—based on the E60 5 Series—with trick electronic features, of which launch control is our favorite. We even find initiating it a hoot, but we’ll get to that.

You Have One Day To Bid on This V10-Powered E60 BMW M5 30 Jan 2025, 13:40 UTC &middot By: Cristian Gnaticov / This 2008 BMW M5 is part of an ongoing online auction, which will end on January 31.

There's little doubt that, like each and every M5 before it, the F10 M5 will be a rather handy tool. Exactly how much better it'll be than the outgoing E60 variant remains to be seen, but there's ...