BMW M5

The Complete Story

By James Taylor
Published by The Crowood Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

BMW's M5 was a simple concept: a production 5 Series saloon re-developed for high performance by the Motorsport division. The M5 was the car that really initiated the legend of the M-cars from BMW. The letter M has been applied to a high-performance BMW as early as 1978, but that year's M1 was an exotic supercar. It had the right image, but the M1 was never going to bring in major profits. The M5 was much simpler in concept. It was and remains a production 5 Series saloon, redeveloped for ultra-high performance. Manufacturing costs were minimized, allowing BMW to price the car more attractively and still bring in healthy profits.

About The Author

James Taylor

James Taylor has been writing professionally about cars since the late 1970s, and his interests embrace a wide range of older cars of all makes and nationalities, as well as classic buses, lorries and military vehicles. He counts the BMW E36 range among the most interesting of the 1990s and, as a commentator on the BMW scene through magazines at the time, he well remembers the buzz around the regular new-model introductions in a range that was designed to offer something for everyone.

Product Details

  • Publisher: The Crowood Press (February 15, 2016)
  • Length: 176 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781785000454

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The Complete Story

By James Taylor
Published by The Crowood Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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