Presented at Geneva Motorshow in March 1998  
Produced from September 1998 and is still in production

 

400 HP. 500 Nm. The facts says it all. The BMW M5 is the most powerful sedan in the world. And the fastest. It is the most powerful BMW ever built. Also the fastest accelerating production model BMW ever built.  
 

Question to Mr Wolfgang Reitzle -former technical CEO of BMW- regarding his new occupation as the CEO of Ford Premier Auto Group, which brands include Volvo, Jaguar and Aston Martin;  

Q: Will your company car now be a Volvo?  

A: No, I will continue to drive my dream car, a BMW M5.  
Source: Dagens Industri 

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Below is the facelifted M5 with the new LeMans Blue succeeding the Avus Blue colour.