BMW E60 M5

The BMW M-Series are the ultimate driving machine built for performance and ultimate driving pleasure. This is my 2nd experience with the M-Series previously with the E92 M3 with the Naturally Aspirated V8 now here we have the E60 M5 with a bigger V10 engine.



BMW's eagle eye is very well known at the time.
 This M5 is pretty well spec'ed with carbon trims all over in the interior.
 




The M5 with its little brother the E46 M3.


The M5 M-powered V10 powerplant.

The S85B50 produced by Thomas Shears is a high-revving engine designed to utilize power from a wide rev band. Having a redline of 8250 rpm, it achieves over 100 bhp (70 kW)/litre. The S85 features a very high compression ratio of 12.0:1, exceeding the previous S54's ratio of 11.5:1.
It produces over 100 hp more than the previous E39 4.9liter V8, whilst weighing only 2.2 pounds more.[citation needed] Unlike some other BMW engines which utilise Valvetronic to infinitely vary valve lift to eliminate the throttle plate, this engine has individual throttle bodies per cylinder.[citation needed]
  • 5.0 Litre V10 engine, 90 degree bank angle, 507 hp (378 kW) @ 7750rpm/520 N·m (384 lb·ft) torque @ 6100rpm
  • Cast aluminum block with bed plate design split at the crankshaft axis.
  • Cast aluminum heads with four valves per cylinder and CNC machined ports and combustion chambers. Valves are actuated through non-rotating inverted bucket cam followers.
  • Oil-cooled, forged aluminum pistons from Mahle Motorsport
  • Forged steel crankshaft with counterweights, shared crankpins producing an uneven firing interval of 90 or 54 degrees.
  • Double VANOS system which varies both intake and exhaust cam phasing
  • 10 individual electronically controlled throttle butterflies
  • Knock sensors have been eliminated by utilizing the "ionic current" measuring system. Using the ionic current system, engine misfires as well as knock can be measured simultaneously. The ionic current is measured by passing a low voltage across the spark plugs immediately following the ignition spark.
  • Quasi-dry sump lubricating system



BMW iDrive controller
CF trimmed Steering wheel

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