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The BMW F10 M5 is the fifth generation M5, which was unveiled as a concept in April 2011 at the Shanghai Motor show.  The F10 M5 is powered by the S63B44 twin turbo V8, which is the same motor as also found in the E70 X5M and E71 X6M.  Power output is 560hp in the base form and if equipped with the competition package, power is increased to 575hp.  Model years ran from 2011 thru 2016 and is replaced by the F90 M5.  The F10 M5 is 18 seconds quicker around the Nürburgring than the outgoing E60 V10 model.

Most F10 M5s were manufactured with a 7 speed dual clutch transmission, however in the North American market BMW offered a 6 speed manual transmission.  A total of only 577 manual transmission cars were ever produced.

A total of 19,533 examples of the F10 M5 were produced world wide, all manufactured on the same assembly line as the standard 5 series models in the Dingolfing factory north east of Munich.

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BMW E60 M5 / E61 M5 Touring paint codes / OEM color options

The BMW E60 M5 made its debut at the 2004 Geneva International Motor Show still as a concept vehicle.  The E61 M5 touring was debuted at the Geneva International Motor show three years later in 2007.  Unfortunately the E61 touring was never for available for sale in the US market. 

Every E61 / E60 M5 was powered by a 5.0 L V10 engine, which was a clean sheet design.  No component of the engine was carried over from any previous generation motor.  The E60 M5 was the worlds first production sedan to offer a V10 motor keeping the M5 the fastest accelerating and highest stop speed of any 4 door sedan in the world at the time.  The delimited speed was 204 miles per hour and the 0 - 62 mph time was 4.2 seconds.

The North American market (USA and Canada) was lucky enough to get a 6 speed manual version of the mighty V10.  A total production run of the manual version was 1,364 versions.  The sequential manual gearbox version came in a 7 speed transmission.

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The BMW E28 M5 first debuted at the 1985 Amsterdam Motor Show.  Every E28 M5 was hand built in Germany except for the M5's sold in South Africa, which were assembled in the BMW South Africa factory.  Two engines were sold in the E28 M5, the M88 and S38.  The difference is the M88 does not have a catalytic converter.  The requirement of the catalytic converter was a law set by the North American and Japanese governments to meet more strict emissions standards.

The E28 M5 was first limited to 500 units for the North American market but eventually over 1,200 units were produced by the end of production in November 1987.  Every North American E28 M5 was sold as a 1988 year models despite all of them being manufactured in 1987.

 The North American cars were very limited in options due to the large quantity of cars needed to be manufactured in a short time.  As a result the only exterior option was Black and the interior leather was Natural (tan) or Black.  In other parts of the world however the options list was more extensive including 20 total exterior paint colors. 

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