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BMW M5 2005
Production year: 2005
No. of produced cars: 20,589
The fourth generation BMW M5 based on the E60 was introduced in 2005, with an uneven firing V10 engine and 7 speed sequential manual gearbox linking the car with the BMW Sauber Formula One program. It was the world’s first production sedan to feature a V10 petrol engine. A 7 speed sequential manual gearbox (SMG III) was available, and a six-speed manual transmission gearbox available for the US market only. As with some of its predecessors it was both the quickest and fastest 4-door sedan in the world at the time of its release.