The E28 M5 was the genesis, the first chapter of a revered dynasty. BMW had the idea of letting its M Division loose on one of its 5-Series executive sedans, feeling that there was a market for a ...

For example, there’s quite a bit more power on tap than in the outgoing M5. Under the hood is a 4.4 L twin-turbocharged V8 that dishes out 577 hp (430 kW) and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) of torque, and for the ...

the E28 was initially sold with a combination of relatively subdued four and six-cylinder engines, but in 1984 BMW revealed the very first M5 at the Amsterdam motor show. The M5 was not the first ...

In Munich, meanwhile, BMW pulled the wraps off the world’s first super saloon. The original ‘E28’ M5 packed Porsche performance into something that looked like your dad’s company car (OK ...

I went through this whole process a couple of days ago, and after finding and digesting the contemporary reviews of the BMW E28 M5, I was left slightly bemused. As well as a nagging need to rewind ...

In Munich, meanwhile, BMW pulled the wraps off the world’s first super saloon. The original ‘E28’ M5 packed Porsche performance into something that looked like your dad’s company car (OK ...

In Munich, meanwhile, BMW pulled the wraps off the world’s first super saloon. The original ‘E28’ M5 packed Porsche performance into something that looked like your dad’s company car (OK, not my dad, ...