Oh, and the piece of footage at the bottom of the page shows the extreme E30 having its way with the dyno. In terms of quarter mile performance, this Bimmer can complete the 1,320 feet run in 9 ...

His choice? A 4-liter V8 from a BMW E34 540i. The 286 HP unit was mated to a 5-speed stick shift along with a new steering system from an E36 M3 and some new brakes from an M5.

His fleet currently consists of a problematic manual-swapped 1991 BMW 325i sedan, an E34 M5 of the same vintage, an M2, and a Lexus GX470. Before R&T, Brown worked at Jalopnik, The Drive, and ...

Uber Cool: BMW M5 E34 Convertible Revealed After 20 Years [High-Res Gallery] Back in the late 1980’s, when the BMW M division’s portfolio was by Carscoop October 30, 2009 at 04:02 ...