It’s a V10-engined, E60-based sedan that went under the tank’s tracks. The BMW M5 that debuted in 2004 was the first-ever four-door sedan to be powered by a gasoline V10 engine, which also ...

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Out went the original 8er’s engine, and in came a modified, embiggened version of the E60 BMW M5’s 5.0-litre V10. Why a screaming ... Considerably more than a tired old 850i’s V12.

To begin, the ambitious 18 year old and his friends took the ... fun began with transplanting the 5.0L V10 motor found in the current generation E60 M5. Obviously this isn’t a straight drop ...

You know you're getting a bit jaded when you pass up posting a few shots of an E92 3-series with a M5 V10 under the hood. Been there, done that, right?But we were finally compelled to share it ...

And old. Boxy and tall ... E60 (2005)And so to the current M5, the E60. Despite having a 5-litre V10 developing 500bhp, an output that would have been considered absurd in a saloon a decade ...

Believe it or not, the new M5 has more power and torque than the incredible old V10, yet its twin-turbocharged V8 engine promises to cut fuel consumption by 30 per cent and slash CO2 emissions in ...

Maybe one of those wild professional drift cars: a 3-series Compact with an S85 V10 from an old M5, and a rear diff set up purely for the task of drifting; something that could snap fully sideways ...

The high-performance S6 is Audi's answer to the BMW M5 and Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG ... a 420-hp twin-turbocharged V8 that replaced the old V10. It's all about efficiency, now.

Lamborghini's Aventador S is the last living link to supercars of old. Wild-looking bedroom-poster material ... when you remember the only other car they make at the moment is the V10 Huracan. But ...

Other performance cars were instantly made to look old-fashioned ... Its closest rival, the 500bhp V10-engined BMW M5 Touring, costs £9,900 less. The Audi offers more performance, but can ...