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2008 BMW M5 Overview

Likes:

  • Thrilling V-10 power
  • Handling and braking in supercoupe territory
  • Gemlike six-speed manual gearbox
  • Extreme exclusivity

Dislikes:

  • The $84,000 question: eat or drive?
  • Technology run amok
  • Not so stunning styling, in and out
  • SMG gearbox is rough

Bottom Line

By Marty Padgett Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

The car enthusiasts and experts at TheCarConnection.com researched 2008 BMW M5 road tests from around the Web to produce this comprehensive review. TheCarConnection.com's editors also drove the 2008 BMW M5 and added more detail and information where needed, and they've ...

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Full Review

By Marty Padgett Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

Some might call the styling on the 2008 BMW M5 classic; others might simply refer to it as boring. This is always a highly subjective category, but one thing that most people will agree on is that the 2008 BMW M5 is far from the most exciting-looking vehicle on the road. The M5...

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Other Choices:

Few mid-size luxury sedans can touch the BMW M5's performance, but the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG comes closest--and looks a bit more suave going about it, too. The newly minted Jaguar XF Supercharged is a few ticks slower, but it's far more handsome; a 500-horsepower XF-R is due in 2009. The Audi S6 has a massively powerful V-8, but it's still a step slower than the BMW.

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Comments (1 total)

  1. Love my M5

    By Terrance Eac kles | Posted: Sep 15th 2008, 08:13:04 PM

    I have just purchase an 2008 m5 i really love this car it is one in a million. I will nt trade it for any other car.

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