The E39 generation of the M5 was introduced in 1998 at the Geneva Motor Show and was the first M5 to use a V8 engine, increasing the power output to 294 kW or 400 PS. Production began in October 1998. The gap in M5 production that had lasted from 1995 to 1998 thus ended, with 20,482 cars made in all from 1999 to 2003. The E39 followed the E34 M5 of 1988 to 1995. Its V8 produced 400 PS and it was the third generation of the M5.
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Source Wikipedia: BMW M5Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
developed by BMW's motorsport division, BMW M GmbH
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1998 at the Geneva Motor Show, the
Year: E39 M5 (1998
1998 at the Geneva Motor Show, the
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developed by BMW's motorsport division, BMW M GmbH
E39 M5 (1998, passage 2
Production began in October 1998.
Body style, sedan: E39 M5 (1998
The M5 has continuously been produced in the saloon body style, in some countries also as an estate.
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