BMW builds E34 M5 Convertible

[CAOSyAMOR]

so I guess BMW execs have always been trying to water down the ///M division, only difference now is they are succeeding.

[MIKe30]

"Amongst M Division cognoscenti there rages an eternal debate concerning what's the best ever BMW M car. To the casual Bavarian-enthusiast the answer is quite simple: E39 M5."

e39 the best M car? Who the hell did they talk to!

That's pretty much the general consensus bud. It's not the first time I've heard it.

[tjts1]

More factory M5 goodness.

[Restoman]

The M5 convertible just reminds me of the ongoing argument in "Three Kings" about Lexus having a convertible.

[e34john]

The M5 convertible just reminds me of the ongoing argument in "Three Kings" about Lexus having a convertible.

Love that part, well more like the 15 minute segment. Funny thing is now Lexus has a convertible and Infinity doesn't. Damnit wait now Infinity has one again and Lexus has two.

[e34john]

More factory M5 goodness.

Do you know how many they made or where those prototypes are? Don't recall seeing one in any of the BMW Welt pictures I've seen but would they really destroy the ones that were built rather than locking them up somewhere.

[pbr87]

WOW that car is fucking sexy

meh.... the body lines make it look alot like a Saab convertible. The only part of it I like, and can identify as being a BMW attribute, is the 4-eyes headlights.

[pbr87]

"Amongst M Division cognoscenti there rages an eternal debate concerning what's the best ever BMW M car. To the casual Bavarian-enthusiast the answer is quite simple: E39 M5."

e39 the best M car? Who the hell did they talk to!

What's a better M car than the e39?

Most of the old ones are slow.

Most of the new ones are ugly or heavy.

e39 is the perfect compromise; sexy, sophisticated, 394hp, not too heavy. It's a good car all around.

[graphikg]

They should mass release the M5 convertible now!

[pbr87]

They should mass release the M5 convertible now!

Why? They have the M6 convertible. Same engine, about the same weight.

[tjts1]

Because an $8000 Kia looks better than the M6.

[pbr87]

Because an $8000 Kia looks better than the M6.

Yea, the M6 certainly isn't the most attractive car they've ever built. But I don't think a new M5, shortened and chopped, would look much better than an M6 vert.