Green E34 "M5" $12,000

[mr E34 11]

M540i '93-'95 M60 32v V8 - 3982cc 250+ km/h 6.2 sec 282hp / 286bhp 295ft.lbs@4500 Rpm 10.0:1

M5 3.6 '89-'91 S38 24v 6 - 3535cc 250+ km/h 6.3 sec 311hp / 315bhp 265.5ft.lbs@4750 Rpm 10.0:1

M5 3.8 '92-95 S38 24v 6 - 3795cc 250+ km/h 5.9 sec 335hp / 340bhp 295ft.lbs@4750 Rpm 10.5:1

nothing wrong with the output of even a 3.6 M5...note that the 535 although producing 225 ft .lbs of torque develops it at 4000 rpm.Apparently a well tuned 3.8 is very flexible.335bhp is 250kw!

E39 M5 still quite dear...more complex than the e34 too.

Attach a vbox and try and do those times, i doubt it.

PWR figures are misleading, those are bench dyno figures with special BLUEPRINTED engines built for the test. NO ancilliaries connected, production engines within 5%, take off 15hp give or take, add on pwr steer, alternator, production exhaust system etc etc.

[Nic325i 0]

Attach a vbox and try and do those times, i doubt it.

PWR figures are misleading, those are bench dyno figures with special BLUEPRINTED engines built for the test. NO ancilliaries connected, production engines within 5%, take off 15hp give or take, add on pwr steer, alternator, production exhaust system etc etc.

The times seem close to contempory magazine tests for example the ones here seem to average about 6.5s for the 3.6 M5, although Autocar UK were quicker than the above times for both types of M5.

Power figures should be representative??? All figures in magazines etc are reported based on bench dyno etc...

[ashmill 68]

The times for the 3.6 E34 M5 are correct as road tested. Trust me. As for the car being average in the performance stakes - find me a comparable 18 year old car that performs like it. Yes the average new V8 Commatruck and Falcoon will see it off but at least my old girl feels like a real car. The engineering is incredible - 243kms and it runs really strong.