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Thursday, November 10, 2011

The BMW M5 is one of the best models from BMW

BMW M5

The BMW M5 is one of the best models from BMW, it is the most powerful sedan in the world when it was launched and is based on the BMW 5 Series. Also, it was manufactured from 1985 to 1988. So far, BMW has produced and sold many M5s, this model reaching the 5th generation, the last one being the BMW F10 M5 that will enter the market in early 2012.
The BMW M5 models are: E28 BMW M5, E34 BMW M5, E39 BMW M5, E60 BMW M5(Sedan) / E61 (Touring), F10 BMW M5 (Sedan) / F11 (Touring). These generations are classified by chronological order of their appearance from 1985 until present.

BMW M5

The first model is the BMW M5 codenamed E28, which has appeared for the first time at the Amsterdam Motor Show in 1984. It is based on the BMW 5 Series and is powered with 286hp under the bonnet from its 3.5 liter engine. At that time of occurrence, it was ranked as the fastest sedan in the world. The production of the E28 M5 was finished in 1988 making it up to the next generation E34 BMW M5.

BMW M5

The second generation is the E34 BMW M5 which began its production in 1989, it was assembled in Garching, Germany, and was available with two transmission alternatives, namely 5 and 6 speed manual. At first it used the 3.6 liter engine with an output of 315hp, and since 1991 has been changed to one of 3.8 liters and the power increased to 340hp was built. The production stopped in 1995 and his successor is the E39 BMW M5 that is the 3rd generation of the BMW M5.

BMW M5

he BMW M5 E39 is the 3rd generation and one of the most popular M5 in the world having a lot of fans. It used 5 liter V8 engine with a power engine no more and no less than 400 horses. This model was produced between 1998 and 2003.

BMW M5

The BMW M5 E60 is the 4th generation M5 made between 2005-2010 and had a nuclear bomb under the hood, namely a 5-liter V10 engine with an output of 507hp. The transmission was available in 6 speed manual and 7 speed automatic (SMG).

BMW M5

Thursday, February 3, 2011

BMW M Car Sales Increase by More than 14 Percent in 2010

Sales of BMW's M car series continue to sprout as the Bavarian company's performance division concluded the 2010 business year with a 14.2 percent increase to 16,967 units, despite the phase out of the V10-powered M5 and M6 models.

The M brand's most popular model remained the M3 with 5,729 units of the coupe, 2,544 units of the Convertible and 1,843 Saloons. Worldwide sales of the newly introduced all-wheel drive X5 M and X6 M totaled 2,778 and 3,082 respectively.

The USA was once again the most important single market in 2010 for the performance brand with overall BMW M car sales up by more than 6 percent to 6,821 units. As before, the number two sales region was the German domestic market with sales of 1,716 cars, followed by Britain and Northern Ireland with 1,264 units.

BMW M's division saw its most dynamic growth in China where sales rose by 355 percent to 1,088 units, making the country the fourth-strongest market for the brand. Significant gains were also registered in Brazil (+ 237 percent) and Russia (+ 104 percent).

The German company said that it also recorded a 1 percent increase in sales of the M Sport packages, with 138,800 units in 2010. The main market for M Sport packages was Britain and Northern Ireland, followed by Germany and the USA. The was also a significant jump in the demand for the firm's Individual program, with 24,155 options being ordered in 2010, an increase of 47 percent over 2009.

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