BMW M5 specifications

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Generation 1 (E28) (1985–1988)

3.5 Manual RWD (286 hp)3.5 Manual (286 hp)

Generation 2 (E34) (1988–1995)

3.8 Manual RWD (340 hp)3.5 Manual (315 hp)3.8 Manual (340 hp)3.8 Manual (340 hp)

Generation 3 (E39) (1998–2003)

4.9 Manual RWD (400 hp)4.9 Manual (400 hp)

Generation 4 (E60/E61) (2004–2010)

5.0 Automated manual (507 hp)5.0 Automated manual (507 hp)5.0 Automated manual RWD (507 hp)5.0 Automated manual RWD (507 hp)5.0 Manual (507 hp)5.0 SMG (507 hp)5.0 SMG (507 hp)

Generation 5 (F10) (2011–2013)

4.4 Manual (560 hp)4.4 Automatic (727 hp)4.4 Automatic AWD (727 hp)4.4 Automated manual (560 hp)4.4 M-DKG (560 hp)

F10 Facelift (2013–2016)

4.4 M-DKG (568 hp)4.4 M-DKG (560 hp)4.4 M-DKG (600 hp)4.4 Manual (568 hp)

Generation 5 (F10) Facelift (2013–2016)

4.4 Automated manual RWD (560 hp)4.4 Automated manual (575 hp)4.4 Automated manual (560 hp)4.4 Automated manual (600 hp)

Generation 6 (F90) (2017–2020)

4.4 Automatic (625 hp)4.4 Automatic AWD (600 hp)4.4 Automatic (600 hp)4.4 Steptronic xDrive Competition (625 hp)4.4 Steptronic xDrive (600 hp)

Generation 6 (F90) Facelift (2020–2024)

4.4 Automatic 4WD (635 hp)4.4 Automatic 4WD (600 hp)4.4 Automatic 4WD (625 hp)4.4 Automatic AWD (600 hp)

Generation 7 (G90) (2024–2026)

4.4 Automatic AWD (727 hp)4.4 Automatic 4WD (727 hp)

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