F30POST
F30POST
2012-2015 BMW 3-Series and 4-Series Forum
BMW Garage BMW Meets Register Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
BMW 3-Series and 4-Series Forum (F30 / F32) | F30POST > BIMMERPOST Universal Forums > General BMW News and Cars Discussion > E34 M5 Convertible, revealed after being secret for 20 years
Extreme Powerhouse
Post Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
      10-29-2009, 09:52 PM   #23
amgthis
Tire Racks
amgthis's Avatar
United_States
53
Rep
1,233
Posts

Drives: AW 1M Coupè
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: San Francisco, CA

iTrader: (0)

Incredible, how do they keep such secrets from us?! This is making my imagination run wild!!
Appreciate 0
      10-29-2009, 09:53 PM   #24
veightkiller
Brigadier General
veightkiller's Avatar
Canada
61
Rep
4,150
Posts

Drives: e90 335i
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Vancouver,B.C

iTrader: (3)

i rarely see this cars down here, classic.
Appreciate 0
      10-29-2009, 10:18 PM   #25
Davin
Lieutenant Colonel
Davin's Avatar
Trinidad_and_tobago
52
Rep
1,721
Posts

Drives: Yes
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Trinidad & Tobago / NYC

iTrader: (0)

i guess it might have worked
Appreciate 0
      10-29-2009, 10:23 PM   #26
VBMW
New Member
0
Rep
21
Posts

Drives: 2001 740i
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Saratoga

iTrader: (0)

woow that looks really nice, No problem bring it our Now and I'll buy one..LOL..
Appreciate 0
      10-29-2009, 11:24 PM   #27
x5mad
Lieutenant Colonel
x5mad's Avatar
No_Country
349
Rep
1,771
Posts

Drives: iX 40
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Australia

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
bmw  [0.00]
There are plenty of cars BMW built which never made it into production.

One such car I heard of in BMW Car (UK Mag) was a 7 sereies with a V16 !
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 12:09 AM   #28
Captain
United_States
37
Rep
977
Posts

Drives: 991TTs
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Earth

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by x5mad View Post
There are plenty of cars BMW built which never made it into production.

One such car I heard of in BMW Car (UK Mag) was a 7 sereies with a V16 !
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=238880
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 01:20 AM   #29
TheUltimateDrivingManiac
Freude am Fahren.
Canada
801
Rep
1,286
Posts

Drives: F15 X5 xDrive35i
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Toronto, Ontario

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
Quote:
Originally Posted by DH2117 View Post
"BMW nixed the convertible M5 out of fear that demand for non-M5 convertibles would eat into 3 series convertible sales."

Curious, so they didn't want to sell a higher price/higher profit 5 series vert and take sales away from a lower cost 3 product? Odd reason.
+1!

It was possible to limit engine size as well, for example E34 conv can be 530i and 540i only... It's completely different league from 3er Conv!
__________________
Freude am Fahren.
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 02:00 AM   #30
2M
Colonel
2M's Avatar
United_States
498
Rep
2,200
Posts

Drives: Mineral Grey M2
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: New York

iTrader: (2)

wow i want it its so sexy
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 02:40 AM   #31
Saebb
Private First Class
6
Rep
125
Posts

Drives: Unfortunately none
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bimmertown, Germany

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by epiphone3 View Post
incredible!

I imagine that this fits in to the same category as the "mystical" M8 I heard of before.

As most know, the V12 engine in the 850csi was an "M-Power" engine and was in fact another variant of the V12 engine that BMW put in the McLaren F1 Roadster.

Rumour was that BMW had actually made a BMW M8 that had the McLaren spec BMW V12 under the hood (640hp) rather than the 850csi 404hp V12.

Who knows?
Well some thing to correct. Searched google and found this interesting page:

http://www.e31.de/models.html

The 850 CSi (btw 380hp, the only cars with more power were the E31 Alpina versions with 416hp) is the real M8 as the papers state. It has been developed and has been built by ///M. Unfortunately we won't have a chance to ever see the prototype of the M8 cause it has been destroyed as far as I know.

I have been to the M division in Garching once and they had a lot of special vehicles around there. For example an E38 with the whole E39 M5 drive train implemented. This car was built for Paul Rosche who didn't like the "extroverted" appearance of an E39 M5.
And several E39 M5 tourings as pictured above. Lots of the guys from the higher management have special built ups of actual cars.

BTW, do you know that BMW already tested V8 and V12 versions in the E3 and E9? Those engines already had the hp numbers of the engines later used in the E32 7series.

If only I could into there and stroll around between all those exotics.
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 04:01 AM   #32
1230vani
Colonel
1230vani's Avatar
No_Country
637
Rep
2,686
Posts

Drives: G05 40i LCI
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: N/A

iTrader: (0)

I heard of this story from a dude who went in the factory and saw it, I was not convinced, now I see how wrong I was.
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 05:45 AM   #33
BlackjackMulligan
Most interesting Roadster
United_States
69
Rep
2,224
Posts

Drives: '01 Z3.0 Roady;'10 C300 Sport
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Boston 'burbs

iTrader: (5)

Garage List
wow that's gorgeous. BMW really knew how to design a car back in the day didn't they?
__________________
I can't complain, but sometimes I still do........Life's been good to me so far.

- Joe Walsh
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 07:56 AM   #34
TheUltimateDrivingManiac
Freude am Fahren.
Canada
801
Rep
1,286
Posts

Drives: F15 X5 xDrive35i
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Toronto, Ontario

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
Is that E39 ///M5 Touring in the background?
__________________
Freude am Fahren.
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 08:03 AM   #35
Mu Mu
First Lieutenant
Mu Mu's Avatar
South Africa
7
Rep
353
Posts

Drives: BMW 330i
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Johannesburg

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by BLITZ View Post
Old pics




I actually wanted to say that I saw pics of the M5 vert about two years ago...so old news here!
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 08:24 AM   #36
Imola.ZHP
Colonel
Imola.ZHP's Avatar
United_States
129
Rep
2,218
Posts

Drives: 2014 BMW i3 BEV EE
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mud Island, TN

iTrader: (0)

They should have done it!
__________________

- 2014 CPO i01 BEV Electronaut Edition Capparis White Tera World, '17-
- 2015 CPO i01 BEV Laurel Grey Tera World, '17-
- 2015 i01 REx Laurel Grey Tera World, '15-'17
- 2003 CPO 330i ZHP Imola Red Build 03/03/03, '06-'15
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 08:49 AM   #37
Hammam
BMW Freak
Germany
53
Rep
61
Posts

Drives: Z4M Coupe + E36 & F11 Touring
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Aachen

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mu Mu View Post
I actually wanted to say that I saw pics of the M5 vert about two years ago...so old news here!

That's right. It's nothing new, except the official announcement of the M gmbh at the 25th ann.
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 08:55 AM   #38
ianbiz
Back in a BMW
ianbiz's Avatar
United_States
202
Rep
5,208
Posts

Drives: 2015 335i Msport
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Dallas, TX

iTrader: (8)

That means all these years we could of had a 5er coupe too.
__________________
Ian
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 09:53 AM   #39
samuraisaiyo
First Lieutenant
samuraisaiyo's Avatar
Thailand
8
Rep
320
Posts

Drives: 318i E36
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Bangkok

iTrader: (0)

E34 M5 it very nice
__________________
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 10:42 AM   #40
Frosty
Colonel
Frosty's Avatar
773
Rep
2,634
Posts

Drives: M240i - 2021 - 6MT -
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Northern NJ

iTrader: (0)

awesome pics! I would love to see a M5 coupe from that era.... was the 63X out then...? Might have cut into 6 coupe sales?

~Frost
__________________
M240i Coupe (6MT) (2021: 6/2021 build )
Accord Coupe (6MT) (2017)
335i Coupe (6MT) (2007: 9/06 build SOLD 8/2016)
Prelude (5MT) (1995)
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 11:50 AM   #41
HermesRider
Captain
United_States
56
Rep
974
Posts

Drives: 2007 e92 335i
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Portland, OR

iTrader: (0)

Absolutely gorgeous car!

So much better looking than the current M6 convertible! I would take it in a flash
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 01:30 PM   #42
windnsea00
Lieutenant
447
Rep
447
Posts

Drives: M2 CS
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Los Angeles, CA

iTrader: (0)

Quote:
Originally Posted by TheUltimateDrivingManiac View Post
Is that E39 ///M5 Touring in the background?
Yes, three of them were built for head officials in BMW back in the day.
__________________
2020 M2 CS AW 6-spd
Previous M Cars: M2C, M2, F80 M3, E46 M3, Z3M Coupe, E36 M3...and some other fun rides.
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 04:30 PM   #43
Easternedge
Major
Easternedge's Avatar
United_States
128
Rep
1,243
Posts

Drives: 2012 Mini Coupe S JCW
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Aventura, FL

iTrader: (4)

Garage List
2011 BMW 335is  [0.00]
Tupac should have been Rockin' that in "JUICE"... Gold Mesh BBS's.. LOOLOOLOLL

Shii, I would for sure!!
__________________
Back again after 10 yrs!
Daily: 2012 Mini coupe S JCW
Baby: 2007 BMW M6 Vert
Wifey's: 2006 BMW 650I
Family: 2007 Chevy Suburban LTZ
Appreciate 0
      10-30-2009, 05:37 PM   #44
thome22
Second Lieutenant
thome22's Avatar
18
Rep
270
Posts

Drives: 2017 440i
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Alabama

iTrader: (0)

Awesome! Classic BMW.
Appreciate 0
Post Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:59 PM.




f30post
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
1Addicts.com, BIMMERPOST.com, E90Post.com, F30Post.com, M3Post.com, ZPost.com, 5Post.com, 6Post.com, 7Post.com, XBimmers.com logo and trademark are properties of BIMMERPOST