BMW M5 E34 Version
 

Hi, was the E34 version of the M5 ever made with an automatic box? And
what was the top speed, 0-60 and BHP of the E34 M5?

Thanks

No, they never made it with an auto box, and power output was around
340HP IIRC.

> Hi, was the E34 version of the M5 ever made with an automatic box? And
> what was the top speed, 0-60 and BHP of the E34 M5?

I'll bet both were limited to 155mph.

3.6 was 315bhp, 3.8 was 341bhp in UK/euro trim.

Never made as an auto. I'd suggest an Alpina B10 3.5 or V8 if you want
auto. My fiance has a manual B10 3.5 and it's great.

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It use to be that ALL M cars never had automatics. However, with the
new E60 M5 coming with its 7 speed SMG-III, that is changing. Of
course, I'm assuming that the new 7 speed tranny has an "automatic"
mode....

On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 14:31:35 +0000, John Burns
> wrote:

>I'll bet both were limited to 155mph.

Correct.

>3.6 was 315bhp, 3.8 was 341bhp in UK/euro trim.

Are you sure? I don't want to argue over 1bhp (and especially not with
somebody who runs such a great BMW web site!), but I always thought that
the 3.8 was only rated at 340bhp.
--
Philip K
Hertfordshire, England
1995 BMW ///M5 3.8 (missing 1bhp)
1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Sport Coupe (only 231bhp)

DRP535 asserts:

<It used to be that *real* ///M cars were hand assembled in their own
factory away from the main production line, but that all stopped after
the
E34 M5 which was the last real ///M car. Everything bearing the badge
since
is just a tarted up production line example. >

I disagree in part. While I agree that the E39 M5 is not
"hand-assembled" like the E34 M5, it does use a completely different
engine than the standard 4.4 liter M62 V8 engine found in the E39 540,
E38 740 or E53 X5. In fact, only the E52 Z8 used this same 5.0 liter
S62 V8 engine.

I don't disagree that the E39 M5 is "fat, bloated and hugely
overweight", especially when compared to the E28 M5, which like the E30
M3 are consider *real* M cars.

However, the bigger problem is that in today's market, outside of maybe
a Lotus Elise, ALL cars are "fat, bloated and hugely overweight". BMW
is only providing what customers want. Notwithstanding emissions and
crash requirements, all these cars are loaded down with amenities that
too the purist are unnecessary. But, let's look at reality. Compare the
E39 M5 to its competition and it is heads and tails above them all,
period.

Similarly, the new E60 M5 will be too, even with its 7-speed SMG-III
autobox! Of course, the competition, like the Cadillac V-series, is
definitely getting better and should keep BMW M engineers on their toes!

"bfd" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> It use to be that ALL M cars never had automatics. However, with the
> new E60 M5 coming with its 7 speed SMG-III, that is changing. Of
> course, I'm assuming that the new 7 speed tranny has an "automatic"
> mode....
>

E36 M3's were available with *real* automatics (w/ torque convertors)
for a number of years.

-Fred W