Ten cylinders. Five litres. Five hundred and seven horsepower that,
even from a hundred metres away, still proudly announce they could
have lined up on a Formula 1 grid. When BMW unleashed the E60 M5 on
the world in late 2004, the M division did something that, in
hindsight, was mildly insane: they built a saloon with an engine
drawn straight from their BMW Williams F1 adventure. A V10 in
something you could simply drive four adults to Silverstone in. And
I don't mean as spectators, but to show them yourself what Copse
corner is actually for.
It was Jeremy Clarkson, the messiah of the motoring world, who once
described this car as something between a gentleman and a lunatic.
And he was right. From the outside, a proper business saloon in
Silverstone II Metallic, a colour that looks calm in daylight and
only truly comes alive the moment the sun catches it. From the
inside, a dashboard with a start button and that legendary SMG
transmission, with which you shift like half a racing driver on
track and swear like a whole human being in traffic. Seven speeds,
a hundred programmes, and a character you have to learn to
understand before you learn to love it. Exactly as it should be for
an M car from this era.
The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as
well. 98 photographs including the underside. The service history,
scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel
by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline
from 11 July 2007 to today, with every owner and the mileage year
by year in a single graph.
Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the
showroom, and finally the live auction on our own site. What
changes is the way you buy, not the location - once a car has
arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom
and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You
buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom
in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon-Fri 9-18 and
Sat 10-17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone
free for you.
Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration
tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We
supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The
price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange
insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per
destination beforehand.
Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell
us what you are looking for - another BMW we can often find through
our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the
listings.
Our showroom measures 6,000 m�, with over 150 cars under one roof.
HooG Selections, Katwijk, the Netherlands. Call or WhatsApp: +31 85
043 05 86.
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