Fast & Furious 4: BMW M5

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Every Fast & Furious film has to have at least one over-the-top street race with multiple cars careening along wildly, putting the lives of the drivers (and anyone else who happens to be on the street at the time) in mortal danger. And when it comes to mortal danger, what better car to face it in than a BMW M5?

Fortunately for Fast & Furious, the 400-horsepower, V8-powered E39 generation (1998-2003) M5 is still a 5 Series sedan and acquiring and redecorating much cheaper 528i and 540i models was easy. So the production bought three old 540i sedans and four 528i models and redecorated them with orange and black paint and 19-inch wheels. Of these seven BMWs, six were destroyed. That includes three dropped off a bridge onto a road down below.

The M5 was another car that just seemed to emerge naturally during the casting process — there wasn't anyone who didn't want the big, powerful BMW in the show. And some design inspiration obviously came from German tuning house Lumma Design's CLR 500 R-S version of the current E60 M5 that was shown during 2007.

Of all the cars in the film, this one may be the least believable because of all its body roll during the action scenes. It looks like an M5 with the swaybars disconnected. Or a 528i with M5 front fenders.

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[onepunchtyler]

in real race this car would win...

[FrozenBlaze]

@Omigodable

You do have a classic. The E34 is by far, BMW's best looking 5-series.

The E39 is by far, the best in performance and safety. But the newer ones are just bulky cars for the rich, to show-off.

The E34 has it all. Good looks, comfotable ride, easy to repair, elegant and fun to drive.

I own an M5 E34, 388hp, top speed of barely 180mph (a little bit under 300km/h). And it's an N/A. No turbo, no supercharger, just a simple N/A (engine was completely overhauled and re-built back in 2009)

[MrJbsBest]

The M5 from F and F 4 (E39), does it have a V10?

[DGOfTheCentury]

@Zerosk8pr0 idk whats wrong with your taste...tht bmw is nice, btw it is a fast and furious movie why would they leave it stock...Wtf is with sticker thing lol

[DGOfTheCentury]

"NICE CAR BABY"!...."OOPS DIDNT SEE YOU" LoL #FF5

[acalthu]

This car is also in last week's episode of The Mentalist, in Vega's warehouse.

[Fradias11]

@kiasta seriously? mine is an auto and I love it, you can put it in sport mode (even not being the M5) and you can put it in sequencial

[nitouch16]

she her in season 6 of dexter, ep 6, 22 min, in garage of "Brother Sam"

[kiasta]

@FrozenBlaze I have an E39 and it's very nice, I just wish I could have found one with a manual... I'm stuck with the auto :/

[Zerosk8pr0]

what the fuck...?????? it's not even a fucking m5 and that thing is so damn ugly you don't fucking rice out a bmw all it needs is stickers and it will look like a honda civic ricer replica

[kappricek]

Roflmao this aint E39 M5 its stock E39 in my opinition with 4.4l V8. Look at the mirrors. Its noly ///M Packet on stocky machine :-)