Ten cylinders, eight owners, how many excuses not to?
received a far warmer critical reception than office cynics expected them to. This week we're returning to more familiar ground with a Pill combining the carrot of 500hp, rear-wheel drive and a savage, rev-happy V10 engine with the stick of proven potential to deliver more bills than a William convention. Yep, it's an E60 BMW M5 and, to the surprise of the database rodents, it is the first Pill has featured.
But this couldn't come from forced induction. BMW's M Division wrote its own rules in those days, with the biggest ones pretty much carved in stone: no turbochargers, no automatic gearboxes, only rear-wheel drive. The 5.0-litre V10 that was developed was a technical masterpiece, but it was also a deeply unlikely powerplant for a large saloon, making its peak torque at 6,100rpm and delivering maximum power just 500rpm shy of its 8,250rpm limiter.
Yet, gearbox aside, contemporary press reviews glowed with radioactive intensity. The E60's chassis was brilliant - firmer than the E39, but not uncomfortably so, and with a precision that made its predecessor feel a little lardy. The steering was outstanding, too - sniper accurate and rich in feedback, giving the confidence in the front end required to exploit the ability to radically adjust the rear axle's cornering attitude using the power.
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