BMW M5 E60/E61

The E60/E61 is the BMW M5 generation our specification records cover for US model years 2006–2010. Across that run EPA certified 9 versions of it for sale in America, under one trim name. It was sold as a sedan and Touring.

Dimensions are the figures the panel above does not carry. The E60/E61 measures 191.3 in · 4,859 mm long, sits on a wheelbase of 113.8 in · 2,891 mm and weighs 4,012 lb · 1,820 kg to 4,034 lb · 1,830 kg. Length and wheelbase come from Transport Canada, which measures every vehicle sold in North America; curb weight from the same source.

Set against the E39 that preceded it, the E60/E61 is 3.1 inches longer at the shortest version. That figure is taken from the lightest and shortest version we hold for each, so it compares like with like rather than setting a base car against a loaded one.

Every version we hold under this code is rear-wheel drive. That matters on the used market more than it looks: which axles are driven changes the weight, the service list and the price, and the badge does not always say which you are looking at.