Vehicle Profile
BMW E28 M5
1985–1988 · Sedan · RWD
$46,500 USDOriginal MSRP (1985)original 1985 MSRP. This is a price reference, not a current market valuation or an offer for sale.
The original M5, a hand-built sleeper sedan housing the M1's race-derived inline-six. European cars made 286 hp; US versions used a catalyzed 256-hp S38. Understated styling hid genuine supercar pace, establishing the super-sedan template that the M5 nameplate would carry for decades.
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- Horsepower
- 256 hp
- Torque
- 243 lb-ft
- 0–60 mph
- 6.5s
- Top Speed
- 152 mph
- ¼ Mile
- 15.0s
- Drivetrain
- RWD
- Body Style
- Sedan
- Years
- 1985–1988
- Original MSRP (1985)
- $46,500 USD
Sources & data notes
Catalog verification date (recorded): June 17, 2026. Recorded spec confidence: high.
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Performance positioning
Compared with 467 cars in the Wheelz catalog.
Top Speed152 mph
Horsepower256 hp
0-60 mph6.5s
Quarter Mile15.0s