Keeping on topic with the M5 E60's V-10 engine, what makes it even more special is that it was one of the last BMW M5 models to use this type of engine, with the model after it, the 2011 M5 F10 ...

With the departure of these models and the previous discontinuation of the fourth-generation E60 BMW M5, production will now also cease for the unique V10 engine used in both the M5 and M6.

The BMW S85B50 5.0-liter V10, found in the E60 M5 and E63 M6, remains one of the boldest engines ever fitted to a production sedan. A naturally aspirated marvel, void of any connection to other ...