Ever wondered if BMW ever thought of lopping off the top of the M5? Apparentley, they did. But that was 20 years ago and the plans were thrown to the shitter just before it was launched.

Apparently, BMW had concerns that it might just not fly with the market.

A select group of press people got the rare treat of seeing the car. BMW is celebrating the M5’s 25 years of existence.

Given the old M5’s shape, it doesn’t look to shabby at all. If it had been launched back then, the car would have been priced at £50,000 – a huge amount back then.

Today’s M5s are basically supercomputers on wheels – a huge development from the first M5s of old. From a power rating of 282 bhp in 1985, today’s M5s can give drivers 500 bhp on demand just by pessing the M button.

Source: Autocar