Nearly thirty years separate BMW‘s first M5-badged car of the E28 generation built from 1985 to 1988 and its latest F10 M5 available since 2011.
Notice that we said “M5-badged” because, technically, the 1980 M535i E12 was the predecessor of the performance series.
Even though it would have been super cool to see in practice what thirty years of constant development can lead to in a straight-line duel, the guys from GTBoard did not race the two cars and simply filmed a static video focusing on the styling.
The 286hp straight-six powered E28 with the aggressive shark nose in its uncompromised European form (the North American versions had those repulsive pop-out bumpers and same sized twin headlamps) is a beautiful classic performance car from the 1980s.
Of course, not everyone will agree, but on the outside, I find its modern successor far more derivative in comparison. I think (to some extent) the opposite applies with the 552hp (560PS) F10’s interior, as I was never really a fan of the E28’s cabin.