Future presidents take their first steps down the path of leadership as broke law students. Successful comedians begin their careers making their friends laugh. Steve Dinan laid the foundation for his tuning empire in his home garage in 1979. Now look at him. His eponymous company has won two Rolex 24 at Daytona championships and three Rolex Sports Car Series top trophies. Dinan Engineering now operates out of a 33,000-square-foot facility in Morgan Hill, California.
These Photos of the Week come from new 5Series.net forum member “528canyonrot” from Austin, Texas. “528canyonrot’s” ride is a 2004 BMW 545i. Aside from the murdered-out kidney chrome, this six-speed-manual E60 5 Series is mod-free. Determining from the roof racks and patina I see in the photo below, 528canyonrot’s car is a willing Mystic Blue […] More »
What would you do if there was some way to stuff a whale’s heart and lungs into your chest cavity? I’d probably become a superhero and take residence in an underwater cave in Fiji. What would you do if you had a BMW M Coupe powered by an S85 V10 from the E60 BMW M5? […] More »
These Photos of the Week feature E60 5 Series BMWs that are painted black or white. Thanks to the glory of vinyl wrapping, there’s also one in this post that is both black and white. Enjoy the imagery. Mother‘s 525d This is “MotorCityM3‘s” 2005 BMW 545i six-speed Sport painted Sapphire Black, but wrapped in Satin White. […] More »
BMW’s product manager for small to mid-sized cars, Matt Collins recently said the company has no plans for featherweight CSL versions of the new M3 and M4. Collins told Top Gear BMW designed the F80 M3 and F82 M4 to be CSLs from the beginning. “Rather than doing a halfway house to begin with, and then rolling out a […] More »
The 2015 BMW M3 arrived at the 2014 North American International Auto Show with two fewer cylinders, but the addition of two turbochargers definitely make up for the M3’s cylinder-ectomy that happened when it transitioned from E90/92/93 to F80. The new M3’s twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter straight six produces 425 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque … […] More »
Typically, “Photos of the Week” content is sourced from one forum member at a time. This week, we’re mixing it up with photos from various 5Series.net members. Enjoy your E60 5 Series potpourri. From “nomis_nehc“ From “Bayerisch Reisenden“ From “socale39“ From “mouthyman“ From “NguyenAzn” From “naj155“ From “socale39“ Feel […] More »
