The BMW M5 has been around for 35 years! When BMW slapped an engine from their M1 sports car into a four-door family sedan. They created the first ever super-saloon.
To celebrate 35 years since introducing the M5. BMW has unveiled the M5 35 Year special. The Edition 35 Jahre is based on the current BMW M5 Competition. Unlike the M5 30 Jahre special edition, the Edition 35 doesn't get any power bump. So you get the same 4.4-litre M TwinPower Turbo engine that produces 460kW (625bhp) and 750Nm of torque as in the Competition.
Power is still going to all four wheels via an 8-Speed automatic transmission. You get M xDrive that allows you to choose whether you want power going to both the front and rear axle or just the rear. The latter is more suitable for track application because 460kW going to the rear axle in a 2-tonne car can be too much to handle on public roads.
Most of the changes in the Edition are just visual. Outside you get BMW's Individual special finish in Frozen Dark Grey metallic. BMW says that the paintwork has special pigmentation that can create a silk matt surface impression. All I know is it looks great.
There are special 20-inch alloy wheels in Graphite Grey to set your M5 apart from the other. The standard brake callipers are finished in special high-gloss black. If you opt for the Ceramic units, they'll be finished in gold.
Inside there's Gold finish to make you feel extra polished. The aluminium carbon structure gold anodized trim is added to the M multifunction seats and the BMW Individual Merino full leather trim in black with beige contrast seams.
The Edition 35 Jahre also gets BMW's all-new digital instrumentation cluster with a rev counter that goes counterclockwise in addition to iDrive 7.0
There's also a plaque that read 1/350 on the cupholder cover. The doorsills also have laser engraved M5 Edition 35 Jahre inscriptions. Yes, only 350 of the cars will be made for the entire world.