BMW 5 SeriesFollow BMW's backbone, mid-range sport luxury sedan through four decades of change. The author has included historical events, design changes, and reasons behind its development. It includes 1500, e12, e28, e34, e39 series, and technological and economic strategies employed to access American markets. It also covers touring (station wagon) variants. |
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E12 High Tech ecology performance safety | |
Motorsport 5 Series the early years | |
The first M car M530 | |
The Evolutionary E28 5 Series | |
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