Transmission: Semi-automatic
Number of cylinders: 10
Service history: Present
Registration number: KVB-15-N

BMW M5 V10 LCI, 2009. 49,226 km, service books from new.

There exists a sound that is no longer made. A ten-cylinder without a turbo that screams from idle all the way to 8,250 rpm like a Formula 1 car that has somehow been issued a licence plate by mistake. And that is precisely what the E60 M5 is. When BMW decided, in late 2004, to spoon the V10 from their freshly launched F1 adventure almost directly into a four-door saloon, the rest of the motoring world watched with its jaw on the floor. A 5.0 litre V10 with 507 bhp in a family car. Why? Because they could. And because, let's be honest, nobody ever dared to ask BMW the question.

I remember it well when this one came out. The debates on the forums, the people insisting that an M5 simply ought to have a lovely straight six (the E28, the E34), or at most a V8 (the E39, what a car that was, by the way). And then BMW turned up with ten cylinders, an SMG gearbox with seven speeds, and a button on the steering wheel that catapulted the engine from 400 to 507 bhp. Power. Excessive? Yes. Which is exactly why it is fantastic.

The E60 was, incidentally, the first M5 to wear that then still controversial Bangle design, named after Chris Bangle, who gave BMW an entirely new design language. People thought it was ugly in 2005. These days there is a queue of enthusiasts waiting for one. That is how it goes.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 107 photographs. The service history, scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the live auction on our own site. What changes is the way you buy, not the location — once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon–Fri 9–18 and Sat 10–17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for — another BMW we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings. Have one of your own: we buy exceptional cars outright, classic or modern.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m², with over 150 cars under one roof. You are just as welcome if you are not buying — walk around, take your time and enjoy the cars; sharing the enthusiasm is half of it.