About 40 years ago BMWintroduced its new four-door sedan, M5. The M5, a very comfortable and fast vehicle for its time, attracted attention with its six-cylinder in-line engine, borrowed from motor racing. Forty years later first generation M5 Once again he hit the German highways.

AutoTopNL YouTube channel called E28 generation M5 on a German highway with no speed limit used shared the video. This video allows us to see the vehicle’s performance at high speeds. Unsurprisingly, the old Wolf is still faster than many of the younger, newer cars on the road.

Here is the video where you can listen to the vehicle’s engine sound:

First generation M5 3.5 litres Its naturally aspirated six-cylinder in-line engine, which could accelerate to 6900 rpm, managed to reach a speed of 228 kilometers per hour. When this vehicle was first released, the top speed was 244 kilometers per hour It was stated that. In the video, the reason why the vehicle could not reach this speed was not its age, but traffic. The most impressive feature of the vehicle was not its performance despite its age, but its sound.

Today, the automotive industry focuses on several points: engines electric or hybrid Considering what it’s become, it’s unlikely the BMW M5 will ever emerge as such a pure car again.