The shells were then transported to BMW M GmbH in Garching, where the car was assembled by hand over a period of two weeks. Production of M5 models began with the painted bodyshell of an E34 5 Series at the BMW Dingolfing plant. With a total production of 2,241 units, the E28 M5 remains among the rarest regular production BMW Motorsport cars – after the M1 (456 units), M5 (E34) Touring (891 units) and the 850CSi (1,510 units). Production of the M5 continued until November 1988, almost a year after BMW had ceased production of regular E28 models. Thereafter, the M5 production was moved to Daimlerstrasse in Garching where the remainder were built. Assembly took place at BMW Motorsport's plant in Preussenstrasse in Munich prior to the 1986 factory summer vacation. Īside from 96 cars which were assembled in kit form at BMW's Plant in Rosslyn, South Africa, all cars were assembled by hand in Germany. Production of North American specification M5 commenced in November 1986 and ended in November 1987. The results of this class action was that owners were given a voucher for US$4,000 in 1993. Due to an extended production run that exceeded BMW's original forecast of production volumes, a class action lawsuit was launched by owners in the United States. Ĭars sold in the United States and Canada used a detuned version of the M88/3 called the S38B35, which was equipped with a catalytic converter and has a power output of 191 kW (256 hp). The European and South African cars used the M88/3 engine which has a power output of 210 kW (286 PS 282 hp). The official markets for the E28 M5 were Europe, Great Britain, the United States, Canada, and South Africa.
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