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A History Lesson On The BMW M5 Convertible

Posted August 21 2008 10:51 AM by thesavagepony 
Filed under: Auto News, BMW, Convertibles


The BMW M5 Convertible never came to the production stage. I wouldn't be surprised if people haven't actually heard about it. So here is a quick history lesson for you.


In 1989, Motorsport engineers developed the M5 Convertible, which was set up to be displayed at the Geneva Motor Show. However, about a week before everything was to be a go, BMW felt that if the convertible series were to make it, people might demand the M5 non-convertible model, which would have led to a drop in sales for the 3 Series.

 

At this time we have a picture of what the prototypes looked like and to be honest, the car doesn't look that bad. It would have been a nice addition to the BMW family. The set price for the car would have been $50,000.

 

Source: bmw



 
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