The 2021 BMW M5 CS was the swansong for the F90 generation, and it was the wildest card in the pack, providing customers with a four-door sedan that could compete against proper sports cars, and beat them.

BMW refreshed the seventh generation of the 5 Series in 2020, and the M5 Competition also went through some styling and performance updates, making the vehicle more desirable to the brand’s fans.

After introducing the seventh generation of the 5 Series and its M-version, the German automaker dared even more and launched the M5 Competition in 2018.

The sixth generation of the M5 came on the market in 2017 and instantly became a benchmark for the sports sedan segment thanks to its powerful engines and rich features.

In 2013, BMW refreshed the M5 along with the rest of the range, preparing the entire lineup for the Euro 6 emission standards that were due to become mandatory starting in September 2014.

BMW introduced the sixth generation of the 5 Series in 2010, and in the following year, it came with the M5 version, which opened a new chapter in the moniker's history.

BMW decided to take its gloves off from the M5, and while the previous generations of this moniker were somehow subtle, the 2004 E60 version was not subtle at all; it was flamboyant.

Three years after the introduction of the E39 5 Series, BMW launched the most potent version of it, the M5, which was the first of its kind to ditch the inline-six powerplant.

In 1988, BMW introduced the third generation of the 5 Series and didn’t want to make its customers wait for the top-performer version, the M5, so it launched in the same year.

The first 5 Series to sport the M5 badge was the 1985 E28, which stirred the market with its sportscar performance packed inside a luxurious four-door sedan.

BMW introduced the M535i in 1979 as the go-fast version of the 5 Series that it introduced in 1972, and the car was a factory sleeper thanks to its potent engine and its underpinnings.