The History of Black Plastic and the M5 Engine

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What you see above could almost be called revelation. M’s latest M5 is getting back to basics with an almost fully exposed engine under it’s hood. And while it’s not the entire engine, BMW is showing off a good percentage of the M5′s mill for the first time since the E34 M5. In fact it’s been 15 years since we’ve been able to actually see any details of the M5′s engine at all. But why is this?

BMW has a history of shrouding some of the best engines in the world with copious amounts of black meaningless plastic. Whether it’s in the name of design, marketing or simply sound-proofing we here at BF have long disapproved. And there’s no better example of this than the last two generations of the M5.

Author: Gabe Source: [url]http://ww ... m5-engine/