The owner of the M5 pick-up put up this video of his controversial beemer on youtube. Turn up your speakers because to me, the V8 from this E39 M5 doesn’t quite sound as throaty and thunderous as how V8’s usually do. It actually sounds rather shrieky and piercing, grass-cutter like dare I say. Could be the lack of a rear passenger compartment, but whatever the case I really expected this to sound monstrous but its not.

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Two years ago, Stuart Appleby of New South Wales Australia announced that he will be transforming his E39 BMW M5 into the ultimate V8-powered small pick up ever known to man. Now, two years later, Mr.Appleby has announced that his BMW M5 pick-up project is finally completed at the expense of one of the most desirable cars of today.

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As its arch rivals busy themselves with launch after launch of some of the most gorgeous cars in the world and if these rendering are to be believed, Audi is seemingly saving the best for last. Ingolstadt is expected to introduce the A7 Coupe and Cabriolet next year with sales to kick off in 2010. The A7 will be based on the next generation A6, which basically means it too will be built on a lightweight aluminium platform with various steel reinforcements. Read more

We have heard this before but BMW has continuously denied that a M version of the X5. We have previously posted spy shots off a beefed up X5 prototype lapping the ‘Ring but BMW has dismissed it as nothing more than an X5 with the 400hp 4.8 twin-turbo V8 from the X6 xDrive50i. Read more

BMW will be introducing a host of updates for its M range of cars in 2009, with a number of styling and mechanical changes, plus increased equipment found on the latest M3, M5 and M6 models.

Major changes include the introduction of BMW’s new iDrive system throughout the range as well as a new ‘Competition Package’ for the M6 Coupe. Read more

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The next generation BMW 5 series is due to be released in three years. It will be unveiled in 2010 and will go on sale in most world markets in 2011. So with that happening pretty soon (three years will be here before you know it) automotive media around the world are scrambling to come up with renderings or even spy shots of how the next generation 5-series will look like. Read more

If you think that:

1. BMW M5 is too ‘common’ since replicas are aplenty
2. The Audi RS6 would depreciate in 2nd hand value the moment it comes out of showroom,
3. The Merc e63 AMG is too conservative and only suited for guys over 50yrs old,

Then the awesome looking Jaguar XF-R might just be the perfect car for you! Read more

Want something different? Instead of the more common Apexi, Greddy, Blitz and Defi, this latest gadget by BMW integrates many ‘go-faster’ readings, all at a touch of your fingertips, literally! Read more

Yeah, we know they look like photo-shop renderings of the Arden Jaguar XF AJ21 but you cant deny that the Jag is a beauty. That mean stance together with the rich playboy aura is a welcome change to decades of ‘”keeping to the Jaguar tradition”. Read more