As well as the M5, the S85 was also available in BMW M's sister model, the M6. It was never used in another BMW model outside of the M5 and M6, although its design formed the basis of the S65 V8 ...

Anyone who's had the pleasure of hearing the BMW S85 sing will know it was a remarkable - if fragile, in hindsight - piece of mechanical art. With that as the crown jewel of the MF5 twins ...

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Since it was released during a decade when the automotive industry was yet to become obsessed with zero emissions, the M6 received BMW's first, and so far only production V10. Codenamed S85 ...

in 2007 BMW turned to a V8 to enable its new E92 coupe (and saloon-bodied E90 sister car) to join the arms race with Mercedes‑AMG, Audi and Lexus. Taking the E60 M5’s extravagant S85 V10 ...

For a company with ‘Motoren’ in the middle of its name it’s hardly a surprise that BMW has made some great ... with the fragile but oh so glorious S85 V10 in the E60 generation M5.