BMW M5 Wheels

Touching on the 5 series, the BMW M5 is a high performance version of the BMW 5-Series automobile made by BMW Motorsport. The M5 series was first introduced at the Amsterdam Motor Show in 1984 and has had many body styles over the years of development. Being that the M5 is a high performance automobile it would hold true that the BMW M5 Wheels would also have to be high performance.

The BMW M5 when it was first introduced came with an unusual wheel design. Between 1989-1992 the M5 featured M-System wheels. These wheels had a diameter of 17x8J and came with a bolted-on wheel cover. Beneath laid a black 5-spoke alloy wheel.

1992 brought changes to the BMW M5 Wheel. A new cover was produced — the M-System II. The original intent of the M-System cover was to direct more air to the brake assembly to increase cooling. The cover actually integrated a fin assembly behind the cover. The M-System II covers, known as the "throwing stars" did not have as much capability to direct air to the brake assemblies. In May 1994, the M5 came with M Parallel wheels that did away with the cover.