There is something about the older M cars that the new ones cannot get close to, great article BTW. My dream M cars are still the E39 M5
![](https://www.sportscarmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2002-BMW-M5.jpg)
And the E90 M3 with the V8
![](https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/BMW-E92-M3-8b-1-1024x555.jpg)
or the E60 M5 with a fantastic, yet highly fragile, V10
![](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0*sO5_HC7LU8oB4Ncy.jpg)
None of the new ones really appeal to me, I mean turbos and flappy paddles be damned, gimme a howling V8, or V10 for that matter