It is official. The king is gone. BMW recently announced that it will end the production of the BMW M5. The German car marque has officially ended the E60 version of the V10 after 5 years of production and 20,548 units. The numbers surpassed the E3 powered by a V8 even though this beamer had an extra year on its production calendar.

When the M5 was released as a 2006 M.Y. in 2005, the E60 was an instant outrageous automotive creation with a V10 5.0L that gives out 507 horsepower. The journalists of the automotive world took out their superlatives in praise of the M5’s acceleration, handling, and braking. Right now, we are pretty sure they have their thesaurus again to look for words in honor of this BMW royalty saying goodbye to everyone.

But instead of lamenting because of the passing o the E60, BMW wants everyone to celebrate as they give hints of the upcoming 2011 M5. Spy shots of this BMW have been circulating around the web for quite a while now and everyone drools for its V8 4.4L with an output of 560 horsepower and an excellent torque of 530 lb-ft. The numbers of the new BMW is better than the E60.

The new M5 does not really dictate that people will not miss the E60 and we are pretty sure that the old M5 will be more affordable when you check out the market for used cars.

We browsed the web for some interesting reviews and features of the M5. We found some made by the people from Top Gear and Fifth Gear. Check them out below.