This group is for owners of and people interested in the 1995 BMW Motorsport Limited Edition 540i. There were only 70 of these made for Australia and they were each fitted with an individually numbered plaque (under the handbrake lever). They are similar in concept and execution to the 200 US M-Sport 540i's and the 32 Canadian M540i's produced in 1995.

The LE's were the closest thing to an E34 M5 available in Australia after 1993 and came with almost all the 1995 M5 good bits (like full M5 suspension including switchable EDCIII struts, full M5 sports interior, etc), except for the motor and the body kit. But despite missing the M5's 250 KW 3.8L six, the LE's smooth 210KW V8 did provide some compensation - particularly given that all LE's came fitted with the 1995 M5's 6-speed manual gearbox.

The intention of this site is to provide a forum where people who appreciate how special these cars are can interact and, to try to identify as many of the original 70 as possible with a view to maintaining a register of 540iLE's. Basic information, including Limited Edition numbers and colours of all 70 are set out in the database on this site, together with known location/pics and other details on over half of them.

If you own one of the 70, please feel free to add specific details of your car and to post pics!

As we have in the past attracted a lot of spam, we now require you to apply to join this group. You don't need to own a 540iLE to be accepted - just send a request stating why you would like to join and why you are genuinely interested in these cars and you will be added. Please note, if you don't mention BMW 540iLE's, you application will be rejected.