If asked to name the most outstanding quality of BMW’s E39 M5, most fans would point to its legendary V8 engine, a high-revving beast of a power plant that cemented this M5 as one of the best sports ...

Experience the thrilling sound and acceleration of the BMW M5 E39 V8 in this onboard footage as it speeds along the Autobahn. The distinctive Eisenmann exhaust highlights the power and character of ...

Today, the E39-generation BMW M5 is seen as both one of the best M5s ever and as the benchmark that today's best sport sedans are still chasing. Much of that reputation comes from the spectacular S62 ...

BMW has built plenty of memorable M5s over the decades, but of them all, few have aged as gracefully as the E39 generation. Built between 1998 and 2003, it was the first M5 to feature a V8 engine and ...

In truth, there’s probably not a lot more to say about the E39 generation of BMW M5. After all, it was voted best saloon for ...

The BMW M5 is the iconic high-performance version of the BMW 5 Series executive sedan and station wagon, produced across seven generations beginning with the E28 model in 1984. Considered one of the ...

Explore the engineering decisions and market demands that shaped this iconic sports sedan's powertrain.

About 20,000 components to every single BMW on the road today get put to the extreme test well beyond real-world expectations. Then again, sometimes a not-your-average-driver does subject their BMW to ...

I know it’s completely hyperbolic to call something the “best ever,” but right now, that’s how I feel after watching the television commercial above. It’s for the E39 BMW M5, and it does more to ...

This Alpine White 1991 BMW M5 features black leather upholstery and some 106,000 miles on its replacement inline-six engine ...