Typically, these are built in their own factory, but the E39 M5 wasn't produced at the BMW M factory. Instead, it was built ...

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 ...

I had the lucky chance to ride in a 2001 BMW M5 E39, and I saw why most BMW enthusiasts say this is the best M5 and one of the best cars the automakers had ever built. First of all, let's get some ...

BMW made a major powertrain change with the latest generation of its iconic 2025 BMW M5 performance sedan, adding electrification along with the now-classic V8 gas engine for even more power, now ...

BMW was on a roll in the late 1990s. The E39 M5 blasted into the new millennium with the first V8 engine any M car ever had under the hood. I can't imagine the E39 M5 without that burbling S62, but it ...

The M5 has always been a potent German sports sedan, but the E39 M5 was its best iteration.

BMW Motorsport GmbH didn’t make too many changes to the M5 with the introduction of the E34 in 1988. Although it used an evolution of the E28’s inline-six engine, the second generation took the ...

BMW had already replaced the effortlessly handsome E39 M5 with a car that looked like a dragon wearing cat eye glasses. It ...

You know those folks who say “don’t meet your heroes”? Yeah, they’re wrong. I finally drove an icon, and it lived up to the hype. It was eye-opening to experience an ultra-rare E34 Touring, and hear ...

We think the E39-generation BMW M5 is an awesome car and perhaps has the most timeless design of any M5. However, is this low-mileage example really worth $299,990? The following 2003 BMW M5 has been ...

The BMW M5 has been the definitive executive sports sedan for decades. While every generation of the car has managed to capture die-hard fans, the E39 generation M5s have garnered a reputation as one ...

The BMW E39 M5 is one of the most beloved generations of the M5 and thanks to a fresh detail, this particular example looks like it just rolled out of the factory. The most intriguing detailing ...