The BMW E39 M5 arrived at the end of the 1990s as a paradox on four wheels, a car that looked like a well-tailored business suit yet moved with the lethal intent of a supercar. It did not shout about ...

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 ...

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 ...

The E39 BMW M5 has finally reached cult classic status and it needed less than 30 years to do so. This exact car, a 2002 M5 in Le Mans Blue Metallic sold for $60,000 at auction back in 2017, yet today ...

This video features a 1/4 mile drag race between two BMW performance icons: the M3 E92 and the M5 E39. Both equipped with ...

Sadiq Samari is an automotive enthusiast and journalist from Ghana. His blood flows with gasoline like all gearheads. His love for automobiles started at a young age and was influenced greatly by the ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Widely considered the best M5 manual transmission model, the E39 M5 wasn’t the most powerful, but it was the most engaging. It’s not every day that you come across such a glorious, low-mileage E39 BMW ...