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 ...

In the early 2000s, the E39-generation BMW M5 was the executive super sedan to have. Built a stone's throw from some of the world's fastest roads and engineered to be one of the fastest four-doors on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Those in the market for a $100,000 high-performance sports sedan are spoiled for choice. Tempting options include a high-end BMW M3 or the new 2024 Mercedes-AMG C63 with its complex hybrid powertrain.

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 follows an automotive enthusiast on an exciting journey to Sweden to rescue a rare and forgotten BMW E39 M5 that ...

Should the four-door sedan one day go the way of the dinosaur and its history written in full, there’s liable to be a whole chapter on the BMW M5. The high-performance version of the 5 Series has, ...

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