This 2000 BMW M5 E39 in Venice Beach, California, is a salvage-title project car with 136,000 miles and significant potential ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2023, we published a story about what many believed to be the last remaining W10 engine built by Volkswagen in the early 2000s. It was in the hands of a German VW mechanic who was told that the ...

This 2003 BMW M5 in Titanium Silver Metallic with Silverstone/Black interior, a well-maintained, 3-owner sedan with 72,900 miles, features a stock setup with new clutch, tires, and OEM steering wheel, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not every car enthusiast agrees on which BMW M5 generation stands above the rest, but the E39 often takes the crown. Its balanced proportions, naturally aspirated V8, and understated design have ...

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 ...

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 ...