The perfect recipe for a sports sedan looks something like this: 300+ horsepower from a naturally aspirated engine, 50/50 weight distribution, excellent steering feel and precision, a rigid chassis, ...

BMW Classic revealed unused 1989 E39 sketches by Joji Nagashima, showing a smoother, more aerodynamic 5 Series that predated ...

It’s a shame searching on eBay and looking at the prices some people ask for a decent car. It’s also a shame when you think back of how these cars were perceived back when they were brand new. Nobody ...

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 ...

This modified BMW 740i Sport is a prime example of tuning done right, as it’s powered by an E39 M5 powertrain… with a twist. Or, more accurately, a supercharger. BMW may have never offered an M7, but ...

Produced between 1998 and 2003, the E39 is the first M5 with a V8 under the hood. Back in October 2009, as part of the 25th anniversary of the M5, the Bavarian automaker published a few pictures of ...

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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The E39-generation M5 is regarded as one of the best driver's sedans on the planet. With the age of turbocharging an electrification upon us, this vintage M5's naturally aspirated V8 and available six ...

When my BMW M5 left the factory in 2002, it was one of the best sports sedans ever built. To this day a clean, well-taken-care-of E39 M5 is still better than most sedans built since. My M5, showing ...