A BMW designer penned a vision for the E39 5 Series that is barely recognizable from the iconic sedan we've come to know. BMW Classic just shared some different, but ultimately rejected, design ...
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In the years and generations that followed, it'd be harder and harder to find a BMW M5 with three pedals, as subsequent ...
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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 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 ...
In BMW ranks, the M cars are the pinnacle of any model line. Typically, these are built in their own factory, but the E39 M5 wasn't produced at the BMW M factory. Instead, it was built on the same ...
Although most modern cars have moved to using proprietary components nearly everywhere, especially when it comes to infotainment systems, for a brief moment which peaked in the 90s and 00s most cars ...
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We’ve probably said it a thousand times, but hell, one more time won’t hurt anybody, right? The BMW E39 5 Series is the best looking 5 Series ever made, and we just can’t be persuaded otherwise. It ...
The BMW M5 E39 arrived at the end of the 1990s with a clarity of purpose that forced the entire performance-sedan class to recalibrate. By combining supercar performance with a restrained body and ...
Since 1984, the BMW M5 has been rightfully regarded as one of the finest performance sedans on sale and Magnus Walker recently had the opportunity to drive a particularly nice example. The ...