The BMW 5-Series has seen a constant evolution since it was introduced. From generation to generation, it picked up a key feature that makes the car the staple it is today, defining luxury, usability, ...

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 ...

And no, it wasn’t a V8. If asked to name the most outstanding quality of BMW’s E39 M5, most fans would point to its legendary V8 engine, a high-revving beast of a power plant that cemented this M5 as ...

More fascinating tales from BMW North America’s crypt, and this one’s a (literal) biggie. Development of the E39-generation M5 kicked off in earnest in 1993, and faced with outfitting its new ...