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 ...

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 ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

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 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 ...

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 ...