It’s late 2024 when I finally get to meet it. It should feel hopelessly out of date, only 400hp in a super sedan, as Audi and ...

The E39 was the best-selling M5 up to this point, with over 20,000 built. It was also the first M5 to be produced on the regular BMW production line. A Touring version was even considered (see ...

The jewel in its crown, however, was the engine: BMW’s S62 engine, the high-performance version of the M62. The S62 had previously been used in the E39 (third-generation) M5, as well as the Z8 ...

Possibly – perish the thought – the E39 generation BMW M5 isn’t the greatest super saloon ... extreme status symbols that means M can’t build a car like this today? Something so elegantly ...