In this video, I explore whether the BMW E39 M5 still works as a sub £20k dad car after being recommended by Auto Alex. The ...

BMW is linked at the hip to its V8 engines. Even today, the brand's V8 engines are some of the best around. Each iteration ...

I had the lucky chance to ride in a 2001 BMW M5 E39, and I saw why most BMW enthusiasts say this is the best M5 and one of the best cars the automakers had ever built. First of all, let's get some ...

In truth, there’s probably not a lot more to say about the E39 generation of BMW M5. After all, it was voted best saloon for PH25 back in 2023, and if anything, the love for the original V8 M5 has ...

The E39 BMW M5 has finally reached cult classic status and it needed less than 30 years to do so. This exact car, a 2002 M5 in Le Mans Blue Metallic sold for $60,000 at auction back in 2017, yet today ...

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 ...

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 one of the best sports ...

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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 ...

About 20,000 components to every single BMW on the road today get put to the extreme test well beyond real-world expectations. Then again, sometimes a not-your-average-driver does subject their BMW to ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...