A BMW E39 M5 suffered a sudden tire explosion while driving at speeds above 250 km/h. This video shows the exact moment of ...

The E39 M5 I took a ride in comes from an era when BMW was at its best and most sophisticated. The guy who owns this art piece is called George, but friends and family know him as Gogu.

Right now, there’s a 2000 BMW M5—the coveted E39 generation—for sale at a BMW dealership in Naperville, Illinois with only 633 original miles on it. Oh, and it’s Dakar Yellow over black.

Under the hood of the E39, you’ll find a 4.9-liter V8 based on the 5.4-liter unit of the 540i. The first road-going V8 designed by BMW Motorsport GmbH is also shared with the Z8 roadster and ...

As an E39 M5, the powerful sedan is driven by a 4.9-liter V8 that was good for 400 hp when the car was new and coupled exclusively to a six-speed manual transmission driving the rear wheels.

Watch Also: BMW Working On Fully Electric M5 With 1,000 HP, Could Land In 2024 Powering the E39 M5 is a naturally aspirated 4.9-liter S62 V8 that produces 394 hp at 6,600 rpm and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm ...

BMW E39 M5 Touring – Click above image for hi-res gallery. It seems to be raining apocryphal BMW M cars that have been sitting in cold storage. And in a way, it has! On Thursday, we saw the mind ...

Two BMW legends go head-to-head in this 1/4 mile (Viertelmeile) drag race: the V8-powered M5 E39 vs the iconic high-revving M3 E30. Experience raw acceleration (Beschleunigungsrennen), classic BMW ...

Update 8/30/2018: As The Drive first spotted, this M5 sold for $176,000. We've updated this story, originally published before the auction, to reflect. The E39-generation BMW M5 is now ...

His E39 M5 isn’t his only classic gas-powered performance car, though. It isn’t even his only classic BMW. Rimac has owned a collection of kickass Bimmers for years, including an E30 M3 Evo II ...