Give your legendary BMW E39 M5 the care it deserves! In this video, we perform a full oil change and replace the faulty oil ...

Arguably the most notable and ubiquitous iteration of any M car ever is the universally praised '00-'03 E39 BMW M5. ... with — get this — ostrich print. I didn't believe it until I bought an M5 ...

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 ...

But nearly 20 years ago, BMW nailed the formula with their E39 M5 (1998-2003), the reigning king of all M5s. It is a car praised for its power, performance, balance, tractability and design. Amongst ...

The E39 feels made for wills, to be passed down from generation to generation. This wasn’t the only classic I drove on this day. I bookended it with the earlier E34—the first M5 Touring!—and ...

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.

From the July 2013 issue of Car and Driver. When it was unleashed upon the world, the $73,874 V-8–powered 2000 BMW M5 was immediately and universally hailed as the apex of the 1997–2003 E39 ...

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 ...

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) of torque at 3,800 rpm.