The original M5 was handcrafted using the 535i ... of BMW performance sedans with this meticulously maintained 2001 BMW E39 M5." It's finished in a rare Le Mans Blue shade and comes with a ...

Yet it was the E39 M5 that left the biggest imprint ... What might surprise you is that the older car is the heavier one. Sure, BMW blessed the V8 M5 with exotic aluminum for its suspension ...

E28 (1984)At first glance, the original ... 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.

It's been 30 years since BMW rolled out the first M5, and while displacement and cylinder ... to produce 310 hp and 266 lb-ft. The E39 followed with a 4.9-liter V8 churning out 394 hp and 369 ...

Chris Bangle, BMW's chief of design at the time, said that the E39 M5 aimed to be "the perfect balance between power, elegance, and everyday usability." In an ideal world, perhaps, BMW would have ...

When BMW brought international media to Munich to ... of the fascinating yet flawed V10-powered E60. Yet it was the E39 M5 that left the biggest imprint on me. A quarter century of bloat means ...