If you were to poll a group of BMW enthusiasts about the best-looking 5 Series of all time, the E39 generation would likely snag the most votes. I would cast mine for the original E12-gen car that ...

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 ...

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 ...

And the time has come for the E39 incarnation of the BMW M5 to receive such treatment. The reasons why the late 90s-early-2000s M5 has become a cult car range from the fact that it was the last ...

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.

But then there is this E39 BMW M5, a sports sedan that already has lofty collector values, but can also be driven hard. And apparently driven far, as evidenced by this 500,000-mile survivor.

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 BMW 5-series. This M5 instantly won our ...

BMW never made a wagon version of the E39 M5, so one owner decided to have a custom shop build one instead. This car is the result. And you should buy it. Welcome to You Must Buy, our daily look ...

The E39 had an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h). Unrestricted it could do 186 mph (299 km/h) with enough runway. Chris Bangle, BMW's chief of design at the time, said that ...