It would’ve been cool to get an engine rev or something, though, Mate. His E39 M5 isn’t his only classic gas-powered performance car, though. It isn’t even his only classic BMW. Rimac has ...

It’s the 1996-2003 BMW E39 540i manual, and it remains both surprisingly ... Then there’s the usual BMW stuff, like all of the plastic found in the cooling system, from overflow tanks to ...

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 ... was an engine-cooling-fan recall ...

The E39 BMW M5, the simply-styled V8 super sedan from ... And I'm always glad to see cool cars being kept alive. It will be interesting to see how well this M5 holds up to more use, and now ...

We’re quite fond of the E39-generation BMW M5 here at CarScoops, and there are quite a few pristine examples hitting the used car market and fetching nice prices. So what makes the E39 M5 so ...

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 ...

As for BMW Motorsport GmbH, the go-faster division presented their long-awaited successor to the E34 in the guise of the E39. Presented ... a fuel level gauge, and a coolant gauge.

I was fortunate enough to drive a great many of BMW M’s products the last 12 months. From the contentious new M5 (including the cool Touring), the classic E39-generation M5, to the now ...

Arguably the most notable and ubiquitous iteration of any M car ever is the universally praised '00-'03 E39 BMW M5. The car you ... The car has two coolant temperature sensors, one in the engine ...

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 ...

Relax, this isn’t going to be yet another love letter to the E39 M5, even though wow, just look at it! They don’t make super sedans this unassuming anymore. Anyway, we’re focusing more on ...