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 ...

Today, that same recipe has been applied to the 2025 BMW 550e. It's just another 5 Series, one that nobody will notice until you fly past them at ludicrous speeds. It's no E34, E39, or E60 ...

BMW is updating its 1300cc segment — it started with the R 1300 GS, followed by the R 1300 GSA, then the R 1300R, and now the R 1300 RT, which will make its debut today. The new BMW R 1300 RT ...

After a few “technical advances,” BMW is upgrading its EVs with more driving range, features, and options. All BMW i5 models now have more range, while the 2026 iX has an EPA-estimated driving ...

To point out everyone is, in fact, wrong. Possibly – perish the thought – the E39 generation BMW M5 isn’t the greatest super saloon of all time. Never meet your heroes and all that.

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 ...

Yet it was the E39 M5 that left the biggest imprint on me ... 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 ...

And so the X5 E53 was based on the BMW E39 5 Series but also shared features such as a split tailgate and hill-descent control with the Range Rover. By the time it was ready for the market ...

More to the point, his collection isn’t just for show—he drives his cars daily, as evidenced by his recent Instagram video, showing off his E39-generation BMW M5. In the short video clip ...

Michael Taylor is an Italian-based automotive industry reporter. Families have long bought the US-built BMW X3 SUV for its Goldilocks combination of chassis engineering, strong engines and premium ...

BMW has at least two significant new SUVs in the works: a production rendition of the Neue Klasse X all-electric concept and a new generation of the iconic X5. But for the 2025 model year, we see ...

However, the KZ1's BMW-sourced engine was of higher potency and poise, lifted from the BMW E39 M5. The 4.9-liter S62 V8 featured many ideal characteristics for a performance engine. Like the ...