This E39 is a 1996 523i. Considering that the E39 first went into production late in 1995, it’s one of the first examples of ...

A BMW E39 M5 suffered a sudden tire explosion while driving at speeds above 250 km/h. This video shows the exact moment of ...

But the E39 M5 almost never had a V8 at all. BMW North America is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary with several ...

Juha Bäckmand has finally done it – his beloved E39 BMW 5 Series has officially crossed the one-million-kilometer (621,371 ...

To make the V8 that would go on to power the E39, BMW’s engineers took the old M62, increased the displacement, added new ...

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 ...

The BMW E39 M5 is powered by a thumping naturally-aspirated V8 under the hood, displacing 4.9 liters and producing 394 hp at 6,600 rpm and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm) of torque at 3,800 rpm.