Originally launched in the United States in 1986, the first M5 paired the handsome but relatively understated E28 5-Series with ... M5 sold in the U.S., the M5 Touring is now available in the ...

Things always look better when you don't (or can't) have them. As the former owner of an E28 BMW 535is, I always assumed this was the case with the M5. Of course, I could never afford an M5 ...

though only the third-gen Touring. Which works something like this: the E28 was M5 Touringless. The E34 had a Touring (the very first Touring in M Touring town), then the E39 had no wagon.

Whether it’s the 1980s E28 5 Series, including the carbureted Euro-only 518 and high-performance M5, or the backstory of the ...