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 ...

BMW told dealers it plans to freeze EV production in the US in May as it deals with the uncertainty surrounding the new auto tariffs. Despite the pause, BMW said it won’t raise prices on most ...

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 have continued the expansion of their R1300 boxer twin family with the introduction of a new R1300RT tourer, which takes over from the R1250RT first introduced in 2019. Immediately obvious is ...

BMW showcases a Vision Neue Klasse model at the 2024 Beijing auto show. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] SHENYANG -- German automaker BMW on Tuesday announced the launch of its 360-degree ...

In the United States, Europe, and elsewhere, policymakers have noticed that producers’ carbon emissions differ in different parts of the world—and politicians are increasingly crafting ...

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 ...

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 ...