This video captures a BMW E39 M5 experiencing a sudden tire blowout at speeds above 250 km/h on the highway. The footage shows the exact moment of failure, the driver’s reaction, and the risks of high ...

Widely considered the best M5 manual transmission model, the E39 M5 wasn’t the most powerful, but it was the most engaging. It’s not every day that you come across such a glorious, low-mileage E39 BMW ...

Launched in 2005 and arriving in the United States as a 2006 model, the fourth-generation BMW M5, known internally as the E60 M5, marked a radical shift in BMW M's philosophy. With a starting price of ...

And no, it wasn’t a V8. If asked to name the most outstanding quality of BMW’s E39 M5, most fans would point to its legendary V8 engine, a high-revving beast of a power plant that cemented this M5 as ...

BMW was on a roll in the late 1990s. The E39 M5 blasted into the new millennium with the first V8 engine any M car ever had under the hood. I can't imagine the E39 M5 without that burbling S62, but it ...

Today, the E39-generation BMW M5 is seen as both one of the best M5s ever and as the benchmark that today's best sport sedans are still chasing. Much of that reputation comes from the spectacular S62 ...

More fascinating tales from BMW North America’s crypt, and this one’s a (literal) biggie. Development of the E39-generation M5 kicked off in earnest in 1993, and faced with outfitting its new ...

The V8 engine, though originating in France, became synonymous with American automobiles after Cadillac's 1914 introduction. This engine type became essential for automakers targeting the US market, ...

A BMW E39 M5 suffered a sudden tire explosion while driving at speeds above 250 km/h. This video shows the exact moment of the blowout, the driver's emergency response, and the dangers of high-speed ...

You know those folks who say “don’t meet your heroes”? Yeah, they’re wrong. I finally drove an icon, and it lived up to the hype. It was eye-opening to experience an ultra-rare E34 Touring, and hear ...

Trigger warning for all BMW fans: this listing may cause frothing at the mouth and danger to your bank account. Right now, there’s a 2000 BMW M5—the coveted E39 generation—for sale at a BMW dealership ...