In truth, there’s probably not a lot more to say about the E39 generation of BMW M5. After all, it was voted best saloon for PH25 back in 2023, and if anything, the love for the original V8 M5 has ...

BMW's first-ever V8 was a relatively simple overhead-valve pushrod layout, although the aluminum block and cylinder head ...

In this video, I explore whether the BMW E39 M5 still works as a sub £20k dad car after being recommended by Auto Alex. The ...

Last week, I talked about how the alternator in my daily driver 2003 BMW E39 530i died while my wife and I were in southern ...

What's your take on this M-Sport E39? Does that feel to be too much, like the miles? Or is that a fair deal for a ...

From the January/February 2026 issue of Car and Driver. The BMW M2 is a cheat code, a hack, the secret handshake of the BMW lineup. Munich's pugnacious widebody coupe offers the same 473 horsepower as ...

Superb ride, with clever tech underpinning it. The Panoramic iDrive screen works well. Big range. Better design. The iX3 is the first of six cars based on BMW’s much-trailed new modular EV platform, ...

Forget one of one: this particular BMW 3.0 CSL is, quite literally, the very first M race car, and it’s up for sale for presumably many dollars. The very first official BMW M project was the 3.0 CSL.

There’s a belief that I share, along with fellow PH contributor Stephen Dobie, that 2003 represented the absolute pinnacle of fast cars. And not just because the Compact is on an '03 plate. For those ...

BMW produces luxury automobiles, but not every model has to break the bank. One brand-new BMW costs under $40,000 and provides plenty of value for the money. Are there any affordable BMWs on the ...

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 one of the best sports ...