BMW E39 5 Series is a modern classic & sought after, including in M5 form. BMW Classic has original ... and a chrome-tipped exhaust. The latter is useless if you own a pre-facelift 540i like ...

The E39 M5 wasn’t merely an evolution ... steering’s heft but lament that it makes the BMW feel like it weighs as much as two ...

It's been 30 years since BMW rolled ... "30 Jahre M5" (German for 30 years of the M5) badges, appearing on the kidney grill surrounds, the front fenders, door handles and twin dual exhaust pipes.

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.