The jewel in its crown, however, was the engine: BMW’s S62 engine, the high-performance version of the M62. The S62 had previously been used in the E39 (third ... slower top speed at 199 mph.

It’s late 2024 when I finally get to meet it. It should feel hopelessly out of date, only 400hp in a super sedan, as Audi and ...

When BMW opted to only make the M5 available with a seven-speed SMG gearbox, the hue and cry from U.S. purists was heard across the ocean. For 2007, BMW has finally decided to appease American ...

You might argue the captain of the Titanic wasn’t a foolhardy speed merchant toying with ... Possibly – perish the thought – the E39 generation BMW M5 isn’t the greatest super saloon ...

Maybe it’s apt that the BMW ... the E39’s V8 but so ferociously potent at the top end you cease to care after a while. Then again, it’s easy to see how you could treat the M5 as a luxury ...

Both the 1998 BMW 528i and 540i could be equipped with either a manual or an automatic transmission. For the 1999 model year, a BMW 5 Series Wagon was added to the United States line-up. A ...

Both the 1998 BMW 528i and 540i could be equipped with either a manual or an automatic transmission. For the 1999 model year, a BMW 5 Series Wagon was added to the United States line-up. A ...