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.

BMW's new M5 prompted controversy, with its switch to a potent - and heavy - plug-in hybrid drivetrain. But does heft detract ...

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 ...