The first car to bear the Ascari name ... The S62 had previously been used in the E39 (third-generation) M5, as well as the Z8 roadster. It was notable in BMW’s history for being the brand ...

According to Imran Arshad from Evolve Automotive, 675 horsepower at the wheels converts to approximately 775 horsepower at ...

BMW rewrote the sports sedan rulebook when it debuted the M5 in 1985, and has continued to reach for the stars ever since. Seven generations of the model have been offered thus far, and every ...

Gloriously, BMW still wasn’t selling the M5 with an automatic. Where the previous M5s produced a soothing trill, the E39 ...

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True, BMW had dropped enough hints that something special was coalescing in the wings. When the Motorsport division’s first road car ... Favourite M5 so far? This one. E39 (1998) The formula ...