Looking back on the philosophy of the BMW M5 (sports car performance in a business suit), one could argue that the latest iteration of BMW’s bully sedan is the logical successor to the much-loved E39 M5. For starters, the 2012 M5 looks so much like the executive sedan it was intended to be, with softer [...]
January 22nd, 2012 | Brooks | 0 comments | ContinuedE39 M5 Videos
BMW E39 M5 Or Hybrid M3 For A Daily Driver?
Watching this short vid of an E39 M5 running against a hybrid M3 will have you wondering which car you’d like to have as a daily driver. There’s no mention if the E39 M5 has any mods, but the E36 M3 has an engine swap, that being the 3.2-liter S54 off an E46 M3. As [...]
December 28th, 2011 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
E39 M5 vs. ’98 M3 With Engine Swap
Before the newer generations of M cars became more flamboyant, the E39 M5 and E36 were true sleeper cars, recognizable only to a few enthusiasts. Lots of people were caught by surprise at how an innocent-looking 4-door sedan like the E39 could move so fast and so nimbly. Same with the M version of the [...]
December 6th, 2011 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
Boosted E39 M5 Tries Out A Wet, Twisty Course
Floor the throttle of an E39 M5 in 1st gear or even 2nd with the wheels turned and you’ll be promptly rewarded with an oh sh_t moment. There’s so much torque in that V8 that a reckless driver will sooner or later get his just reward. But not if you’ve got the skills, proper frame [...]
November 25th, 2011 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
E39 M5 Parking Lot Antics
Watch this video to see an E39 M5 go through a small section of a parking lot sideways. At first, this M5 innocently turns into the small parking lot as if looking for a slot, but at the first turn, the driver turns the wheel, hits the throttle and promptly proceeds to do a dance [...]
November 19th, 2011 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
E39 M5 Claims An 11-second Quarter Mile
As we’ve mentioned more than a few times, improving an E39 M5’s power-to-weight ratio by installing lighter components is one of the ways of improving the car’s performance. Of course, one can also go in the opposite direction, where you don’t reduce weight but add more power. In the case of this E39 M5, the [...]
November 12th, 2011 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
Drift-style Bunouts Are Not What An E39 M5 Is For
Check this video of an E39 M5 CLONE out, if only to dislike the video. As we’ve written previously, the E39 M5, like most other M cars, encourages hoon driving because of how easy it is to light up the tires, with its torquey V8 and beautifully balanced chassis. But as aging soon to be [...]
November 10th, 2011 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
E39 M5 On Track Brings Out The Hoon In You
Take an E39 M5, an enthusiastic driver and a race track and you’ve got the formula for an enjoyable drive that’s safe because it’s on a closed circuit, and quite forgiving, because any driver mistakes will not be rewarded by crashes into unyielding barriers. Plus, when you’re on a track, there’s no risk of oncoming [...]
November 6th, 2011 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
Experiment With GIMP To See How Upgrades Will Look
Nowadays, it’s common for us who visit online magazines and forums to see renderings of cars. They can be entire cars that have yet to see the light of day or they can be renderings of cars with body kits or different wheels. Using a BMW E39, the video below shows us the steps the [...]
October 25th, 2011 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
Shop In Netherlands Gives E39 M5 Nice Exhaust Sound
Taken in the Netherlands, the clip below shows a blue E39 M5 in really nice condition exiting a shop after having some work done to the car. Google Translate says the title is about a custom stainless steel exhaust, so this must be what this M5’s owner just had done. It’s a bit of a [...]
October 1st, 2011 | Brooks | 0 comments | Continued
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