If you’re a follower of things M from BMW, you will have learned of BMW’s launch of the M Performance cars that are based on a new generation of 6-cylinder triple turbo diesels. Like us, your first reaction would have been to say that it’s another bastardization of the storied M badge. But look at [...]

Inevitably, a lengthy discussion of the merits of owning an E39 M5 will include the Alpina B10. Built by the specialist BMW tuner of the same name, the Alpina B10 is based on the E39, but is thoroughly reworked by the tuner according to their own philosophies. It has almost the same performance as the [...]

As responsible E39 M5 owners, we would not think to do anything illegal with our cars, such as ah, breaking the speed limit. But other people have, and famously bragged about it. We need to go no farther than Alex Roy’s infamous 2006 run, where he and co-driver Dave Maher drove from Manhattan to Santa [...]

There’s a 2002 E39 M5 for sale in Washington that, for whatever reason, is being disposed of after only 3 months of ownership. The car looks nice enough, and the seller says that it’s got no major issues. In fact, it reportedly doesn’t consume oil as other E39 M5s are wont to do and the [...]

Recently, there has been an upswing in automotive forums about discussions on wheels and tires to use for the coming winter months. On this discussion thread, a poster is asking about wheels that will fit an E39 M5. Apparently, he’d bought a set of 16-inch OEM BMW wheels but was surprised when the wheels didn’t [...]