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 | ContinuedOther Recent Articles
E39 M5 Owners Chime In On M5 Vs. 545
This is an interesting thread to read for enthusiasts with recently-acquired E39 M5s and those considering buying one. The original poster says that he has been asked by a friend on whether to get a 2000 BMW M5 or an ‘07 545. Being an M5 lover himself, he of course advised his friend to go [...]
November 22nd, 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
New Canadian E39 M5 For Sale
Here’s one for you E39 M5 fanatics. There’s a new, yes, new, E39 M5 for sale in Vancouver, British Columbia, with 110 miles on the clock. A lot of E39 M5s have more like 110,000 miles on the odometer by this time, but this one looks like it’s been in storage, waiting for its owner [...]
November 17th, 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
Pristine E39 M5 Sells For $19,000 On eBay
Sold recently on eBay for $19,100, this 01 E39 M5 would be expensive, considering that it has close to 100,000 miles on the odometer. But valuing this car based on the mileage and what you know about E39 M5s would be doing the seller, an engineer by profession, a great injustice because this is a [...]
October 31st, 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
Owner Takes Pics Of E39 M5 Clone Before Tucking In For Winter
As the poster says, this thread is a pic heavy one, so be prepared for slow load times. But it’s going to be worth the wait, because this gallery of an E39 M5 clone (a 528i) shows a nice-looking example of this classic car. The owner says that it will be some time before this [...]
October 23rd, 2011 | Brooks | 1 comment | Continued
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