When it was unleashed upon the world, the $73,874 V-8–powered 2000 BMW M5 was immediately and universally hailed as the apex of the 1997–2003 E39 BMW 5-series. This M5 instantly won our ...

We’re quite fond of the E39-generation BMW M5 here at CarScoops, and there are quite a few pristine examples hitting the used car market and fetching nice prices. So what makes the E39 M5 so ...

Simple? Yes. Common? No. But nearly 20 years ago, BMW nailed the formula with their E39 M5 (1998-2003), the reigning king of all M5s. It is a car praised for its power, performance, balance, ...