The E39 M5 was the first ... turn of the steering wheel, which is quite surprising given that it was only about an 80-pound increase over the previous car. The BMW 5 Series is a midsize luxury ...

Yet it was the E39 M5 that left the biggest imprint ... What might surprise you is that the older car is the heavier one. Sure, BMW blessed the V8 M5 with exotic aluminum for its suspension ...

However, Motorcar Classics "invites you to experience this icon of BMW performance sedans with this meticulously maintained 2001 BMW E39 M5 ... extra set of factory wheels plus extensive service ...

They clocked the special lattice-pattern alloy wheels ... The E39 was the best-selling M5 up to this point, with over 20,000 built. It was also the first M5 to be produced on the regular BMW ...

which came along long before the first M5 in 1984. Could BMW be planning on returning to this nomenclature for its first diesel, all-wheel-drive performance sedan? We'll have to wait and see.

When BMW brought international media to Munich to ... of the fascinating yet flawed V10-powered E60. Yet it was the E39 M5 that left the biggest imprint on me. A quarter century of bloat means ...