When asked about the high-performance M5's production rollout, BMW said that the original plan was to build more sedans than ...

The BMW M5 has crafted a reputation for being one of the most fearsome performance cars on the road over the past four decades, the German weapon combining practicality and pace in one ...

The jewel in its crown, however, was the engine: BMW’s S62 engine, the high-performance version of the M62. The S62 had previously been used in the E39 (third-generation) M5, as well as the Z8 ...

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 production line. A Touring version was even considered (see ...