It’s the same as an adult white rhinoceros. This is a heavy car. It’s been the main talking point about the M5 ... sure. BMW ...

To point out everyone is, in fact, wrong. Possibly – perish the thought – the E39 generation BMW M5 isn’t the greatest super saloon of all time. Never meet your heroes and all that.

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 ...