E39 5 Series

I remember a particular evening more than 20 years ago when I was still a kid in high school. The sun was about to set, and there it was, a maroon-colored E39 BMW 5 Series…

The last time we checked in with Sreten from M539 Restorations, he was taking the interior of his E39 5 Series Touring apart and wanted to replace its front seats with E38 7 Series seats….

There was a span of probably 20 years—from the ’90s through the ’00s—where BMW won almost every comparison test it was involved in, from almost every magazine. It got to the point where readers would…

Ripples from the original Takata airbag recall are still being felt, as BMW North America just issues a “Do Not Drive” order for older models fitted with such airbags. BMW wants 90,000 cars—2000-2006 E46 models…

The ’90s were great for cars, especially performance wagons. There were some icy-cool sports wagons back in the day, from all sorts of different automakers. To get a blast from the past and see which…

An entrepreneur claims that his modified 1997 BMW 528i goes 1,000 miles on electric power. According to Eric Lundgren, the E39 chassis has been adapted to hold batteries with a total capacity above the longest-range…

The 4th generation BMW 5 Series is a real model of success. Optically it differs completely from its predecessor. In the development of the 4th generation aerodynamics and lightweight construction played a major role. Most…

Our BMW 5 Series story continues today with the iconic – and often regarded as the best 5 Series ever – the E39 sedan. Previous coverage included the E12, E28 and the E34. Most of…

The BMW E39 5 Series is still one of the crowd’s favorites, especially in V8 guise, be it the 540i or the M5 and whilst the latter was never offered in Touring variant, the former…