E28 5 Series

E28 BMW: A History of the Classic 5 Series When it was launched in 1981, most folks were surprised that the new BMW E28 5 Series looked like a facelifted E12. The 1972 E12 5…

The idea that BMW doesn’t make cars like it used to isn’t novel. BMW enthusiasts have been complaining about the lack of steering feel, the odd designs, and the aggressive lean toward luxury and technology,…

Classic BMWs are almost unattainable for most enthusiasts. They’ve become so obnoxiously expensive that even buying a clean E30 325i on Bring-A-Trailer requires spending new GTI money. However, if you want that classic cool BMW…

Back in the ’80s, ALPINA made three different iterations of the B7 Turbo, based on the E28 BMW 5 Series. The last of which, the ALPINA B7 Turbo/3, was very rare, with only 30 examples…

The new Mission: Impossible – Fallout film has made people sit up and finally pay attention to the E28 5 Series. And now I really wish I hadn’t sold mine… Unless you’ve been living in a…

The second-generation 5 Series by BMW has been regarded as one of their most significant vehicles ever produced, having sold nearly 750,000 units. It served as the platform for the first official BMW M road…

More than twenty years ago, Dean and DonnaRae Caccavo made a pact: they agreed that they’d never spend more than $10,000 on a single car. Over two-plus decades and through much inflation, they’ve kept this…