Today’s super saloons tend to favour fiendish speed and complexity over analogue thrills, but not the E39 M5. BMW’s third edition ... and 369lb ft to the rear wheels. Hyper hatch numbers ...

BMW claimed it was 35 kg lighter than the old 525i. The suspensions of E39 was a technical milestone. On the one hand, it gave up the old fashion semi-trailing arm rear suspensions and switched to a ...

The new BMW ... hp The E39 M5 was as simple as performance sedans get. It had a big naturally aspirated V8 at the front, a six-speed manual transmission in the middle, and a rear-wheel drive ...