I personally own a low-mileage Canadian-market E39 540i Sport equipped with an M5-derived six-speed manual transmission. I firmly believe that it's the best BMW of all time, better even ...

The history of cars is full of obscure, low-volume creations ... been used in the E39 (third-generation) M5, as well as the Z8 roadster. It was notable in BMW’s history for being the brand ...

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.