When the M5 is not at the limit, adaptive dampers relax the ride to luxury levels. Its seats are huge thrones with ...

Filtering of the twin-cam valvetrain and five-speed transmission ... 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 ...

The unmistakable outline of the BMW twin ... speed automatic transmission, and it operates almost transparently. It’s fed by a modest 14.8-kWh battery pack. As a plug-in hybrid, the M5 can ...

BMW has only made an estate, or Touring, version of the M5 on two occasions before ... motor that’s mounted within the eight-speed automatic transmission, which draws energy from a 18.6kWh ...

One such car is the BMW M6 Gran Coupe. A car that sold in limited numbers and is a very rare sight on the roads today. How does it stack up to the M5 of the same generation, and is it a desirable ...

In Munich, meanwhile, BMW pulled the wraps off ... On paper, the M5 loses points for having a conventional automatic transmission, rather than a twin-clutch ’box. In reality, you will rarely ...

The 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol engine has been optimised with “a cross-bank exhaust manifold and optimised oil separation”, says BMW. The V8 spins to 7200rpm though it isn't a screamer, outputting a ...

The 4.4-litre twin-turbo petrol engine has been optimised with “a cross-bank exhaust manifold and optimised oil separation”, says BMW. The V8 spins to 7200rpm though it isn't a screamer, outputting a ...

Both the 1998 BMW 528i and 540i could be equipped with either a manual or an automatic transmission. For the 1999 model year, a BMW 5 Series Wagon was added to the United States line-up. A ...

If you stopped counting right there, little would separate the 2021 BMW M5 Competition ... as the M badge?) The M5 allows the driver to map their favorite suspension, transmission, engine, and ...