· Proves that wagons don't have to be boring or ugly. · Engine is silky smooth and willing all the way. · Looks classy and undeniably BMW. · Early examples are now cheap considering their brand-new ...

· Running costs are likely to be higher than for something more common. · Not as big inside as local wagons. · No manual-gearbox option. Rating: 4 stars (see ratings key below). Station-wagons: not ...

From the December 1995 issue of Car and Driver. American and Japanese brands may lay claim to the latest and best-known crop of "executive expresses," but it was the Germans who carved out this niche.

BMW's newest 5-Series drives well and features all sorts of new technology, but our heart still lies with the E39. Produced between 1995 and 2004, the E39-generation 5er represented BMW at the peak of ...

With its modest-displacement six and five-speed stick, today's Nice Price or No Dice E39 should prove an adequate and enjoyable cruiser. That is if its price and title status don't get in the way of ...

The E39 is Shed legend. But too often they come with strings attached. Unless you find the fabled good 'un... Mention the name Chris Bangle in any chat about car designers and the chances are you'll ...

View post: Three PHEVs for Under $50,000 with the Best Electric Range 04 – 1998 BMW 528i in California junkyard – photo by Murilee Martin 28 – 1998 BMW 528i in California junkyard – photo by Murilee ...

A while back, in Top Gear’s latest series, the guys headed for Africa to find the source of the river Nile. Their endeavor, in true TG style, had to be filled with all sorts of mishaps and challenges ...

Andrew Chesterton road tests and reviews the new BMW 5 Series 520d, 530i, 530d and 540i sedans with specs, fuel consumption and verdict at its Australian launch in Victoria. When we're all living ...

BMW introduced the first-generation 5 Series, known as the E12, in 1972, but it didn't come to the United States until 1975, when the 530i replaced the bigger four-door Bavaria. BMW was already well ...

What’s the best smelling car you’ve ever been in? For Shed, it’s a dead heat between any car that Mrs Shed hasn’t been in. For the seller of this week’s shed it’s his 1997 BMW E39 528. No 23-year-old ...