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BMW E39 M5 Review
Probably the quickest way to sum it up would be that the E39 M5 boasts the ideal ratio between size and strength. But there’s mushers which makes this auto stand out. There’s the feel of the 6-speed manual. The faultlessness of the interior and how it wrapped properly around the driver. It’s straightforwardness of the body design. Without the ornamentation of the E60 and similar cars, the E39 is 100% timeless BMW. Ratio, design, it’s all there.
Similar to various other M products of the era it all began with the engine. The E39 M5 were built with a high-revving 4.9 V8 noted internally as the S62. Based on the M62 found in “normal” 545i BMWs, the S62 provided 400 hp and included a 7,000 rpm redline, Dual-VANOS, individual throttle butterflies for every of the cylinders and (during the time) shockingly rapid rev times for such a sizeable engine. Like the current manual found in the MF10 M5, the E39's 6-speed manual was actually the exact same unit located in the 540i. But it’s challenging to argue with the accuracy and feel it had.
Thankfully the S62 produced plenty of power and torque given that the E39 M5 was not a lightweight at 4,026 lbs. As opposed to the the S65 V8 found in the E90 era M3, the S62 V8 had a fat torque curve and much much more flexibility. The outcome would be a vehicle that felt able to put the hammer anytime needed yet enjoyed to rev to heights not normally associated with a V8. It was magnificent and it is still considered by so many aficionados as the greatest V8 the brand has ever made. Oh and by the way, it remains the basis of the “BMW Powered” DP class entries in Grand Am due to its flexibility and relatively low cost to performance ratio.
Nonetheless there is a great deal more to the E39 M5 than the S62. Not contrary to the E46, the E39 appeared to be perfectly sized to supply plenty of space and comfort for its segment while feeling like a good sports sedan. It was properly on the cross-section between high end sedan and high performance sedan. And even while it was no light-weight, the power to weight ratio was perfect for more than adequate acceleration and velocity.
And it also was simple. This is where the argument gets a little problematic. I loved the brand new F10 M5 - specifically in manual form. However the E39 M5 is really a car that, ten years on, is far more desirable because of its simplicity. There is one button - sport - to improve it’s throttle mapping. Anything else was simply analogue. An equation used in the E46 M3 and 1M.
We’re not implying the almost unlimited adjustability of the latest M cars is a poor feature. There is however something attractive about simple. And once you put powerful, maneuverable and high-class to that equation you may have something amazing.
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