BMW 5-Series News

Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. The E34 BMW M5 first arrived in 1988. It was the successor to the original M5, the E28, and stuck with a straight-six engine even though many at the BMW M division at the time wanted a V-8 under the hood. Nevertheless, the car was one of the fastest...

In late 2011, BMW signed a memorandum of understanding with Toyota for collaboration on a number of projects, one of which was development of a new sports car platform to spawn a replacement for the Z4 as well as a spiritual successor to the Supra. Another crucial area for collaboration was...

BMW has developed a new modular platform that in some shape or form will be found in all of the automaker’s vehicles from the next-generation 3-Series up. The new platform, codenamed the 35up, made its debut this week in the all-new 7-Series. The next model to ride on the platform will be the...

What started in a building that used to produce typewriters has come quite a long way. The Alpina that you know today actually came to be as far back as 1965, when Burkard Bonvensiepen began a business of tuning the BMW products of his era. This involved tinkering with carbs and revising cylinder...

BMW already has a plug-in hybrid model in its lineup in the form of the i8 sports car but soon the German automaker’s more mainstream models will be electrified. We’ve already seen plug-in hybrid versions of the 3-Series facelift, X5 SUV and the next-generation 7-Series, all of which...

For years, hybrid technology has been marketed purely as a means of improving vehicle efficiency, but now that the technology has matured we’re starting to see automakers investigate ways of using the addition of an electric motor(s) to boost performance as well. The turning point was...

BMW launched a special version of its latest M5 to celebrate the nameplate’s 30th anniversary this year. The special version is called the M5 30 Jahre Edition, German for “30 years,” and just 300 of them will be built for worldwide sale. And of these, only 30 will make it to U.S...

The Goodwood Festival of Speed gets bigger and better every year, and there's no better sign of this than how many automakers use the show to launch special versions of their hottest performance models. This year it's the turn of BMW, which is marking the show with the debut of a 30th anniversary...

The BMW M5 has undergone many changes over the years, growing in both size and power. To celebrate the M5’s 30 years on the market, BMW has built a special “30 Jahre M5” edition, and it’s the most powerful production car the brand has ever offered. ALSO SEE: 2015 BMW i8...

Yesterday we brought you news that BMW was working on a special edition M5 to mark the nameplate’s 30th anniversary this year. Today, the first photos of the car and its specs have surfaced, and suggest that we’re about to see BMW’s storied M division launch its most potent M5...

Since its debut at an auto show in Amsterdam back in 1984, the BMW M5 has gone on to become recognized as the pinnacle of executive sports sedans. And even after all these years, during which five generations have been launched, the M5 is still the benchmark used by rival firms when looking to...

We've known since the debut of the 2014 BMW M5 that it would offer an upgrade from the already-monstrous 560 horsepower to 575 horsepower thanks to a Competition Package. Now, BMW is showing off what the new hotter M5 variant can do. MUST WATCH: World's Longest Car Jump Attempt Ends In Fierce...

The urban environments most taxis call home are known for treacherous driving conditions, but not as treacherous as those of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. A BMW M5 Ring Taxi was the latest casualty of the track known as the "Green Hell," BridgeToGantry reports. Thankfully, no injuries were...

BMW’s M Performance range of go-fast parts and accessories aren’t designed strictly for BMW’s regular models, but can also be used to enhance the automaker’s dedicated M cars. In fact, BMW first used the M3 to test the waters with its new M Performance branding and now...

BMW will repair about 134,100 of its 5-Series and M5 cars for a problem with their rear lighting. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and its recall Web site, the cars affected were 2008-2010 models, built between March 1, 2007, and December 31, 2009. The recall...

BMW has updated its 5-Series for the 2014 model year, adding more power, a new diesel engine and plenty of refinements in the cabin. Most of the changes affect the entire 5-Series range, including the 5-Series Gran Turismo, ActiveHybrid 5 and high-performance M5 models. Sadly, though, the U.S...

It was brand new only last year, but BMW is already introducing a minor update for its M5 sports sedan. The changes parallel those being introduced on the regular 5-Series as well as the 5-Series Gran Turismo for the 2014 model year, though unique to the M5 (and the M6) is a new Competition Package...

Photos of a slightly updated BMW M5 due on the market later this year have surfaced early, thanks to the inadvertent launch of the car’s configurator on BMW’s German website. The images were scooped by enthusiast website BimmerToday and have also appeared on WorldCarFans, however, BMW...

The current generation of the BMW 5-Series was first introduced for the 2011 model year, so in BMW tradition a facelifted model should be expected around the 2014 model year. Right on cue, prototypes for this facelifted model have been spotted, revealing a number of elements we can expect on the...

With the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG now offering as much as 577 horsepower in ‘S-Model’ trim, the 560 horsepower of the BMW M5 is starting to look a little feeble, at least in terms of bragging rights (we doubt most owners would be able to tell the difference). To rectify the issue, BMW...