EVERY BMW M5 Generation Side-by-Side: Covering 40 Years of the Legendary Sports Sedan!

[@aussie2uGA]

Was just at Spartanburg and had no idea they were doing this! I took delivery of my E39 Avus Blue/Silverstone in late 99 and got to do the two day performance school there. One of the first, it had the 4:3 nav screen. Best car I ever owned.

[@authenthuse5165]

Well done Case! This was well presented! The guy swinging the camera did a great job too!

[@ottobong]

its crazy how modern the e39 looked to its predecessor..and still looks modern today...brilliant

[@3UZFE]

While I do like the look, it was a departure from the more classic vintage looking BMW style. E34 is still my favorite, great blend of old and new.

[@RCRitterFPV]

I need the last year the M5 had a proper manual. but they did turn into luxo yachts

[@EightyFiveHundred]

Never getting rid of my e28m5 3.8L stroker or my Dinan S2 6 speed e60m5. s38 and s85 - first and last of NA manual m5s. 190,000 miles of reliability on my s85.

[@bldontmatter5319]

KASE

[@thebitterhiker]

I love my F10 but she's a heavy one. The G90 looks good as well. I wouldn't mind an E60 just as a conversation piece but they're beyond unreliable - how did BMW put this out with a straight face?

[@dogdoc1]

It would have been good to know what problems to be aware of for each generation.

[@bldontmatter5319]

Said nobody ever. These don't last. You don't see old BMWs here anymore for a reason. Everything can and will go wrong, and FAST. Older ones aren't as bad. There ya go.

[@damilolaakanni]

Not in this video though, it will be too long. There can be a separate video on that though.

[@dogdoc1]

@@damilolaakanni That would be good to see. Looking forward to it.

[@k-dawg58]

E34 540i all day

[@stefanghica]

2nd gen for me

[@k-dawg58]

E34 all day 540i is best alternative

[@willyhwang1059]

Got uglier and less reliable each time

[@smokeymotorsport]

We didn't get the manual E60/61 or F10 in the UK, I wasn't even aware there was a manual F10! Speaking of which, are those last two generation cars there the pair that were used for the longest continuous drift? Looks like the rear window refuelling system and all the extra fuel pump switches. If so, that's cool to see!

[@palebeachbum]

I like the E34 the best. It looks good, and it was before they started looking like a bar of soap, before electronics started intervening, and before they started with the unreliability and extra complication of twin-turbo engines.

[@John_C10]

We loved our 1991 M5 with Dinan tuning. Also had a 1988 M6

[@chrisdooley1184]

Should’ve never gotten rid of my E34 with stage one Dinan. Steve really knows his way around BMWs especially from that era. Was an awesome car especially with the cooling fins on the wheels.

[@randalsweeting661]

3rd gen was my favorite. Friend had one and it was amazing, the sound was the best.

[@kevbecker672]

Chase is the best one TFL has to do these videos.....Ya'll know that right.....He is a natural.....Tommy not so much.

[@greathey1234]

E39 hands down

[@greathey1234]

And e60 is the worst run like it's the plague

[@007knick]

You guys should reach out to BMW in Munich. I am sure they’d be down for a collab

[@JarmelSingsKaraoke]

It's Kase 😊

[@3UZFE]

E34 ftw

[@Wei55_und-stolz]

No to BMW electric

[@butchcassidy7010]

There is no such thing as an unreliable S85 V10 engine, only careless owners. if you change the oil every 3-5k miles and let the car warm up it will perform over 200,000 miles no problem. my neighbors m5 has 120,000 miles and he drifts it every single day. m6 m6 speed has had an issue with an injector once but at 49K miles its healthy as any car. honestly its less than 5 grand a year in maintenance to drive one of the greatest sounding engines

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

Shush. BMW across-the-board has become the laughingstock of the automotive industry because of how unreliable they have been for the last 20 years. Their engines are practically made of plastic and designed to fail this is why $150,000 BMW is worth $10,000 by the time it gets to 100,000 miles. There’s so much maintenance and repair that’s required no one in the right mind is willing to pay it. That’s why poor people trying to look rich by these garbage BMWs for 10,000 Dollars drive them into the ground over the next 10 or 15,000 miles and then trash them.that’s what BMW is today.

[@butchcassidy7010]

Well then fatty, find me manual transmission no accident e46 M3 or E92 M3, e39 M5, E 60M5, for $10,000 i dont care if it has 120 thousand miles. i will buy it and give you $1,000 @@SuperSnakePlissken

[@mcplus5785]

​@@SuperSnakePlisskenhow many bmws did you own?

[@tractorspot]

Masterpiece

[@DocGTO]

I had an E60 with an intake, full exhaust and custom dyno tune. The car would scream and would outrun my buddies Lambo Gallardo 550-2.

[@luiscouto6543]

I have a 19 M6 because M5 didn’t come with stick anymore , engine note aside it’s in place of e39 M5 , for sound I keep GXP and SS

[@nintense1]

Never been into BMW, but definitely the older- up to early 2000s are more appealing esthetics, driving experience and reliability.

[@mattstrickler1663]

Yeah Case. Smooth video. Well done! Living for that E-28.

[@thebigguy8306]

Thank you Kase, good review. They used to be a fav of mine, love the older boxy styling

[@kclefthanded427]

That E28 looks very cool

[@dannykrauskopf7404]

Excellent review!!! 😁

[@jd745i]

Love classic BMW’s

[@andreToliveira]

Great video 👍

[@MSchumacherfan]

V10 is my pick

[@anonimdisc3981]

Neat

[@Lane-jq3ed]

I just can't make myself say "reliability aside" 😲 spending that much coin on a vehicle, gotta be reliable.

[@michaelmartin2276]

Agreed. I've been a mechanic for over 40 years. German vehicles are unreliable as a whole. Lack of proper maintenance, expensive parts and unless you are a good home mechanic the cost at a good German car shop or dealership is extremely expensive. I do love to drive German cars, they are always smooth,fast and so enjoyable. But to own one ....no way.

[@aaronbritt2025]

The V10 M5 has always been my favorite.