Bmw E39 M5 Touring
By the Editorial Staff
March 24, 2026
A factory E39 M5 Touring would have been nice, but BMW only officially built one, one they chose to selfishly keep for themselves. When life - read two kids and a wife - necessitated the need for more room, Tim didn't want to compromise his M5. The BMW E39 is the fourth generation of the BMW 5 Series range of executive cars, which was manufactured from 1995 to 2004.
It was launched in the saloon body style, with the station wagon body style (marketed as "Touring") introduced in 1996. The E39 was replaced by the E60 5 Series in 2003, however E39 Touring models remained in production until May 2004. [6][7] The proportion of chassis.
Looking to buy a BMW E39 5 Series in 2025? We break down its pros, cons, reliability, and pricing. The E39 M5 was the first Motorsport-tuned car to be fitted with BMW's Dynamic Stability Control system (DSC) that optimised the car's ride according to driving style. An evolution of the existing Automatic Stability Control, DSC monitored individual wheel speed along with yaw rate and longitudinal and lateral acceleration through various sensors.
Most significantly, it enabled the brakes. Bring a Trailer featured a 2003 5 Series wagon modified into an M5 Touring with components and a V8 from an E39 M5 sedan. Not long after the E39 M5 saloon was launched BMW built a single M5 touring as pictured above using a 540i as a base which was used by the then head of BMW M, Gerhard Richter.
2003 BMW 540 M sport touring. Partee Racing S62 with Shcrick cams, port and polish with all new components. M5 Jed unicorn headers, Dinan intakes and exhaust, Dinan strut bar, new BMW transmission, new differential, all new suspension including front Dinan and rear H&R/Koni.
The paint was a full engine and glass out with doors off respray. Ever since BMW introduced the 5 Series Touring late in the E34's life cycle, they've produced an M5 Touring that allows performance enthusiasts to cart around dogs, antiques, drum-sets, or whatever else one might need to move addition to hauling well, you know. One misstep, though, was the E39.
Jed's official E39 M5 Touring Build Thread DIY: Jump to Latest 463K views 659 replies 141 participants last post by M5 Jed Sep 9, 2018. The M5 E39 was powered by a 400-horsepower, atmospheric V-twin, eight.