Ferdinand Piëch secretly built a W10-powered BMW E39 M5 prototype. Only 3 W10 engines exist; this one sold for $459,735 at ...

Justin has been interviewing experts, covering breaking news, and reviewing the latest gas, hybrid, and electric cars online and in print for a decade, with a special interest in photography. BMW made ...

Discover the process of unlocking the BMW F90 M5 engine control unit for performance tuning. This step-by-step DIY tutorial ...

The E39 BMW M5 already had one of the great performance engines of its era, a naturally aspirated 4.9-liter V8 producing 394 horsepower. Apparently, that wasn’t interesting enough for Ferdinand Piëch.

This BMW E39 M5 hides a naturally aspirated Volkswagen W10, a six-speed manual gearbox, and a paper trail linking it to Ferdinand Piëch.

The legend of the Volkswagen Group's rebellious, daring, and absurdist creations pitched and produced under the rule of Ferdinand Porsche's grandson, the late Ferdinand Piëch, continue to enchant and ...

Former VW boss Ferdinand Piëch used this W10-powered BMW M5 prototype as his daily driver ...

The E39 was the first M5 with a V8 engine, but the sports sedan could’ve turned out quite differently. In the early stages of development, BMW considered sticking with the six-cylinder formula used in ...

It was destined that Louie would be passionate about cars before it became a conscious choice. And once it did, there was nothing else on his mind. With a childhood automotive brain like a database, ...

At Broad Arrow’s Zoute Concours Sale in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, an unassuming 2000 E39 BMW M5 finished in Carbon Black Metallic crossed the block. To an untrained eye, it looked like a clean, ...