The BMW E39 M5 arrived in 1998 for the 2000 model year, marking the first V-8 engine to be used in an M production car. And what an engine it is. ... It is a righteous screamer of an engine right up to its 7000-rpm redline, and it could haul the stately German sled from 0-60 mph in under 5 seconds. #bmwm5 #m5e39 #e39 #m5 #drift #coldstart #burnout #revs #m5fanatics #m5v8 credit: @m5_e39_ess (instagram)