With BMW introducing a new M5 ... is part of Hearst Autos). Many M5 enthusiasts will have stampeded past the E34 to the V-8-powered E39 M5 as a pick for best of breed, and you can't really ...

nor is it as lean as the classic E39. The front view is where you’ll see the biggest visual change on the new M5 versus the ...

which came along long before the first M5 in 1984. Could BMW be planning on returning to this nomenclature for its first diesel, all-wheel-drive performance sedan? We'll have to wait and see.