![]() ![]() Yet for all that, the E39 BMW 540i is still a luxury sedan, with all the requisite contemporary accouterments. It’s basically the 5 Series version of the 330i ZHP.įrom the Archive: 1998 540i long-term road test: /rbCPut5ANe- Car and Driver October 19, 2020 That’s thanks in part to the 50:50 weight distribution, excellent chassis, and also to the lightweight cast-aluminum suspension, ECS Tuning and MT report.Īnd starting in 1997, E39 540i buyers could upgrade the handling one step further with the “must-have” M-Sport Package, which added “tauter” shocks, lowering springs, stiffer anti-roll bars, and sportier tires, MT reports. 2001 BMW 540i with M-Sport Package | BMWīut, while the E39 BMW 540i doesn’t have the M5’s power, it shares similar “delightful driving characteristics,” Automobile reports. And for the 1999 model year the torque increased to 324 lb-ft, Autoblog reports. Still, it makes 282 hp and 310 lb-ft, and could be ordered with either a 6-speed manual or a 5-speed automatic, MotorTrend reports. Like the contemporary M5, the E39 BMW 540i has a V8 under the hood, albeit a 4.4-liter one, not a 4.9-liter one, BMWBlog reports. ![]() For Road & Track, the 1995-2004 E39 5 Series “represented BMW at the peak of its powers.” To quote The Drive, “any consider it to be the best 5 Series of them all.” And while it’s not quite an M5, there’s still plenty to enjoy about the E39 BMW 540i, Hagerty reports.
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