Here's What Road Testers Thought Of The E39 BMW M5 When It Was Launched

MotorWeek's latest 'Retro Review' upload features a 15-year-old road test of BMW's first V8 M5
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Matt Robinson
Matt Robinson

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt. 

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