During the second generation of the BMW 5 Series, the M5 came to be a reality. This means the 535i was no longer on top of the pile. That said, the 1987 E28 BMW 535i was one of the most enjoyable ...

The Caccavo family has a thing of the second-generation BMW 5 Series. In fact ... after the family made a maximum-price rule for its cars. The E28 obsession all started innocently enough, with ...

The 535i-based M5 sedan that followed ... sold here—that’s now a coveted prize for BMW collectors. That M5 was the ultimate version of the E28-chassis driving machine, and it’s once again ...

Maybe it’s apt that the BMW M5 slipped into ... Meanwhile, the E28 5-series had a brush with the ‘M’ badge as the M535i, basically a 535i with fancy wheels and modest spoilers.

The E28 BMW 5-series, released in 1981, was BMW’s breakthrough executive saloon. Designed by the iconic BMW designer Claus Luthe, the E28 was initially sold with a combination of relatively ...