BMW 5 series

At CAR magazine, we take every new vehicle we feature to our test strip to gather data for our in-depth road tests. Sometimes, we see some pretty impressive results. Below we have listed the best 100-0 km/h braking times we've collected over the past 12 months. Yes, these are the fastest-braking cars ...

Thanks to the downsizing trend, four-cylinder petrol engines are becoming pretty common in premium vehicles ... and even in some sportscars. Thing is, these mills tend to disappoint when it comes to sound.But exhaust specialists Armytrix have come up with a clever setup that lends your average turbocharged ...

This dashcam footage from Russia shows an impatient BMW 5 Series driver attempt to push in, but end up regretting his apparent need to get ahead.The video shows the camera-equipped vehicle slowing to allow a BMW X6 to merge into traffic. But a 5 Series driver then speeds up the inside and attempts to ...

The seven finalists in the running for the 2018 European Car of the Year award have been announced.The shortlist was whittled down to just seven contenders by the 60-strong jury.The finalists are, in alphabetical order, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Audi A8, BMW 5 Series, Citroën C3 Aircross, Kia Stinger, ...

Does the new BMW M5 have a little too much power for your liking? Well, G-Power has turned its attention to two slightly tamer versions of the 5 Series, giving each a bump in performance.Thanks to the G-Power Bi-Tronik 5 V1 ECU module, the 540i's peak outputs from its B58 turbocharged 3,0-litre straight-six ...

Popular BMW tuners Alpina has revealed its iteration of the 530d. This includes an updated exterior and interior packaged, as well as an obligatory bump in power for both the sedan and station wagon.The most relevant upgrade is found in the D5 S where the turbodiesel 3,0 straight-six engine now delivers ...

CAPE TOWN - The new BMW 530d has the odds stacked against it in the current market place. Firstly, sedans are not exactly the flavour of the month as proven by the hordes of SUVs on our roads. Secondly, the 5 Series range now starts at R770 956 (for the 520d) and this specific model surpassed the R1-million ...

When a certain United States safety authority crash-tested the previous-generation BMW 5 Series, it reported that the German sedan "didn't hold up well" during the small overlap evaluation. But the new model from the Munich-based automaker has seemingly righted that wrong.The seventh-generation 5 Series ...

MUNICH, Germany – Whether you like it or not, the plug-in hybrid is set to become a common sight on the road in the years to come. With growing pressure thanks to emissions testing (particularly in Europe), manufacturers are seemingly being incentivised to experiment with electrification. And one of ...