The plug-in hybrid is the new wonder Twenty-three years have passed since the first diesel-powered BMW hit US shores, and it looks like the oil-burner era is going to be…
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This video will get you up to speed on the BMW M5
Munich’s performance sedan has been a brute since day one The M5 is and has been a monster. It’s large, it’s fast and it packs a Sonny Liston-esque punch. Here’s…
On-paper brawl: Audi A6 meets the competition in BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Very thin margins separate these three The new Audi A6 is the latest name to join the premium large sedan segment, one where German carmakers are the lions claiming their…
America, these are your 15 safest cars for 2018
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s “2018 Top Safety Pick+” list Every year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awards the Top Safety Pick+ accolade to the…
Someone peeled off an old BMW 5-Series because lightweight, bro
It’s called an exocar and is our new favorite thing We all love the new-and-powerful cars but, in the eyes of a drive-loving spirit, they have a modern-day handicap: they’re…
Scrap BMW 5-Series EV conversion uses recycled battery for Tesla-beating range
Proof that we really ought to take this whole EV conversion thing more seriously Converting an old internal combustion engine into an electric vehicle is a no brainer, really: you…
2017 BMW 540i xDrive M Sport Test Drive – The quintessential 5 Series
Having driven the excellent BMW 530d xDrive, I was understandably excited at the prospect of getting behind the wheel of another six-cylinder 5 Series — this time, the 540i xDrive….
New photos of 2017 BMW M550i xDrive will make you fantasize about the next M5
That’s because the M Performance model is quicker than the F10 M5 If you want your BMW 5 Series G30 to be very quick, the M550i xDrive is your best…
New BMW M550d xDrive has a quad-turbo diesel with 400 hp
Let us repeat that: a four-turbo straight-six diesel BMW sedan that sprints to 100 km/h in 4.4 seconds BMW’s latest six-cylinder diesel engines are brilliant: they’re refined, ever so pokey…
Watch the BMW 5 Series take a beating during Euro NCAP crash tests
It eventually aced them with a five-star rating Euro NCAP's latest crash tests put the new 5 Series through its paces, and despite the rough treatment, the sedan came out…