5 Series

With sadly no M560e xDrive on the horizon, the 550e xDrive is the closest we’ll get to an M Performance 5 Series with a combustion engine. BMW has now introduced the six-cylinder electrified sedan in…

BMW’s Dingolfing site in Germany is one of its busiest assembly plants in the global production network. It made precisely 291,907 cars in 2023, up 3.3% compared to the year before. It ended in fourth…

The German Car of the Year 2025 edition started off with nearly 150 cars fighting in five classes. In the first phase, the BMW 5 Series/i5 emerged as the winner in the Premium segment. It…

BMW customers in South Korea have an appetite for special editions even though the cars are not all that special. New limited-run versions are launched on a monthly basis and they’re usually available to order…

The Birth of the BMW E28 535i: From Dingolfing to the Open Road With all this talk of the first M5 being launched forty years ago this year (well, it was actually January 1985), the…

I get that the new M5 had to be a plug-in hybrid. Emissions regulations are getting stricter in Europe so BMW must comply. Compared to the United States, taxes are substantially higher for large-displacement engines….

The BMW 550e Touring might not be coming to the United States, but it’s poised to make a strong impact in markets where hybrid models are in high demand. Following its recent debut, we now…

The pricey M5 Touring is out of reach for most people, so what’s the next best thing? We argue it’s this – the new 550e xDrive Touring. It too is a plug-in hybrid but it…

When the new 5 Series Touring premiered back in February, there was one glaring omission from the lineup. That’s right, BMW didn’t have a gasoline-only model available at the launch of the “G61” luxury wagon….

When an automaker drops an ad comparing its car to a rival brand’s product, you know who’s going to win. Despite the predictable outcome every single time, people still watch these commercials. That’s why car…