With the right options, the BMW 5 Series strikes just the right balance between comfort, refinement and dynamic excellence.
Read the full review here: http://www.whatcar.com/car-reviews/bmw/5-series-saloon/summary/25928-2
But, if you don’t add the right options, the 5 Series is disappointing to drive. Those extras aren’t cheap, either.
Overall, it’s a classy, spacious and refined executive saloon with low running costs and excellent engines. It’s just a pity you need to add options to make the BMW 5 Series drive well.
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He needs to be more precise when comparing with competitors.
this car or 3 series?
I will like to buy for me a new car, and i dont know what to buy, Bmw 530xd 2012 model or Audi A6 3.0 tdi quattro 2012 model.
Need help !
This new guy is great.
A useful and very good review, you should be on Top Gear with Evans
Where are the fog ligths? In Serbia they are standard on 5 Series for 20 years.
Interesting that these are now film near me at Frensham Pond and Alice Holt Forest. Why not Longcross Studios anymore? Not really relevant but hey. 🙂
needs no introduction but gives such a long one?
I’ve got a 65reg 520d m sport, the real mpg is 42( I have a very light foot)
Very nice video, very professionnal! Also what’s the name of the music @3:07min please?
This is a great car review! They will also inform you about the reliability.
Interior is getting boring and can’t believe BMW still uses yellowish halogen bulbs for interior reading light, boot light, turn signals and breaking light etc. WTF this is so shit and i am not buying another BMW again.
what color is the interior featured in this video? Beige or white?
Thumbs up for a good review/video but not for the car. It’s a fine car but it’s aggravating how the German lux brands pad the profits by “nickel and dime’ing” a buyer for things offered standard on lux Japanese, Korean and American brands (I’m in the USA so am not commenting on French nor the Italians who, stateside, aren’t in this niche yet). Likely born-again Volvo will offer a better bargain as well (“bargain” being relative in luxury sedan market). This goes for the safety and gas mileage, too. And I’m not so sure that the Germans offer their traditional engineering value proposition/advantage anymore. A few thousand extra to make a 5-series sedan handle properly? Really? Only advantage is the re-sale value. My view is if one can afford crossing this threshold, do so if intending to commit to at least seven-10 years of ownership. For shorter time frame, this car is too expensive.
width 2012mm？ really??? car review??? really???
i dont get this 48 mpg can someone tell me how litres per km is that
The design is getting a bit long in the tooth but the proportions of this car are perfect !
I’ve had my 5 series for 2 years with no reliability issues at all. Best car I’ve had by a mile.
The new E class killed it. It is really better than any of its competitors in the same class. That car (E class) is no longer just a well made car to compete in the same class, it actually looks like a half million car at a cheaper price tag.
I personally used to love BMWs more than Mercedes-Benz, but this new E class changed everything and blew Audi, BMW, and all others out of the water.
Great Drive, great to look at but the ride is horrendous! Unsupportive and hard seats on the normal SE models.
This car is so boring to look at, ugly frankly.
Nice review.
very good video , well done
Had one serious problem with my BMW 525d only 48500 miles 6 years old and the rear air suspension blew, when on holiday in Somerset 300 miles away from home address took a week to fix and £1000 not to certain on there reliability now
You should have reviwed a 6 cylinder petrol… plz