BMW 5-Series News
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According to the latest reports, the next M5 super sedan will come in both hybrid and battery-electric flavors.
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Updated 2021 BMW 5-Series luxury sedan pushes deeper into tech-heavy tomorrow
The 2021 BMW 5-Series gets more tech, a new face, a more-powerful plug-in hybrid model, and a 48-volt mild hybrid system for its inline-6.
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2021 BMW 5-Series spy shots and video
A fresh look and new tech will grace the BMW 5-Series for the 2021 model year.
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2021 BMW 5-Series Touring spy shots and video
A fresh look and new tech should grace BMW's 5-Series range shortly.
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Restored BMW 530 MLE race car and street cars reunited
BMW reunited two legends last week at the BMW M Festival held in Johannesburg, South Africa, when two restored 530 MLEs—one race car and one road car—took to the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit for some parade laps. The road car was one of just 227 units built to homologate BMW's E12 530...
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A recently restored 1976 BMW 530 MLE, the precursor to the M5, was unveiled at a BMW plant in South Africa last week.
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BMW's wireless charging system reaches US
The technology is the same used by electric toothbrushes, only much more powerful.
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BMW M5 Competition to chase down baddies in Australia
Baddies Down Under had better beware because the Victoria Highway Patrol in Australia has added a BMW M5 Competition to its police fleet.
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There's a secret BMW E34 M5 Wagon with a McLaren F1 engine in it
BMW has hidden a development mule for the vaunted supercar that features a magnificent engine planted in the snout of an M5 wagon.
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BMW tests 720-plus-horsepower EV system in 5-Series
The electric 5-Series test mule will hit 60 mph in well under 3.0 seconds.
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More powerful V-8 on the way for BMW M550i
From July 2019, BMW's M550i xDrive is about to get a big boost in power thanks to a new V-8 engine.
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BMW South Africa is restoring one of the last-known BMW 530 MLE models. Only 227 of the precursor to the M5 were built in 1976 and 1977.
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BMW celebrates 35 years of fast sedans with special M5
The BMW M5 is turning 35, and to celebrate the automaker on Thursday announced the 2020 M5 Edition 35 Years. Just 350 will be built for worldwide sale, and of these just 35 are headed to the United States, each priced from $128,995. That figure includes destination and a gas guzzler tax and is...
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The BMW M5 Competition is more powerful than advertised
Dynamometer testing showed that the 2019 BMW M5 Competition makes 617 horsepower at the wheels, not the crank, so BMW's stated horsepower number is way under-reported.
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11 new E34 BMW 5-Series discovered in Bulgarian warehouse
There are barn finds, and then there are treasure chests. While 11 brand-new BMW 5-Series isn't exactly a gold mine, it's an incredible discovery nonetheless. This group of 11 E34-generation (1988-1996) 5-Series models was discovered in a warehouse in Bulgaria, according to a Facebook post by a...
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Collection of BMW Legends for sale for $2.3M
BMW enthusiasts, scrape your change together and think about a double mortgage. Enthusiast Auto Group announced on Wednesday it is selling a collection of BMW legends. The collection brings together 13 rare BMW models in one place, and they're being offered at one fixed price of $2.3 million. The...
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Motor Authority Best Car To Buy 2019 nominee: BMW M5
Like its smaller sibling, the M3, the BMW M5 is a legendary nameplate that has been a benchmark sport sedan for decades. Its luster faded in recent generations as BMW focused more on pure performance numbers than feel behind the wheel, but now things seem to be back on track. New for 2018, the...
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Vietnam is getting into the vehicle manufacturing business with its own brand. Called Vinfast, the first two products from the newly established car company include a mid-size sedan and SUV, and they were presented to the public for the first time on Tuesday at the 2018 Paris auto show. But rather than develop its own models, Vinfast has chosen to rebody existing cars for its first two products, in this case the previous-generation BMW 5-Series and X5. Vinfast has called its versions the Lux A2.0 and Lux SA2.0, respectively. Italian design firms Italdesign and Pininfarina were hired to devise...
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437-mile 2002 E39 BMW M5 could sell for $180,000
It's still regarded as one of the greatest super sedans ever built. The E39-generation BMW M5, built from 1998 to 2003, is an iconic dream machine for many enthusiasts. One such enthusiast was smart enough to buy two of them, one for driving and another to store away for a later day. That day has...
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2018 BMW M5 recalled for faulty fuel level sensor
The 2018 BMW M5 is a powerful beast, but some owners may also think they are getting fantastic fuel economy. Sorry, that's not the case. The 2018 BMW M5 is being recalled for a faulty fuel level sensor. The fuel gauge in the new M5 may show more fuel than is actually in the tank. That's because a...
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Watch Tom Cruise flog a classic BMW M5 in "Mission: Impossible - Fallout"
Sometimes, a film's cars become nearly as iconic as the stars themselves. See "Bullitt" or "The Fast and the Furious." It can be just as important that a character's car matches his or her persona. In "Mission: Impossible - Fallout," BMW earned the leading automotive role. In the film, Ethan Hunt...
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2018 BMW M5 recalled over ECU and fuel pump woes
Owners of the 2018 BMW M5 should begin checking their mailboxes because nearly all of the new M5 are subject to a new recall over a faulty fuel pump. According to the recall information on the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration's website, 846 units of 2018 M5 will be recalled. BMW...
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2019 BMW M5 Competition drills out 617 HP for $111K
BMW already won us over with the 2018 M5 super sedan. On Tuesday, it hit the gas on a more potent Competition model. The M5 Competition arrives for 2019, joining a M2 Competition unveiled in April. With slightly more power, specific suspension tune and enhancements, and new engine mounts, the M5...
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