BMW 5-Series News
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British motor journalist Chris Harris gives his take on the new BMW M550d xDrive, forbidden fruit to those of us on this side of the Atlantic.
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G-Power Wrings Out 640 Horsepower From The 2013 BMW M5
G-Power, the builder of 800-horsepower, 231-mph capable BMW M5s, recently got its hands on the latest-generation 2013 BMW M5, otherwise known as the F10, and straight away set about building up the power mods. With an all-new drivetrain onboard, G-Power’s engineers had to start from scratch...
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2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Priced From $61,845
The 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 made its debut last fall, and since then we've been waiting to learn what the 5.7-second to 60 mph luxury hybrid sedan would cost. Now we know: $61,845 including the $895 destination and handling fee. That's about $8,000 more than the Infiniti M Hybrid, which starts at...
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First 2013 BMW M5 Crash Takes Place In The Netherlands
Less than an hour after we brought you news of a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti that crashed in Sydney, Australia, comes news of the first F10 BMW M5 crash. This time the crash took place in The Hague, the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands and the home of the International...
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BMW 5-Series M Diesel Sedan Production Confirmed: Report
A German website says that BMW M Group head, Dr. Friedrich Nitschke, has confirmed production of a diesel-powered, 5-Series M sedan.
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U.S.-Spec 2013 BMW M5 With 6-Speed Manual Debuts In Detroit
Probably one of the worst kept secrets of last year was that the new ‘F10’ BMW M5 was going to be offered with a regular six-speed manual transmission, though only for North America. Today, at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, the manual-equipped M5 has made its official debut. The car will...
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Though we pretty much already know everything there is to know about the 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5, the eco-friendly sedan has finally made its U.S. debut with an appearance today at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. However, coinciding with its local debut, BMW has also revealed the all-important pricing and availability details. We can confirm that the 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 will list at $61,845 (including $895 in destination charges) when it hits showrooms in late spring. That may seem pricey when you consider that the ActiveHybrid 5 is based on the 535i sedan, which lists for about $52,250, but...
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BMW Supplying 4,000 VIP Cars For London Olympics
BMW is supplying 4,000 cars for dignitary transport during the upcoming Olympic games, but only 200 will be electric powered.
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2012 BMW M5 Attacks The Beach, Wins: Video
Throwing wicked powerslides in a 560-horsepower twin-turbo V-8 super sedan is child's play. Doing it on the beach, in the surf, is not. But the 2012 BMW M5 takes it in stride. Manhandled by precision driver Wolfgang Weber, the M5 gracefully slides, pirouettes, and donuts its way across the sand and...
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G-Power Gets Its Hands On The 2012 BMW M5
From the makers of the world’s fastest BMW M5, the 225-mph capable Hurricane RR, comes a new high-powered sedan, this time based on the latest F10-series 2012 BMW M5. Just how fast this bad boy will go is yet to be determined as the speed freaks at German tuning firm G-Power have only just...
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BMW 5-Series M Division Diesel Rumors Heat Up
After being "confirmed" earlier this year, rumors of BMW's 5-Series diesel with M Division tuning--but not M5 badges--are sprouting fresh roots. This time around, the talk comes with a name: M550dX. Astute observers of BMW's nomenclature will note that that's not how cars are named here in the U.S...
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Production 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 To Debut In Tokyo
While details on BMW's 2012 ActiveHybrid 5 have already been released, the automaker has chosen the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show to debut the production version of the car.
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BMW is recalling some 32,000 vehicles equipped with turbocharged V-8 and V-12 engines to replace a potentially faulty electric water pump that could pose a fire risk.
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Subaru BRZ Gets More Power, 5-Series GT M Sport, SEMA 2011: Today's Car News
The 2011 SEMA show is humming already with most of the major manufacturers prepping multiple concepts for display. Subaru's BRZ coupe may get more power than its Toyota sibling, and a convertible could be possible, too. The 5-Series GT is now available with the M Sport package, and we have a host...
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BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo Gets New M Sport Package
Earlier this year BMW announced that a new M Sport Package would be launched for the 5-Series Gran Turismo this fall and right on cue the first images and details of the performance package have been revealed. Like the kit previously announced for the 5-Series Sedan, the new M Sport Package for the...
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Win This Custom Dodge Durango Toyo Tires Is Bringing To SEMA
Japanese tire giant Toyo Tires is bringing four customized vehicles to the 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, next week, and if you happen to live in the U.S. then you can actually win one of them. That’s right. Toyo will give away this...
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Win A 2012 BMW M5 With Forza Motorsport 4
While the people behind Need For Speed: The Run are giving away a 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S for registering on the video game’s website, Microsoft has announced that it plans to do something similar with its latest Forza Motorsport 4 title, which just went on sale a few days ago. Microsoft...
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The Stig Burns Rubber In The 2012 BMW M5: Video
Top Gear's Stig may or may not be the most incredible, alien-talented driver on the planet, depending on the fanboy status of who you're talking to, but the 2012 BMW M5 is a known quantity. Here, the two come together in a tasty bit of teasery goodness, more info of which is detailed on the show's...
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BMW has gone hybrid once again, and this one looks like a lot of fun: 335 horsepower, 335 pound-feet of torque, plus some all-electric range, all wrapped in the 5-Series package. Mercedes-Benz, on the other hand, thinks you need to smell better, and U.K. traffic officials want to scan your tires. The 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 is out, but it won't be on sale until March, 2012. The 2013 Volkswagen Golf Mk VII has been spied in testing. The 2012 Nissan Leaf is expanding its sales territory to include Colorado and the northeastern states. Mercedes-Benz launches new perfume for men. Or is that...
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2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Preview
The ActiveHybrid 5 joins the BMW lineup as the third hybrid for the brand. Packing plenty of power and advanced technology, it should prove an interesting choice from green-minded luxury buyers.
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720-HP Dinan Custom BMW S85 V-10 Engine Dyno
In the world of high-end trackday cars, there are many choices and few wrong answers. One of the best answers is likely the Riley MkXXV, which is powered by the bored and stroked 5.8-liter S85 V-10 (yes, the one from the last-gen M-5) shown in the dyno video below. The sound alone is worth the 1:42...
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BMW Considering Carbon Ceramic Brakes For 2012 M5?
The world of high-performance sports sedans has changed by leaps and bounds over the past decade, and particularly so over the past several years, as higher levels of materials and technology become more available and suitable for daily use. Working with its brake supplier, Brembo, BMW appears to...
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Stress-Free On The Freeway: BMW's Latest Self-Driving Tech
We love self-driving cars here at All Car Tech. It's not that we don't like driving ourselves as there's nothing better than having the open road to yourself, but even in the comfiest of cars some traffic conditions make us wish we could simply teleport place to place. In the absence of Star Trek...
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BMW Jumps On The Self-Driving Auto Pilot Bandwagon
BMW is the latest to announce that it is working on self-driving or ‘autonomous’ cars, revealing today a new prototype based on the 5-Series and packed with the automaker’s new “Highly Automated Driving” technology. Eventually, BMW hopes that its cars will be able to...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran