The Cars: VW Golf GTI and BMW 520i Looking through some old photos the other day, I chanced upon one taken in December 1982, just before Christmas, in fact. In the picture, we see not one but two fine examples of German cars: a nearly new VW Golf GTI and a BMW 520i, the E28 […]
ALPINA B5 GT Touring – The Dreamy Wagon We Won’t Get In the U.S.
The ALPINA B5 GT stands as the ultimate expression of excellence within the BMW 5 Series at ALPINA, boasting unparalleled performance and exclusivity. This extraordinary vehicle represents a triumph of engineering and craftsmanship, solidifying its position as one of the most coveted limited editions ever produced in Buchloe. With a mere 250 units available worldwide […]
BMW i5 eDrive40 Shows White Interior At Goodwood FoS
BMW’s zero-emission lineup keeps on growing, and the latest addition to the EV garage is the i5. While the headlines have largely focused on the spicy M60, the more reasonably priced eDrive40 is likely to win the popularity contest among buyers. Nearly $20,000 separates the two models in the United States where this rear-wheel-drive, single-motor […]
BMW i5 M60 Shows Eye-Catching Fire Red Paint At Goodwood FoS
BMW is attending this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to showcase the eighth-generation 5 Series Sedan. It’s not just any version of the G60 but the fully electric i5 in its hot M Performance guise. The M60 has brought its Fire Red Metallic paint and carbon fiber accents to West Sussex where the event has […]
BMW i5 M60 Shows M Performance Parts In Walkaround Video
Rather than publishing a press release and sharing official images, BMW decided to just bring the i5 M60 with M Performance Parts to the Welt in Munich for visitors to discover on their own. The electric M Performance version of the new 5 Series is already the most expensive G60 money can buy (until the […]
20 Years of the E60 BMW 5 Series
BMW launched the E60 5 Series nearly 20 years ago – July 5th, 2003. It was a huge step toward the future, replacing the aging – but still very pretty – E39 5 Series. The fifth generation 5 Series closely followed in the footsteps of the contemporary 7 Series, the E65, inside and out. It […]
First Look at the BMW i5 M60 with M Performance Parts
Last month, the new BMW i5 and 5 Series made their debut; however, in a departure from previous unveilings, BMW has not yet presented the M Performance Parts options. Despite this, a BMW-owned i5 M60 has been present at the BMW Welt in the heart of Munich for the past few weeks. Today, BMW decided […]
Bowers & Wilkins Details 18-Speaker Sound System For The 2024 BMW 5 Series
Bowers & Wilkins and BMW have been collaborating since 2015 when the 7 Series G11 received the Diamond Surround Sound System. In 2023, you can have a high-end audio setup in models from the 5 Series and up, plus an upgraded 40-speaker, 1,965-watt system for the 7 Series G70. For the recently introduced 5 Series […]
White BMW i5 eDrive40 Shows M Sport Package Pro: Video
BMW won’t have a dedicated electric car platform until 2025 when the first models based on the Neue Klasse architecture will enter production at the new Debrecen plant in Hungary. Consequently, all of Bavaria’s current EVs largely share the same design as the ICE counterparts, for better or worse. The first-ever i5 is no exception […]
Which BMW 5 Series is Better?
“What have they done to it!?” was almost certainly my first reaction to the E60 5 Series upon launch in July 2003, twenty glorious years ago. As we’ve just been treated to another controversial new BMW – and a 5 Series – we can look back on the five of three generations back. Of course, […]