Active safety features such as adaptive cruise control, active lane control, and blind-spot monitors can easily tack on $5,000 to the bottom line, and we’ve driven turbo-6-powered 540i models with $25,000 in optional upgrades. Like any modern BMW, not much is included in the base price regardless of engine. In our limited drives with the 530e, we found the electric motors blended seamlessly with the turbo-4 combustion engine, and its all-electric range reached up around 16 miles in stop-and-go Chicago traffic. At that price, it’s a worthy entry against the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Volvo S90, and Audi A6. The plug-in hybrid 530e starts at $53,375, including destination, and serves as the de facto entry model when federal rebates are considered.
It’s an ambitious push for the car company-one that we don’t yet understand-with an eye on the future for self-driving cars. The services range from trip notification to Microsoft Exchange calendar sync, to email and entertainment. Aside from the standard infotainment controls, the touchscreen serves as the hub for BMW’s push for connected-car technology, dubbed Connect+. A sharp 8.8-inch LCD screen has been planted in front of the driver inside the instrument cluster, which resolves one of our biggest gripes about the lo-fi screen from the outgoing model.Ī 10.2-inch touchscreen is perched atop the dash and becomes the nerve farm for all things 5-Series. The 5-Series can be trimmed in rich leather and increasingly expensive interior materials, although some combinations can be visually distracting. The interior will be instantly recognizable to anyone who’s driven a 5-Series in the last decade, aside from the updated tech. The new 5-Series has a sharper nose and more tapered profile along the sides. Regardless of model, the 5-Series takes an evolutionary approach to styling compared to its predecessor. A tall-riding fastback branded as the 6-Series GT is loosely based on the 5-Series. A new uber-quick M5 is due soon, but we cover that separately. Three models have been added to the lineup, the fuel-saving 530e plug-in hybrid, the long-legged 540d diesel-powered sedan, and the tire-shredding M550i xDrive.
This year, the 5-Series covers more ground. The 2018 BMW 5-Series earns an 8.0 out of 10 on our overall scale thanks to its features and comfort. It also sports some of BMW's most advanced engines and transmissions, whether augmented by battery power or hitched to M-worthy engineering.
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