BMW 518d/BMW 520d/BMW 520i/BMW 520Li/BMW 523i/BMW 523Li/BMW 525d/BMW 525Li/BMW 528i/BMW 528Li/BMW 530d/BMW 530i/BMW 530Li/BMW 530Le/BMW Active Hybrid 5/BMW 535d/BMW 535i/BMW 535Li/BMW 550i/BMW M550d/BMW M5/Alpina B5/Alpina D5 (F10/F11/F18). 2009–17 (prod. 2,200,000 approx. sold). 4-door saloon, 4-door LWB saloon, 5-door estate. F/R, F/A, 1995 cm³ diesel, 1997 cm³ petrol (I4 DOHC), 2979, 2996 cm³ petrol, 2979 cm³ petrol–electric hybrid, 2993 cm³ diesel (I6 DOHC), 4395 cm³ (V8 DOHC). BMW rediscovers elegance with F10. Very competent chassis, excellent ride, class-leading handling and refinement, high levels of equipment, as BMW aims for the crown in the executive class. Features include night vision, camera surround-view mode to aid parking, lane-change assist. Touring estate (F11) from April 2010. Twin-turbo V8 thirsty (19 mpg) but diesels miserly, considering the size of the car. LWB (F18) for Chinese market, from 2010.

Manufacturing locations: Dingolfing, Germany; Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Marque: BMW | Model: BMW 5er-Reihe | Predecessor: BMW 5er-Reihe (E60) | Successor: BMW 5er-Reihe (G30)

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