Oil-burners make up 50 percent of car sales in Europe. In the United States, diesels account for three percent of the market. If diesels are so efficient, why aren’t Americans consuming them like Walmart shoppers gobbling up free McRibs? It’s still a matter of cost. Marking the “diesel” box on the spec sheet squeezes $2,000 […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 16, 2013
Delving deep into the 5Series.net forum archives, I stumbled upon this wonderful light drawing of a 2005 BMW 545i. Calling this a “picture” would be discourteous to the level of art presented here. Never before have I been so enraptured by the E60’s taillight strakes. I offer gratitude to photographer Gary Wang for his catharsis-coaxing […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 9, 2013
In this edition of Photo of the Week, we have a clean-looking BMW 5 Series by LT Motorsport that may inspire your next appearance mod. Major props are given for the orange-accented carbon-fiber wing mirrors; we like how they pay tribute to the Sport Line trim found in current BMWs. The orange-lipped black rims spread the […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 2, 2013
A couple of weeks ago, we brought you details and photos of the 2014 facelifted 5 series, coming soon. Today we wanted to share a few videos of the incoming 5 series. To quote the original press release, “Precise modifications to the design, the addition of a new inline-6 BMW Advanced Diesel engine for the […] More »
By: Yoav Gilad | June 4, 2013
Autoblog recently got their hands on a 2013 Dinan S3 BMW 550i. While a stock BMW 550i puts out 400 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque, Dinan uses bigger turbos, air-to-water intercoolers, a cold air intake, free flow exhaust and exclusive engine management software to get it up to 542 horsepower and 587 pound-feet of […] More »
By: CaliforniaKid | May 31, 2013
The 5-series is getting a mild refresh throughout the line, along with a new diesel and a small price increase. The update includes some tweaks to the sheet metal, with “fresh contour lines” around the grille, plus redesigned lower air intakes. The new 535 Diesel is powered by a 3.0 liter twin turbo inline six […] More »
By: CaliforniaKid | May 21, 2013
Yeah, I’m not really sure what to say about this one. What you see is a 5 Series that has an vinyl print of Jesus on the hood. No, I don’t understand why either. Is this weird? Yes. But it is also in China, which somehow makes this kind of thing less weird. The fact […] More »
By: Marcus Slater | February 26, 2013
