BMW 5 SERIES SALOON

Name: BMW 5 SERIES 520i M Sport 4dr Auto
Brand: BMW 5 SERIES
SKU: 103355
Availability: InStock

520i M Sport 4dr Auto

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Fuel Type Petrol

Co2 131.00g/km

Transmission Automatic

Top Speed 143mph

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Lease Type

Personal Business

Contract Length

Initial Rental

Annual Mileage

Maintenance

An excess mileage charge will apply if you exceed the contracted mileage. The exact charge will be confirmed on the official quotation prior to your acceptance to proceed.

Important Information

Excess mileage charges will apply if you go over the stated contract mileage.
Vehicle damage charges may occur if the vehicle is returned outside BVRLA's Fair Wear and Tear guidelines.
All rentals are subject to the necessary finance acceptance criteria.
Prices shown are indicative and subject to change.
No ownership option is available on this lease.
Manufacturer’s maintenance schedule must be observed and additional charges may apply for failure to maintain servicing and any non fair wear and tear damage to the vehicle.
Quoted leadtimes are estimates based on information from the manufacturer and are subject to change. We will keep you up to date during the course of your order.
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Fuel Type Petrol

Co2 131.00g/km

Transmission Automatic

Top Speed 143mph

BMW 5 SERIES Review

- Independent review from Car and Driving

Performance
8
Handling
8
Comfort
8
Space
8
Styling
7
Build
8
Value
6
Equipment
7
Economy
6
Depreciation
6
Insurance
5

The eighth generation BMW 5 Series is familiar - yet very different. Jonathan Crouch drives it.

Ten Second Review

BMW's 'G60' eighth generation 5 Series has changed - but not beyond recognition. The looks get sharpened, there's enhanced cabin media tech, engine electrification now proliferates and an all-new full-EV variant joins the range. Otherwise, the line-up continues with much the same polished, Teutonic and mildly dynamic appeal as before.

Background

How do you right a bestseller? This eighth generation G60-era 5 Series is BMW's answer to that question when it comes to the Munich maker's uber-successful offering in the full-Executive segment. It's G30 predecessor was the biggest selling 5 Series design to date, this model line's lineage dating all the way back to the Seventies. It's never looked quite like this though. Diesels have been dumped, there's just one single entry-level variant you can't plug-in and a huge proportion of sales will be accounted for by an all-electric version, the i5. There are of course more familiar elements to this MK8 design: a developed version of the old car's 'Cluster Architecture' CLAR platform; the 'Curved Screen' cabin tech we now see in all new BMWs. And the car rolls out of the same German Dingolfing factory as its predecessor. Its role though, is to prepare us for a very different 5 Series future.

Driving Experience

For decades now, 5 Series sales have been primarily diesel-led. The line-up's perennial bestseller, the 520d, still on sale in Europe, isn't even offered here now. And the only variant that doesn't require a plug to maximise its efficiency returns is the entry-level 520i sDrive. This runs the latest version of the brand's 2.0-litre four-cylinder 48V mild hybrid petrol engine driving the rear wheels. There's 208hp on tap, which means 62mph in 7.5s en route to 143mph. The alternative is the all-electric i5, which borrows its EV drivetrain from the only slightly smaller i4. And like that car is offered in two forms: the rear-driven eDrive40 with 340hp (62mph from rest in 6.0s en route 119mph) giving up to 382 miles of range. Or there's the four-wheel drive M60 xDrive, which mates its stablemate's rear motor with an additional one at the front, creating a combined output of 601hp (so 0-62mph in 3.8s en route to 142mph, with up to 331 miles of range). If you need to go electric but aren't quite ready for a full EV, then you can choose between a couple of Plug-in Hybrids, the rear-driven 530e sDrive with 299hp; and the four-wheel drive 550e xDrive with 489hp. Both use a larger 19.4kWh battery than their previous generation counterparts, allowing the 530e to go up to 63 miles on battery power - it's up to 56 miles for the 550e. At the top of the line-up is the fiery 727hp M5, which is now a 4.4-litre V8 PHEV. Across the 5 Series range, firm M suspension is the standard ride set-up, which suggests a driver-orientated vibe. You can option that up to 'Adaptive Professional' suspension, which gives you adaptive dampers and rear wheel-turning 'Integral Active Steering'. The top set-up is 'Adaptive M Professional' (standard-fit on the M60), which combines rear-wheel steering with active roll stabilisation.

Design and Build

This is a meaner, leaner, more muscular kind of 5 Series and this eighth generation G60 model has grown in every direction - 93mm longer, 35mm wider and 24mm taller. The saloon is of course joined by a Touring estate version. Both body styles share what the brand calls 'a clear, reduced design language and athletic proportions'. The classic kidney grille continues at the front, even though it isn't needed on the i5, where it's blanked off. And traditional door handles have made way for flush-fitting ones. These, along with a flat underbody, explain an impressively sleek drag factor of up to 0.22Cd. There are no surprises inside if you happen to have tried the current 7 Series. Which means a triple-layered dashboard supporting a single 'Curved Display' panel combining a 12.3-inch instrument screen with a 14.9-inch central monitor. The latter runs the latest 8.5-spec version of BMW's media operating system, which means it gains video and gaming functions for the first time. As in the '7', a touch-sensitive back-lit 'Interactive Bar' can be specified, this featuring colour-adaptive functionality. As standard, the cabin comes decked out in vegan leather upholstery; and the lower console now has only a small toggle for a gear selector. For this MK8 design, BMW's added 20mm extra to the wheelbase length, which has freed up a little extra back seat space. Boot capacity is rated at 520-litres (appropriately) for the 520i, 410-litres for the PHEVs or 490-litres for the i5. As previously, you can flatten the rear backrest on the saloon to increase luggage space length.

Market and Model

You'll be looking at around £52,000 for the entry-level 520i sDrive. You'll need nearly £68,000 for the least expensive i5 eDrive40 in base 'Sport Edition' form (and over £6,000 more for it in 'M Sport' trim). You'll need nearly £98,000 for the twin motor i5 M60 xDrive. For the 520i and the 530e and 550e, the default trim level is 'M Sport', BMW having realised that most customers previously upgraded to this trim level anyway. If you want more, there's an 'M Sport Pro' trim option. The 530e PHEV prices from around £60,000, while the 550e PHEV is pitched from just over £76,500. Even the standard spec comes with quite a lot. 'M Sport' trim includes 18-inch alloy wheels, power-folding mirrors and Adaptive LED headlights with high beam assist. Inside, there's a Harmon Kardon audio system, heated front sports seats, a wireless smartphone charging tray, ambient lighting and automatic air conditioning. If you stretch to 'M Sport Pro' level, you get an illuminated front grille, meaner looking 'Shadowline' headlights, a rear spoiler, larger wheels with red-painted brake calipers and, inside, an upgraded audio system and M Sport seat belts. Most customers will want to add in one of the available optional packs. The 'Comfort Pack' gives you a heated steering wheel, an auto boot lid and keyless entry. The 'Comfort Pack Plus' includes 4-zone air conditioning, heated rear seats and ventilated front seats. The 'Tech Pack' includes BMW's 'Parking Assist Plus' system that automatically steers you into spaces, plus gesture control and an interior camera. The 'Tech Pack Plus' adds the brand's 'Parking Assistant Pro' set-up that remembers parking spaces, and the pack also includes BMW's suite of 'Driving Assistant Pro' driver assist features.

Cost of Ownership

For the 520i sDrive petrol model with its 48V mild hybrid powertrain, expect up to 48.7mpg on the combined cycle and up to 132g/km of CO2. As for the petrol Plug-in Hybrids, the 530e sDrive and 550e xDrive models both use the same 19.4kWh battery, giving an EV range of 58.4-63.4 miles for the 530e and 52.8-55.9 miles for the 550e. We gave you the all-electric i5 eDrive40's driving range figure in our driving section - up to 382 miles. Or up to 331 miles for the M60 xDrive. These figures come via an extremely slim high-voltage battery located low down in the vehicle floor and providing 81.2kWh of usable energy (quite a lot smaller than the 101.7kWh battery used in the larger i7). The heat pump technology used in the integrated heating and cooling system for the cabin and drive system helps boost efficiency, as does the adaptive or individually adjustable recuperation feature. The high-voltage battery is heated using a dedicated 5.5 kW electric flow heater. The Combined Charging Unit in the i5 eDrive40 allows AC charging at a rate of up to 11kW, while DC power can be taken on board at a rate of up to 205kW. This allows for a 10-80% charge within 30 minutes. Hooked up to a 7.4kW garage wallbox, a full charge would need around 13 hours. The 'BMW Charging' package comes as standard on the i5, which gives owners attractive kilowatt hour tariffs for AC and DC charging throughout the UK and Europe. The high-power charging network run by the BMW Group's joint venture IONITY also forms part of the BMW Charging network. Almost 16,000 charging points are included in the UK and Ireland, while the monthly fee for BMW Charging and IONITY is waived for the first 12 months for all retail customers.

Summary

The 5 Series is BMW's oldest nameplate, a model that pre-dates the current industry obsession with SUVs and will probably outlast it. Though it's true that you might prefer the cossetting luxury of a Mercedes E-Class - or perhaps the cool, understated vibe of an Audi A6 - it's also difficult to deny that now, more than ever before, this BMW provides much of what you get from those two rivals in a package that's slightly more purposeful, both visually and dynamically. There's premium pricing of course, but that also applies to the latest versions of key prestige-badged rivals. At least with this BMW, you feel that money's buying you a car that showcases the current state of the automotive art. Whether you prioritise clever gadgetry, hi-tech engineering or sharp running costs in your full-sized Executive car, this BMW operates from an agenda that will certainly impress. In summary, though much is different here, much is as it always was. Over five decades, the question facing customers in the segment for full-sized Executive cars has often less been why they should choose a 'Five' but why they shouldn't. And it still is. By a small but significant margin, this Munich maker still sets the class standard.

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Standard Equipment

Technical Data

Options

Driver Convenience

Active Guard
BMW ConnectedDrive online services
BMW legal emergency call
BMW Teleservices
Brake pad wear indicator
Cruise control with brake assist
Driving Assistant Plus Preparation
Front collision warning with brake intervention
Lane departure warning with active return
Left turn warning with brake function
Multifunctional instrument panel
Oil sensor for level and grade
On board computer inc. average speed, fuel consumption, liquid crystal Info display, journey computer, outside temperature display, personal profile
On-board diagnosis - OBD
PAS
Personal e-SIM
Powered by Operating System 7.0
Run flat indicator
Service interval indicator
Speed limit Info with manual speed limit assist

Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension

8 speed automatic steptronic transmission with gearshift paddles
BMW TwinPower Turbo four-cylinder petrol engine
Stop/start button

Entertainment

DAB tuner

Exterior Features

Acoustic glazing
Adaptive LED Headlights
Automatic cornering lights
Automatic windscreen wipers and automatic headlight
BMW selective beam
Body colour door handles
Body coloured bumpers
Dynamic brake lights with LED technology
Electric adjustable door mirrors
Electric front and rear windows with fingertip open/close + anti-trap facility and comfort closing function
Follow me home headlight function
Headlight elements in blue
Heated windscreen washer jets
LED daytime running lights
LED third brake light
Light colour close to that of ordinary daylight
Optimum, homogeneous illumination of the road
Rear boot
Rear side wing doors

Interior Features

2 zone automatic air conditioning
3 seat bench in 2nd row
3 spoke leather M steering wheel in BMW M specific design with M badge
Armrest - front and rear integrated door trim, centre console includes storage compartment, rear centre includes 2 cupholders
Child seat ISOFIX attachment with rear outer seats includes top tether
Coat hook on upper B-pillar panel
Electric adjustable steering column
Electrically adjustable lumbar support for driver and front passenger
Heated driver and front passenger seats
High-gloss black door switch cluster, power window switch and tailgate button on first and second row seat
M Anthracite headlining
M door sill kickplate
M Sport pedal covers in stainless steel
Rear headrests
Single front passenger seat
Through loading system with 40/20/40 rear seat backrest split
Velour floormats
Wireless charging tray

Packs

Ambient lighting pack - 5 Series/I5
Connected package professional - 5 Series/I5
Driving assistance pack - 5 Series/I5
Expanded exterior mirror package - 5 series/I5
M high gloss shadow line pack - 5 Series/ I5
M Sport exterior styling pack - 5 Series/I5

Passive Safety

3 rear three point seatbelts
Active protection
Airbag deployment is controlled with respect to the intensity and scope
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
Brake assist
Brake energy regeneration
Cornering brake control (CBC)
Crash sensor activating central locking release, hazard warning lights, fuel cut off and interior lighting
Driver and front passenger airbags
Driver central airbag
Driver/front passenger side airbags
DSC - Dynamic Stability Control
Dynamic brake control
Dynamic Traction Control - DTC
Electromechanical parking brake with automatic drive away release and auto hold function
Electronic brake force distribution
Engine drag torque control
Front and rear brake discs with interior ventilation
Front and rear curtain airbags
Front head restraints with anti-whiplash
Head airbags for first and second row seats
Hill start assist
Locking of doors after driving off
M Sport brake in blue high gloss painted brake callipers with monochrome logo on front calliper
Mechanical child proof lock on rear doors
PC iBrake PostCrash approach control warning with light braking function
Side impact protection
Trailer stability control
Two tone horn
Tyre pressure monitoring system
Warning triangle and first aid kit

Security

Alarm system
Locking wheel bolts including wheel bolt adapter

Wheels

Tyre repair kit plus

Emissions - ICE

CO

0.067
HC

0.012
HC+NOx

Not Available
Noise Level dB(A)

67
NOx

0.013
Particles

0.0001
Standard Emissions

EURO 6
WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb

131
WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - TEH

141
WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb - TEL

131
WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Extra High

139
WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - High

113
WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Low

167
WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Medium

123

Emissions - Lifecycle

End-of-Life Emissions - CO2e (Equivalent) - tonnes

0.6
In-Life Emissions - CO2e (Equivalent) - tonnes

34
Lifetime Emissions - CO2e (Equivalent) - tonnes

45.7
Production Emissions - CO2e (Equivalent) - tonnes

11.1

Engine and Drive Train

Camshaft

DOHC
Catalytic Convertor

Yes
CC

1998
Compression Ratio

11.6:1
Cylinder Layout

IN-LINE
Cylinders

4
Cylinders - Bore (mm)

82
Cylinders - Stroke (mm)

94.6
Engine Code

B48B20M2
Engine Layout

NORTH SOUTH
Fuel Delivery

TURBO INJECTION
Gears

8 SPEED
Number of Valves

16
Transmission

SEMI-AUTO

Fuel Consumption - ICE

EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies

No
WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb

5.8
WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEH

6.2
WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb - TEL

5.8
WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Extra High

6.1
WLTP - FC (l/100km) - High

5
WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Low

7.4
WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Medium

5.4
WLTP - MPG - Comb

48.7
WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEH

45.6
WLTP - MPG - Comb - TEL

48.7
WLTP - MPG - Extra High

46.3
WLTP - MPG - High

56.5
WLTP - MPG - Low

38.2
WLTP - MPG - Medium

52.3

General

Alternative Fuel Qualifying

Yes
Badge Engine CC

2
Badge Power

208
Based On ID

Not Available
Coin Description

i
Coin Series

M Sport
Generation Mark

8
Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07

35E
NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %

89
NCAP Pedestrian Protection %

86
NCAP Safety Assist %

78
Did at least one aspect of this vehicle's safety give cause for concern?

No
Special Edition

No
Special Order

No
Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage

Unlimited
Standard manufacturers warranty - Years

3
Vehicle Homologation Class

M1

Performance

0 to 62 mph (secs)

7.5
Engine Power - BHP

208
Engine Power - KW

153
Engine Power - RPM

5000
Engine Torque - LBS.FT

243
Engine Torque - MKG

33.7
Engine Torque - NM

330
Engine Torque - RPM

1500
Top Speed

143

Test Cycles

Emissions Test Cycle

WLTP
RDE Certification Level

RDE 2

Tyres

Alloys?

Yes
Space Saver?

No
Tyre Size Front

245/45 R19
Tyre Size Rear

245/45 R19
Tyre Size Spare

TYRE REPAIR KIT
Wheel Style

DOUBLE SPOKE STYLE 935 M
Wheel Type

19" ALLOY

Vehicle Dimensions

Height

1515
Height (including roof rails)

Not Available
Length

5060
Wheelbase

2995
Width

1900
Width (including mirrors)

2156

Weight and Capacities

Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)

60
Gross Vehicle Weight

2335
Luggage Capacity (Seats Up)

520
Max. Loading Weight

610
Max. Roof Load

75
Max. Towing Weight - Braked

2000
Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked

750
Minimum Kerbweight

1725
No. of Seats

5
Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb

11.7

Company car tax calculator

Tax Year	BIK	BIK Value	Tax Payable at 20%	Tax Payable at 40%
2026/27	32%	£1399.87	£279.97	£559.95
2027/28	32%	£1399.87	£279.97	£559.95
2028/29	33%	£1443.61	£288.72	£577.45
2029/30	34%	£1487.36	£297.47	£594.94

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