2021 BMW 5 Series in-depth review - the most complete car you can buy?

The BMW 5 Series is now in its fifth-generation and a facelifted version has arrived with updated styling and upgraded technology. The 5 Series saloon and Touring offer a luxury interior, impressive practicality, a diverse range of engines and both are great to drive, but is this enough to tempt buyers away from an SUV? Richard Ingram puts the latest 5 Series through its paces to deliver the Carbuyer verdict.



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[neiljoseph]

Great review, Car Buyer team! The 5 series estate is the perfect wagon

[WillBrownCars]

Love these reviews! Videos like this inspire me to do some on my own channel!

[ianmowbray]

I have a g30 530d it can give many hot hatch a run for the money 620nm.

[DoubleDeckerAnton]

The grille is not too big. Its looking very nice.

[sirjosephwhitworth]

I get high 50s mpg on a reasonably long journey from a '23 plate 520i Touring as in the review, and in Germany 61.5 was not unusual, even around town 40s are usual. Astonishing!

[mrmawibo]

Informative! Move the headrest up next time. It's meant to protect your head, not your neck.

[jamieclarke]

in the title, you should've put 2021 BMW 5-Series Touring in-depth review. A nice video though and waiting for next review.

[tractorboy]

Good review. It makes a great daily though I replaced the run-flats with Michelin PS4 (and added a spare).

[jsong]

I own one. Its the perfect sedan ever made and I even owbed the prefious F10 gen.. but its boring bc its so good.

[ExiledExia]

5 serie is one of the best in its class.

[AlanTPT]

The m sport suspension is absolutely uncomfortable and smaller wheels with non run flats don’t help either. Get the adaptive version or SE…..

[smwatson]

5 series touring is the most complete car you can buy, and all the car basically anyone would ever need. 530d is the pinnacle.

[novainvicta]

I’ve bought the 2020 LCI upgraded car in SE trim and a saloon. I had the first version in 2017. You missed the addition of part electric seats with lumber support but the one thing BMW should fit as standard on a £ 40K car is an electronic opening & closing boot and shame on them for making this part of an expensive pack. The car also doesn’t come standard with split folding rear seats which again should be standard.

[stevenkaye]

Has the CD player gone now? It may be a little thing but I still like to have one.

[georgedowns]

I have to agree with you on this. This and the Skoda Superb have to be properly the 2 most complete cars you can buy. The Skoda is more practical and better value while the 5 Series is better to drive and more luxurious. I am also confident that most people will find this attractive for a BMW unlike the latest 4 Series or iX. But anyway great review 👍

[trupcb]

For my next company car i’m given 2 options: 1) BWW 518d touring, having to pay myself any options i put on it. Or 2) Skoda Superb combi L&K + pretty much every option available. Both sam 150HP diesel engine. I’m clearly leaning for the Skoda at the moment, i’m very impressed after seeing the car in detail! But still somewhat tempted by the 5 series mojo.Apperciate your THOUGHTS! Thx

[afterace]

540d estate is the best daily car ever

[stefanvlasceanu]

Hii sir!Do you think that in the future cars with gasoline and diesel engines will disappear from their production? I don't want that at all! Please no!😭😭😪😢

[bosst]

I wish BMW would make a BMW M5 Touring

[mrfordman]

was this filmed at rushmoor arena aldershot anyone know