BMW 5 Series News

Diesel decline! Get in quick if you want a diesel SUV or passenger car because there aren't many left

26 Jan 2022 by Tim Nicholson

There are more diesel vehicles on Australian roads today than ever before, but diesel-powered passenger cars and SUVs are becoming a rarity.An increasing number of manufacturers have dropped diesel ...Read more

The unmarked police cars Australian cops are driving right now - BMW M3, Isuzu D-Max, Kia Sorento and Toyota Land Cruiser Prado included

1 Aug 2021 by Richard Berry

There was a time when the sight of a white Holden Commodore SS or Ford Falcon XR6 in your rearview mirror made you clench and glance down at your speedo just in case it was a disguised police car, ...Read more

Forget Ford Falcon XR8 and Holden Commodore SS, here are the patrol cars you might not be aware the police are driving in 2021

14 Mar 2021 by Byron Mathioudakis

For more than 70 years up, the choice would have been easy for our nation’s law-enforcement agencies seeking patrol vehicles: buy Australian-made. ...Read more

BMW to introduce a new electric-first vehicle architecture around 2025 in move away from combustion engines

19 Nov 2020 by Tom White

BMW outlines its timeline for moving away from combustion and onto fully-electric underpinnings "in the second half of the decade." ...Read more

BMW i electric cars to get the M treatment? Brand says its zero-emissions performance cars will be "very appealing"

13 Nov 2020 by Tom White

BMW says its i electric brand, and M performance brand are "not completely separate" and "you will see what it means for M soon." ...Read more

New BMW 5 Series 2021 pricing and specs detailed: High-tech and sporty shift for updated Mercedes-Benz E-Class rival

14 Jul 2020 by Tom White

BMW's seventh-generation 5 Series will continue to forgo the brand's hallowed 3.0-litre inline six petrol powertrains. Read more

New BMW 5 Series 2021 detailed: Mercedes-Benz E-Class rival channels inner 3 Series with facelift

27 May 2020 by Justin Hilliard

BMW has revealed the facelifted version of the seventh-generation 5 Series large car ...Read more

New BMW 5 Series 2021 leaked! Facelifted Mercedes E-Class and Audi A6 rival appears early

29 Apr 2020 by Justin Hilliard

Another day, another BMW leak. This time, it’s the seventh-generation 5 Series sedan’s mid-life facelift that has appeared online earlier than expected ...Read more

BMW 5 Series 2019 pricing and spec confirmed: Updated tech for luxury car line-up

2 Aug 2019 by Tung Nguyen

BMW Australia has raised prices of its 5 Series line-up, moving the non-performance range $1000 up and increasing the cost of its fire-breathing M5 Competition by $5000, but offset the jump with new ...Read more

Meet Lucy, BMW's quickest ever car

27 Jun 2019 by Jake Williams

BMW has debuted its most powerful ever car - but it’s not the M8 or M760Li, it’s an electric 5 Series concept named Lucy.Producing a massive 510kW of power and 1150Nm of torque from its tri-motor ...Read more

Holden Commodore joins South Australian Police fleet

10 Jul 2018 by Andrew Chesterton

Crooks in South Australia will have a familiar sight when they look in their rear-view mirrors, with the ZB Commodore officially joining the state's police fleet. Read more

Chrysler 300 SRT and BMW 530d confirmed for NSW Police

21 May 2018 by Tim Robson

Holden and Ford not in the mix as NSW Police confirm new highway patrol roles for Chrysler and BMW. The long running saga of what cars would replace the locally built Holden Commodore and Ford ...Read more

Exclusive: Chrysler 300 SRT and BMW 530d set for NSW Police duty

13 Oct 2017 by Andrew Chesterton

The mystery of exactly what vehicles will replace the NSW Police fleet of homegrown highway patrol cars has at last been solved. Read more

BMW 530d confirmed as latest Victoria Police highway patrol car

20 Sep 2017 by Justin Hilliard

BMW Australia has announced that up to 80 of its 530d sedans will be added to Victoria Police's fleet by the end of next year. Read more

Jaguar F-Pace wins 2017 World Car of the Year

18 Apr 2017 by Tung Nguyen

Jaguar has laid claim to the title of World Car of the Year with its high-riding F-Pace, as three SUV models occupied the top placings for 2017. Read more

BMW 5 Series Touring coming to Australia

14 Feb 2017 by Robbie Wallis

With the 5 Series Touring, BMW will be one of the only Euro brands offering a large prestige wagon in the Australian market. Read more

BMW confirms 5 Series police potential

13 Feb 2017 by James Cleary

BMW is ready to put its best foot forward Read more

BMW, Nissan, Hyundai and Audi autonomous systems on show | CES 2017

9 Jan 2017 by Daniel Gardner

The car industry’s push towards autonomous cars has been put on show at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. ...Read more

Sixth iPerformance model joins BMW ranks with 530e

19 Dec 2016 by Tung Nguyen

BMW's new 530e will join the iPerformance line-up alongside the 330e, X5 40e, 740e, 225xe and X1 25Le. Read more

2017 BMW 5 Series sedan | new car sales price

14 Dec 2016 by Danny Kwan

BMW's new seventh-generation 5 Series sedan won't hit our shores until March 2017, but the local model line-up's pricing and specification has been announced. Read more