Launched in 2017 – and refreshed last year – the seventh-generation BMW 5 Series is even more high-tech, efficient and accommodating. We slip inside to sample its delights.
When the first 5 Series emerged, way back in 1972, it heralded the introduction of a naming system for BMW model designations that are still in use today. The BMW 520 was the successor to the BMW 2000 Neue Klasse model.
Classy interior
Once seated with the engine purring, you immediately feel engaged. The cabin is cloaked with high grade, tactile materials borrowed from its big brother, the 7 Series.
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