From the September/October 2024 issue of Car and Driver. Every new car is a pretty good first date. It's the second and third dates when annoyances start to reveal themselves. Add in some ...

The 2002 E39-generation BMW 540i was a direct competitor to the S160 Lexus GS 400 and remains a solid V-8 option in 2025. The E39 BMW 540i demands a higher average price point than the Lexus GS ...

The new car can now be ordered with BMW’s xDrive four-wheel drive system on all models – in fact, variants such as this 540i are only available as xDrive models in the UK. At launch ...

And really, who wants that? But what if it didn't have to be that way? Behold the BMW 530e iPerformance. There's no specification penalty, either, and the hybrid will power to 100km/h in an identical ...

with BMW reintroducing the Executive Package on the 530i, 530e, and 540i variants. The package adds heated front seats (heated rear seats are an extra $500), a head-up display, power-operated ...

And really, who wants that? But what if it didn't have to be that way? Behold the BMW 530e iPerformance. There's no specification penalty, either, and the hybrid will power to 100km/h in an identical ...

With impressive offerings from long-time heavy hitters such as Mercedes and Audi, the BMW 5 Series has long been the choice for drivers needing a little more than a 3 Series and not quite as much ...

with BMW reintroducing the Executive Package on the 530i, 530e, and 540i variants. The package adds heated front seats (heated rear seats are an extra $500), a head-up display, power-operated ...

Based on the E39 platform in 1998, the BMW 5 Series was offered as the 528i model with a 2.8-liter six-cylinder engine and a more powerful 540i variant with a 4.4-liter V-8 engine. The larger ...

These figures are for the rear-drive 540i, as tested here but not offered by BMW in the UK, but you can expect similar gains with a 540i xDrive. The overriding impression on starting this 540i is ...

Based on the E39 platform in 1998, the BMW 5 Series was offered as the 528i model with a 2.8-liter six-cylinder engine and a more powerful 540i variant with a 4.4-liter V-8 engine. The larger ...