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2009 BMW 5-Series Overview

Likes:

  • Smooth, responsive engines
  • Crisp, responsive handling
  • Variety of useful technology options
  • Available manual transmission

Dislikes:

  • Complexity of iDrive system
  • Disappointing crash-test performance
  • Ridiculously high sticker price when extensively optioned

Bottom Line

By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

TheCarConnection.com has researched a range of road tests on the new BMW 5-Series to bring you some of the most useful observations from other reviewers. Then here, TheCarConnection.com's editors bring you their own overall Bottom Line assessment, including firsthand ...

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By Bengt Halvorson's avatar Bengt Halvorson, Editor

The 2009 BMW 5-Series features styling that may not appeal to everyone, but it’s still elegant. Edmunds deems the 2009 BMW 5-Series a “wolf in a flamboyant sheep's clothing.” Car and Driver says, “Styling doesn't appeal to all,” and calls it “somewhat controversial.” According...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2009 BMW 5-Series: 4dr Sedan 528i RWD $45,800 / $42,135 City: 18
Hwy: 28
2009 BMW 5-Series: 4dr Sedan 528i xDrive AWD $48,100 / $44,250 City: 17
Hwy: 25
2009 BMW 5-Series: 4dr Sedan 535i RWD $51,100 / $47,010 City: 17
Hwy: 26
2009 BMW 5-Series: 4dr Sedan 535i xDrive AWD $53,400 / $49,130 City: 16
Hwy: 25
2009 BMW 5-Series: 4dr Sedan 550i RWD $60,400 / $55,570 City: 15
Hwy: 22
2009 BMW 5-Series: 4dr Sports Wagon 535i xDrive AWD $55,800 / $51,335 City: 16
Hwy: 23

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Other Choices:

The chief competitor to the 2009 BMW 5-Series's sedan is the Mercedes E-Class, and the Audi A6 Avant is the Sports Wagon's closest rival. The E-Class has more of an emphasis on comfort than the 5, with a roomier-feeling interior and a softer ride. The Avant only comes with the 255-horsepower, 3.2-liter V-6 engine, not the larger, 350-horsepower V-8 available on the sedan. As with the Sports Wagon, all-wheel drive is standard, though the Avant has a slightly softer ride, and its handling isn't as sharp as that of the 5-Series, nor does it offer such advanced technology features. The Cadillac STS brings plenty of high-tech options and respectable performance, but it doesn't have the prestige of the 5-Series. The Saab 9-5 SportCombi is now a quite dated design. It comes with front-wheel drive and turbocharged four-cylinder power, and its powertrains aren't as refined as those of the other rivals, but it's packaged well, with excellent seats, plenty of headroom, and more useful cargo space. There's also the Infiniti M35 and M45, which bring brisk performance and some rival high-tech features such as a lane-departure system, but their cabins aren't as quiet and refined as those of the 5-Series models.

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