Our Fleet Test Drive Review: BMW 520d Touring - 8th report
Date:
25 February 2010
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Author: Tristan Young
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Category: | Executive | P11D price: | £34,790 | Key rival: | Audi A6 | |
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I've found the 520d Touring's size particularly useful in the early part of 2010. Clearing out the garden before the snow arrived meant a run to the local recycling centre with bags of garden waste, which were easily accommodated in the 5-series. The seats are simple to fold down flat, and you don't need to push the front seats forward to do so. However, if you do push the seats forward, you can fit in a standard door (if you're about to have building work done, for instance).
There is another reason the 520d keeps being favourite for the 'please can I borrow' list, and that's down to the car's looks, thanks in part to the M-sport bodykit. The ring headlights, visible when you unlock the car at night, are quite possibly the coolest around and still beat the latest daytime running light strips being hastily added to lots of rival vehicles.
BMW 520d Touring M-sport Business Edition 5dr auto | Mileage | 8109 | Claimed combined consumption | 48.7mpg | Our average consumption | 38.3mpg | P11D price | £34,790 | Model price range | £31,090-£67,905 | CO2 (tax) | 154g/km (21%) | BIK 20/40% per month | £121/£243 | Service interval | variable | Insurance | group 16 | Warranty | 3yrs/unlimited | Boot space (min/max) | 500/1650 litres | Engine size/power | 1995cc/177PS | Top speed/0-62mph | 139mph/8.6secs | Why we’re running it | To see if 520d Business Edition can match rivals | Positive | Excellent efficiency, great to drive, classy | Negative | Short life brake pads, ride |
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