Our Fleet Test Drive: BMW 520d - 8th Report
Date:
22 February 2011
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Author:
Cupholder
Considering the car's principally a company acquisition, and the mileage connotations that go with executive fleet vehicles, I've no idea why 5-series drivers have to put up with a single cupholder. It's a fairly spectacular oversight - pretty much every supermini I've ever driven has more cup and bottle space than my BMW.
Frustratingly, there's just the one spot between the front seats, complete with a spring-loaded catch that doesn't keep an average 500ml bottle in place - no deeper cupholder, no deep door pocket for storing bottles and no second holder loaded into the dash.
BMW 520d saloon SE manual | Mileage | 7214 miles | Our average consumption | 43.4mpg | Forecast CPM | 61.6p
| Actual CPM | 63.4p | Positive | Emissions, running costs, quality | Negative | Electric steering |
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