Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...

It's no secret that the M550i xDrive incarnation of the current BMW 5 Series can leave the retired F10 M5 trailing in its wake when it comes to a drag race (there's a twist, though). However, nothing ...

The 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 of the 2018 BMW M550i xDrive comes equipped with twin-scroll turbochargers, a precision injection system with Valvetronic fully variable valve lift, and Double Vanos ...

We haven't even received our first new BMW 5-Series this side of the Atlantic, but already BMW is announcing performance models to whet our appetites. On Saturday, BMW detailed the new 2018 BMW M550i ...

There's a new BMW 5 Series rolling into US dealerships, and whether you're looking for a plug-in hybrid or something altogether punchier you should find a new German sedan to suit. Now in its 7th ...

Until the F90 M5 comes along to the party, the G30 M550i xDrive will soothe the fevered brows of those in the market for an adequately quick sedan. And boy, does the all-new 2017 BMW M550i xDrive has ...

Nowadays, we’re used to manufacturers under-reporting performance figures. 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) times are perhaps a few tenths slower than what actually can be achieved, or perhaps on a dyno, a car ...

There's subtle, and then there's 2021 BMW M550i xDrive subtle. Not quite the feistiest of the new 5 Series line-up, the M550i promises nine-tenths of the horsepower of the range-topping M5 but wrapped ...

Until a few months ago, BMW didn’t offer UK buyers what could well be – excluding the M5 – the best car in the 5 Series range: the M550i xDrive. A 4.4-litre biturbo V8 provides blistering acceleration ...

Mark McNabb was a contributor at TopSpeed from 2013 to 2018. Growing up, Mark always had a mind for tinkering on random items throughout his home and dad’s garage, including a 1953 Ford Mainline and ...

MUNICH, Germany —"It's a hell of a view," I'm told, as I look out of a huge picture window over the Bavarian Alps to Austria and beyond. "Well, it was last week." Today? Not so much. I can see maybe a ...

The BMW 5-Series built its reputation on being a jack-of-all-trades, an understated, European midsize sedan highly adept at completing everyday mundane tasks, yet engaging enough when piloted ...