Compared to the latest generation M5, the G30 M550i is almost as quick off the line and can cost less than half as much on ...

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 ...

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 ...

The "Do I Really Need an M5" story continued today with the launch of the M550i xDrive. Actually, it's progressed to the point where you might consider this over any other BMW. The launch has happened ...

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 ...

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 ...

BMW has introduced the new M550i xDrive as the top-of-the-line performance model of the current 5 Series lineup. The car arrives in U.S. dealerships in spring 2017. The 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 of the ...

BMW on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of its 5-Series. Just two powertrain options have been announced for the United States so far, though neither of these will be a V-8. That doesn’t mean the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...