2021 BMW 5 Series facelift launched - All you need to know

The updated 5 Series sedan has arrived in India with introductory prices starting at Rs 62.90 lakh (ex-showroom). BMW introduced the updated 5 Series globally in late 2020 with a fresh look and advanced features. It is available in three distinctive variants - 530i M Sport, 520d Luxury Line and 530d M Sport. We are going to explain everything you need to know about the new 5 Series sedan.

Design

BMW has made noticeable changes to the exterior of the luxurious sedan, especially at the front and rear and consecutively the sedan looks sportier now. It features new dual L-shaped DRLs with all-LED adaptive headlights and a more prominent kidney grille. At the back, there are new 3D-effect LED brake lights with smoked surround tail lights and a redesigned bumper. To learn more about the sedan, please do read our first drive review of the 5 Series here.

The 530i and the 530d are outfitted with an M Sport package that includes high-tech LED laser headlights, sporty bumpers with aprons and a rear diffuser and M brakes with dark blue callipers. Additionally, these variants also get black inserts on the grille, window frame and bumpers. BMW offers 18-inch alloy wheels as standard across the range.

Interior

The updated cabin features fresh upholstery colours, trims and inserts. The 530i M Sport gets Sensatec artificial leather upholstery in three colours - Cognac, Canberra Beige and Black. Meanwhile, the 520d Luxury Line has Dakota leather upholstered seats that are available in Ivory White, Black and Cognac. Finally, the most expensive variant in the lineup, the 530d M Sport, comes with Nappa leather upholstery with either Ivory White or Mokka.

The cabin now gets a large 12.3-inch central information touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and there is also a 12.3-inch all-digital instrument cluster. In addition to the large display, it is equipped with electrically assisted front seats with lumbar support, a wireless charging pad, USB ports and six colours of dimmable ambient lighting.

Features

All the variants of the 5 Series come with several features such as eight airbags, four-zone temperature control, roller blinds for all rear windows, a 16-speaker, 464-watt Harman Kardon sound system, BMW Display Key with remote parking, parking sensors (front and rear), reversing assistant, surround-view cameras, brake energy regeneration, active front-seat headrests, active park distance control, attentiveness attention, cornering brake control, dynamic stability and traction control, ISOFIX child-seat anchors and a head-up display (only in 530d M Sport).

Engine and Transmission

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