2019 BMW 5 Series Sedan: Review, Trims, Specs, Price, New Interior Features, Exterior Design, and Specifications | CarBuzz

Buyers will have to decide whether they need the extra performance at the expense of fewer miles per gallon and around $6,000 more on the sticker price. It’s certainly nice to have, injecting moments of fun into what is an exceptional compliant ride. But the more you inject, and during my few days with the car I tended to lead with a heavy foot, the more trips to the pump will be needed. BMW claims 32 mpg combined, but we didn’t manage even close to 20 mpg. The meaty M550i is probably a step too far. At that point, and once you’ve loaded up on options, you might as well go all out for the M5. The 530i will be fine for most, but the 540i is the sweet spot of the lineup.