Road Test

BMW 535d Sport

Test date 25 January 2005  Price as tested £40,420

BMW has only offered diesels for 21 years, whereas Mercedes has been selling them since 1936, but Munich’s first – the 524td – was 1983’s fastest and vaulted the company to the forefront of diesel technology. Last year 54 per cent of UK 5-series saloons (and 74 per cent of Tourings) were diesels.

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