BMW Group Malaysia today announced the arrival of the latest addition to its 5 Series range in the country, namely the 528i. The car joins the lineup by slotting in between the 523i and 535i versions, which were launched earlier in the year.
Powered by the N52B30 3.0 litre normally-aspirated in-line six-cylinder, which is carried over from the E60, output figures are 258bhp and 310Nm, an improvement of 54 horses and 60Nm over the 2.5 litre B25 version found in the 523i. Other numbers include a 0-100 kph sprint time of 6.7 secs and a claimed average consumption of 8.0 litres per 100 km, and the pot is mated to a ZF 8HP eight-speed auto gearbox.
The press release didn’t carry much at all in the way of an equipment list and how the car differs in terms of kit compared to the 523i, but what’s certain is that it comes with radial-spoke style 237 18-inch alloys, an electric glass roof, four-zone air-conditioning, heads-up display and 10.2-inch iDrive monitor screen and navigation, as well as the usual array of EfficientDynamics stuff, including Brake Energy Regeneration.
With close to 600 units of the F10 already sold so far since its launch here in May (595, to be exact, at this point), the locally assembled 528i – priced at RM449,800 on the road, without insurance, with BMW Service Inclusive + Repair – should prove a welcome addition to the fold, priced as it is in between the RM383,800 523i, which is also locally assembled, and the RM598,800 fully-imported 535i.
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Nice car, nice price! Beginning to get used to F10 look..
Really anticipating the next generation M5, but now I’ll have to settle with my newly ordered 5-series first…. in the form of RC car. hehehe
LOL… how many of us can afford the actual 5series
IMO,i’d still say ths is better looking than the W212.smetg’s kinda wrong with W212’s rear.while the design of ths F10 isnt exactly wow-factor(E60 was more wow than this),but it’s rather conventional and smart).still……E39 SHALL ROCK FOREVER!!
check out the brabus and amg rear of w212…is real good looking and makes you head turn in real life…e60 is the best looking 5 series…
i disagree. the e39 is and always will be the best 5 series ever.
worst looking 5-series of all time
not that u are much better looking
Agreed.
boring..even though faster than e60
e60 sucks
Agreed. Compare to E60, this F10 looks like Ah Pak. I predict the sales of F10 will drop compare to E60.
definitely!
e60 is 1 of the BEST looking 5-series of all time, F10 is the WORST of the WORST…
what ?!!
NO TEH TARIK HOLDER ??!!!!!
FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU…….!!!!!!1!!111
good looks, decent power, economical, practical, the only downside is the price ;)
looks more grand,bt personally i luv the e60 more
Very Chic, Elegant and vicious at the same time…
Eight-speed, now we’re talking!
Result = 12.5km/l
Conclusion= Best fuel economy German-vehicle in the world
BMW rocks, thumbs up!
U sure abt that??i thought VW is the winner in that category??
u sure abt that? i thought is just wat u thought !!!!!!! =)
the Lexus LS460 has 8-speed gearbox when it was launched back in 2007..i guess u’ll have to start ‘talking’ from that time..
12.5km/l isn’t too impressive for a 3.0L engine. sorry.
”Conclusion= Best fuel economy German-vehicle in the world’ <– has yet to be known.
a lot of car for the money. paul i have the comparison equipment list here, but how do i share a pdf file here
U can mail me at [email protected] I can embed it for u
this beemer is cool..but since E60 was too beautiful, its quite hard to digest this F10..u need sometime to realize that this F10 is cun…honestly, the 1st time i saw this F10, it was ugly for my eyes..but now, E60 kinda boring already, and this F10 slowly catching my eyes…
This is really nice but beyond my budget, can’t wait to see the 3 series replacement, I hope the new 3 is also slightly stretched like this 5. I still prefer the normally aspirated six cylinder of BMW, it is so great sounding, smooth and predictable. The turbo ones like VW, Audi and Merc. are a little hard to control especially in slow moving stop and go traffic.
F10 might be a new modern era design for BMW, while E60 still attract the people with the fierce look, E39 without a doubt is a pure legend on his own way…
I just visited the TOTO shop today. If i strike tomorrow i will buy this car :)
locally assembled…. ehhhhhhh….. i need to think first!
Has BMW lost it? side and front profile looks like the new Volvo S80, front air dam looks like it was ripped from a mazda 6, lights look audi ish, 500k for this is a joke.
ur perception will change after u drive it
The delivery take too long
start to see this car on daily basis..
For the doubters, pictures don’t really do the car justice. See it in real life and u’ll be pleasantly suprised.
It still beats my honda civic.
Is the 528i here in Malaysia running the direct injection N53 engine? Or the old N52 engine which we get here for the other models?
compared to E60, i think the design of F10 has more natural flow of lines which makes the whole car looks not too clumpsy. it has the size and room as of 5 series but will be confused as 3, well done! one glance you wont feel it is big and heavy even though it is. not like mercedes S, the look and feel are both fat and heavy.