GALLERY: G30 BMW 520i Luxury and 530e M Sport

GALLERY: G30 BMW 520i Luxury and 530e M Sport

BMW 520i Luxury

Last week, BMW Group Malaysia introduced two new additions to the G30 BMW 5 Series range, and now both variants, the 520i Luxury and 530e M Sport plug-in hybrid, have arrived in showrooms. We’ve taken the liberty of providing a full gallery of each one to give you some idea of the differences in spec.

The 520i Luxury provides a new entry into the executive sedan lineup, priced at RM328,800 – identical to the current 530e Sport. The 530e M Sport carries a RM10,000 premium at RM338,800, making it RM34,000 cheaper than the range-topping 530i M Sport. All prices are on-the-road without insurance, inclusive of a five-year, unlimited-mileage warranty, five years’ free scheduled service and a two-year tyre warranty.

Both models are powered by the same B48 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, producing 184 hp from 5,000 to 6,500 rpm and 290 Nm of torque between 1,350 and 4,250 rpm. The 530e benefits from an additional 113 hp and 250 Nm from an electric motor, bringing total system output up to 252 hp and 420 Nm.

GALLERY: G30 BMW 520i Luxury and 530e M Sport

BMW 530e M Sport

An eight-speed ZF automatic transmission is fitted as standard across the two variants, with the zero-to-100 km/h sprint completed in 7.8 seconds for the 520i and 6.2 seconds for the 530e; both will max out at 235 km/h. Fuel consumption is rated at 6.3 litres per 100 km for the 520i and just 2.3 litres per 100 km for the 530e, with the latter also coming with an all-electric range of 48 km.

The Luxury Line trim on the 520i adds a host of new items not found elsewhere in the range, including chrome accents on the bumpers, grille, Air Breather vents and window trim, plus 18-inch Style 684 10-spoke alloy wheels – an inch smaller than on other models. It gets adaptive LED headlights with attractive three-dimensional “corona ring” daytime running lights, a step up from the standard LED lamps on the 530e Sport.

As befits the M Sport moniker, the 530e M Sport gains more aggressive front and rear bumpers, trapezoidal exhaust exits and the same 19-inch Style 664 M multi-spoke alloys as the 530i M Sport – this time in black. The exterior trim, previously finished in satin aluminium, are painted gloss black to match, while the prerequisite M Sport brakes feature blue callipers. Adaptive LED headlights are also fitted here.

BMW 520i Luxury (left), 530e M Sport (right)

Inside, both models are upholstered in Dakota leather, but the 520i is the only 5er in Malaysia to come with a dashboard wrapped in Sensatec faux leather. It also gets piano black decorative trim with satin chrome highlights, plus power-adjustable sport seats with driver’s side memory and a sport steering wheel.

The 530e counters with a thicker M Sport steering wheel, M Sport alloy pedals and black headlining, along with Aluminium Rhombicle dashboard trim. Both cars get keyless entry, push-button start, passive cruise control, four-zone auto climate control, manual rear side window and powered rear windscreen roller blinds, a power-adjustable steering column and a powered bootlid with a handsfree opening function.

BMW 520i Luxury (left), 530e M Sport (right)

As standard, the 520i and 530e receive the Professional navigation system with a 10.25-inch touchscreen, plus a 12.3-inch digital instrument display, a reverse camera and a 12-speaker, 205-watt sound system. There’s also a Parking Assistant for parallel and perpendicular manoeuvres as well as adaptive dampers.

Safety-wise, both cars get BMW Selective Beam that blocks off the high beam to avoid dazzling oncoming motorists, and the 530e also gains the Driving Assistant package consisting of front collision warning with autonomous brake intervention, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Change Warning, rear crossing traffic warning and rear collision warning. Unfortunately, the 520i doesn’t come with driver assists of any kind, not even autonomous emergency braking.

Browse full specifications and equipment of all G30 BMW 5 Series variants on CarBase.my.

GALLERY: G30 BMW 520i Luxury


GALLERY: G30 BMW 530e M Sport

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Jonathan Lee

After trying to pursue a career in product design, Jonathan Lee decided to make the sideways jump into the world of car journalism instead. He therefore appreciates the aesthetic appeal of a car, but for him, the driving experience is still second to none.

 

Comments

  • Ramalingham Murthy on Apr 30, 2019 at 9:13 pm

    I pity our EV efforts. We were moving happily towards EV until the RM126k battery scandal appeared.

    After that EV sales went to ZERO. Over 10 years of educating the public about the benefits of EV has gone down the drain

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    • Michael S on May 01, 2019 at 11:22 am

      Yeah but without the EV incentive the car will cost RM126k more. So you can think of it as a free loan, which you do not have to pay back if you don’t need to replace your battery.

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  • Benzs on Apr 30, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    At 330K priced, kinda strange the BMW 330 M Sport gonna be the much better deal here.

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    • Ramalingham Murthy on May 01, 2019 at 10:40 am

      No logic, the BMW 520i should be priced at RM260k.

      This is because in overseas the 530e is far far far more expensive than the 520i

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  • digidigi on Apr 30, 2019 at 9:53 pm

    the interior look so dated compare to theee series

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  • David on Apr 30, 2019 at 11:20 pm

    Those black rims do not suit the hybrid at all.

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  • seancorr (Member) on May 01, 2019 at 1:36 am

    Why buy the 520i when you can get so much more goodies just by adding 10k? The 520i overpriced in this case. Drop the price to 300k or even 310k and it will definitely eat into the E200 sales.

    As for the 530e M Sport what’s missing is the most important bit, the M Sport suspension! This may very well be the first time I see a M Sport model without a M Sport suspension. Even the 330e which had its adaptive M Sport suspension taken out but at least it had the passive M Sport setup which was still better than the stock setup.

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  • Anonymous on May 01, 2019 at 5:04 am

    Hi Jonathan, i believe there’s an error with the image labelling. The “530i M Sport” should have been “530e M Sport”

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  • Anonymous on May 01, 2019 at 5:06 am

    Hi Jonathan, I believe there’s an error in labelling the images. The “530i M Sport” should have been “530e M Sport”.
    Cheers

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  • Dont ever buy hybrid car..the battery is problematic and continuously giving issues..my current X5 would be my last ever hybrid car

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  • EV.. one should know it’s gonna be costly . Furthermore, probably unethical dealers not mentioning such cost to only brand concern buyers with poor knownledge of such batteries, cost, service cost, warranty period.. buy in just by listening to sales. The rich may not bother but if one is buying probably just the 1 and only bimmer then find out the details. Else its dumb n dumber
    BMW before it ‘ Brings Me Woman’.. the costs will ‘Bring u worries’

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  • paparadzi on May 01, 2019 at 11:50 am

    One thing for sure, all local BMW 5 series has been dumbed down. You can’t get adaptive cruise control at any price. I wonder what else that is available outside Malaysia that is not available here.

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  • 4G63T DSM on May 01, 2019 at 9:11 pm

    Ha! 328k BMW with no active autonomous aids. What a rip off. Fake leather dash and blingi chrome brightwork…is all they give you instead.

    Had not everyone been spooked by the 100k hybrid battery fiasco, the default car would be the 530e given the specs and equal performance.

    I wonder how many 530i buyers overlooked the much more powerful and cheaper Volvo S90T8….

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  • passion on May 02, 2019 at 4:03 pm

    SAY NO TO HYBRIDS!

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