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I wanted to revisit this video and post some comments, good and bad, now that I have owned my 2017 530e M Sport for 4 months and have driven over 2000 miles in it. Hopefully, this will help anyone like me searching for real-world information on the car before buying used. THE GOOD 1. Comfort is on another level. I was really worried about buying my 530e M Sport with the 20" wheels as I'd heard the M Sport can be a harsh ride (have never owned a BMW before). Nonsense. My 530e has the nicest, most comfortable ride outside of my old boss's Rolls Royce Ghost. I mean it, my BMW glides. Bumps and potholes are remarkably smooth and even on the ultra-low profile run-flat tyres, it's so damn comfortable. The seats, whilst not as comfortable as my old Volvo V60, still offer a decent amount of support and comfort and I do not get back ache in the BMW, like I do in some cars. I have the option of Adaptive Suspension in mine, so I am not sure if this has anything to do with the beautiful ride but I would suggest if getting one of these to try and seek out a model that does have the Adaptive Suspension. For comparison, this weekend I drove my friends 2017 Audi A4 Avant 2.0d and I was so glad when I got back into my BMW. The Audi ride was bumpy, on his 19" wheels you could feel every undulation and bump in the road. When I drove the same road in my my car it really was night and day difference. My partner even commented on how nice it was to be back in the BMW with the lovely ride. If you want to go a bit sportier activate sport mode, stiffen up the suspension and get a little better throttle response or leave it in comfort and just drive in supreme comfort. 2. Interior quality on the 5 series is next level. Again, i'm comparing this to my old Volvo and the Audi A4 Avant I just drove. The Audi interior is nice, its well put together and tactile. But compared to the BMW 5 Series you can tell its one or two levels down from the 5 series. The Audi has more plastics, cheaper quality surfaces and although still nice, does not exude that 'Luxury' feel. The BMW does. I mentioned my old boss's Rolls Royce Ghost earlier, back in 2012 I drove my boss's car a lot. No word of a lie, the interior of my 2017 BMW 5 Series feels almost as luxurious as the Rolls. Getting in and out of the 5 Series feels 'special' whereas other cars dont. 3. Looks. There is absolutely no denying the BMW 5 Series is a stunning loooking car, especially M Sport with the 20" wheels and low profile tyres. As I said, go for a model with Adaptive Suspension and it rides beautifully. 4. EV MODE - I'm going to break this down. If you have a home charger and make short journeys or commutes then this car can save you a lot of money, but you do have to factor in the cost of getting a home charger fitted, which is approx £1000. If you do have a home charger then many energy companies have EV tarrifs with very cheap electricity overnight so providing you charge overnight the cost of doing so is minimal. As the video mentions range is dependent on many factors but with the early model like mine do not expect to get more than 20 miles on a full charge. Great for short journeys but not much else. The great thing about the BMW is you can choose which mode to drive in, so if I am making a motorway journey I can choose to charge the battery when driving so it builds up. Or you can leave it in dual mode and it automatically switches between the two for the most efficient driving. Its far more complicated but I wont go into all that here, theres too much to it. THE BAD 1. Charging is a PITA having to faff around with cables and there are times I just wish I had a diesel. 2. Fuel economy. The people at BMW were smoking crack when they came up with the official fuel economy figures for this car. Maybe they were in Unicorn Land running the car on Magic Juice with a magical sprinkling of Fairy dust for good measure. Lets be real, forgetting EV mode, in standard running switching between petrol and EV self charging it averages between 25-30mpg, maybe more on a longer run. If you want ultimate fuel economy go for the diesel. If you want to drive a scarily near-silent vehicle where it's almost impossible to know when the engine cuts in and out, that glides effortlessly and is stupid quick when it wants to be, buy the 530e. 3. Boot size is reduced due to the batteries, if you want loading space you'll need to go for the newer 530e Touring model, but that came out in 2019 I think? 4. Fuel tank is 40% smaller than the standard petrol/diesel cars so you'll be filling up more. It has the effect that you think your car is super thirsty for fuel, but you have to remember the tank is smaller than the standard car so it will need filling more often. The UGLY 1. Battery life is one of the reasons I was hesitant to buy this car and I made several enquiries with BMW garages and technicians prior to buying my car. The batteries are only guaranteed by BMW for six years, but the BMW techs I spoke to from various garages all stated that they were not aware of any 530e's that had come back with any battery faults or to have replacement batteries fitted. Long term this is still an unknown but for now everything is good. 2. Desirability long term is an unknown but these are still selling for good money at dealers so they must be fairly desirable. Try owning a Range Rover right now..... SUMMARY The 530e is a niche vehicle. It won't appeal to everyone, be suitable for everyone or work for everyone. I would encourage anyone looking to buy one to really do your research first to ensure it is the right car for you, and I hope this long a*** post might help with some questions you might have. For me, it is a beautiful car and yes it costs a little bit more to run than the diesel but it is also almost silent and driving it is like, as Stephen Fry once said in an advert for beer 'smoother than a cashmere codpiece'.

A friend of mine has a 530e. During the two years he’s owned it he’s done approx 50,000km, 80% of that is driving 1400km round trips on rough and mountainous highways. And it’s also tuned to 400hp on stock hardware. So I guess you can say that G30 530e is reliable.

I've owned a 2018 530e for two years now and it's wonderful. Three things are worth a mention though. Firstly, you can't fit two large cases in the boot. There is a bar that runs along the ceiling of the boot space that inhibits a large case (depth-wise) from being pushed as deep into the boot as you would wish. Secondly, a full charge on my car offers anything between 14 and 19 miles. I have never seen anywhere near 28 miles. Finally, you didn't take the trouble to mention the very useful ability to switch between a variety of driving modes. On a longer run, I always switch to battery recharging mode so that when I am back in urban areas I have a full charge again. This will reduce the mpg on a run but is worth doing because it's better to be on electric power as much as possible in traffic.

The reason for the big push to electric vehicles is for more control over our lives. When linked to your smart meter your charger won’t work at times of peak demand. The goal is to get drivers off the road. Keep your petrol and diesels and don’t fall for the trap.

had mine for 4 yrs now - absolutely love it, fast quiet, comfortable. what's not to like

I fully agree with this review. This is the best of both worlds. Run the heat, air conditioner, and radio system without worrying about range anxiety. Using petrol engine with electric drive is truly the best option all around.

Great review as always. Love these videos. Been looking at the 530e recently as well so good timing! Keep up the excellent work and good luck with the new channel too 👍🏼

Totally agree about how we are not ready for EVs (which I don't even think are a proper replacement for ICE - but that's a different argument altogether) Everything about this car just appeals to me. The styling (both interior and exterior). The comfort. The punchy performance. The practicality. It's on my radar as a possible next car.

You hit the nail on the head, we are definitely not ready to move to EVs. Its a bit like the rush to plasma tvs when they first came out, everybody said move even though the picture was worse. EVs have a long way to go before I trade my trusty 535d :-D

I can’t speak for the 530e, but I briefly had the “pleasure“ of driving a 545e as a company car. I’d always imagined it to be the literal dream of a car guy in modern times: straight 6, some electric commuting range, good combined fuel economy, great looks … only then I had to figure out that the battery came at the expense of the fuel tank - 46l is pathetic! barely gets you from Munich to Frankfurt in one tank.

Was looking at the 330e and 530e - made my mind up to go for the 530e…. Then got a 435d instead. Now that’s a weapon of a car with (so far) 42mpg and much o fun

Can't speak for the 530e but I just bought a 2017 330e and it really is a great car! Very fast but economical when you want it to be. The interior is also a great blend of sporty and luxury, love it. The only draw backs so far are the tiny 40 liter tank as well as the pretty mediocre 27km full electric range. It's plenty for one way to work but not enough for two routes, which would be nice (something I was about to do with my previous car, a mk 7.5 golf GTE with about 40km range).

My old job had charging stations for staff to charge their car free. My colleague done exactly as mentioned here and drive a 40mile round trip everyday for free.

I have a G20 330e as a company car (like a million other people) and it is absolutely superb, can't fault it. Over the last 20 months I have drive about 50k in it, almost completely long-distance driving too, and my average MPG over the whole time is 71mpg.

I have a 2006 Lexus GS450H which is classed as a self charge hybrid under todays terms, does everything your BMW does Matt except much more powerful, way ahead of its time and still as relevant today, my only gripe is it doesn't run on electric only over 25mph

I have to disagree with you from the perspective of "best of both worlds" it's actually worst of both, if you look at it from a cost perspective, they're more expensive than the diesel to buy, 520d for example. If you look at it from a running cost perspective it'll be a lot more expensive than a pure ev as you will have a short range and also considering you need to still service the combustion engine.

0:51 You are a national treasure sir! Love you man, keep shining!

I've been looking at a few used 530e models in the U.S. You just sold me on buying one. The only thing I am disappointed with is that we are "left hand drive" in the U.S. and "right hand drive" seems so much more natural to me. I guess I have to move to the U.K. (or Australia). 🙂

An old colleague of mine got a 330e back in 2020 through work which made sense as he didn't have to pay as much tax if he got a hybrid.. I went in it a couple times and even in that the acceleration shocked me! It just flew.

Great review! I agree the G30 5 series is a great car. I have the 540i X-Drive and it’s fantastic.

I love the 5 series I have had 2 very reliable, I changed to a X5 3D a good car too with 100 litre tank great range,now have a X5 45e with 53 miles electric range I would say not as economical the 3.0D

Here's an anecdote for you PHEV haters. I drove a 530e from Folkestone to Holyhead last year (that's roughly 380 miles) and averaged about 56mpg - I started with a full tank of petrol (that's 44 liters) and had one third of that left when I got to my destination. This is something that Matt didn't mention in the video, but the trick is to let the car charge the battery using the petrol engine when you're doing steady motorway speeds. This way you can use the EV mode in bumper to bumper traffic, like you'd inevitably get on the M25 and other such places... Yes, while the battery is being charged the fuel consumption will be slightly higher than it normally would be. However, this is more than made up for when you can just let it run in EV mode in heavy traffic. You just have to remember to manually switch it to "Battery Control" mode which charges the battery and then back to "Auto EV". When doing a steady 60-70mph it takes about half an hour to fully charge the battery. So yeah, it can be very economical - especially for a car this size/weight - even if you can't be bothered to charge it from a socket or just aren't able to do that.

Changing from an Hyundai IONIQ electric 181 miles overnight charge about £5 to this BMW 2021 version.. Only for the next 12months but can’t wait.

I was tempted with one, but I went with a 530d instead, absolutely awesome! Took it on the autobahn, the e could never have done what my car does 😁 mine still regularly gets 50+mpg on a run and I got 62.4mpg when I was in Holland. Diesel still rules I think

A Mercedes E220d will do 56mpg in town and its ok in all city's in the UK with no battery's to worry about.

In my opinion, this is the best car I have ever seen on this channel.

Hybrids are definitely the way forward. I trialled an electric vehicle five years ago when they first come out and it had a range of 83 miles. It was a continual case of range anxiety and there was times when I’d dare not turn on the air-conditioning Because it would reduce the overall range of the car. With a hybrid you have the best of both worlds.

Hybrid seems the most sensible to me. Electric for commuting/ getting the messages bought. Then petrol for when you run out of battery. Charge it at home and away you go. Not sure if you mean the petrol range is 50% of a non-hybrid due to being less efficient ( with the extra electric gizmos' weight, or just that the petrol tank is smaller ). And those seats look fantastic.

You made me buy a Lexus RX 400h (2008). The best car i’ve ever have. Been through a bunch of Alfas and BMW’s

What I love the most is you didn’t feel the need to explain how far Romiley to Buxton is for people down south or abroad. Let them google it if they’re interested:)

I have a 2021 330e M Sport with the pro pack in white, and coming from a GLE63 which needed £150 a week to get me around, I'd say the 330e is the best all round car I've owned (noise apart). It's just a dream having a car that's relatively quick, very refined and costs a fraction to run on the same roads. On a recent trip from home in Liverpool to London I got a full tank with about £45 (small fuel tank acknowledged) and with a full battery range of 29 miles I had a combined range of 296 miles. I did the 200mile trip to London in hybrid mode with normal driving and most of the journey on cruise, and got to London with the electric battery range depleted but with an estimated 160 miles of fuel range left in petrol. I was able to get back to Liverpool with the same tank of fuel and a top up on charge in London and still had fuel for a couple of days commuting to and from the office, all on a £45 tank of fuel! It's pure heaven on the wallet and still quite enjoyable to drive with its dynamics! I'm looking at a 545e for a quick upgrade in the coming months for the added room.

I just spent $6300 replacing 6 cell monitoring circuits, safety box, and csc/communicationswiring for my 2018 530e with just 46,000 miles on it. Insanely expensive to fix.

Great review of the 530e. 3 months ago I bought a 2018 330e. I performance. After 3 months I'd agree that its all the car I need. It's comfortable it's quick. I'm travelling into work on electric, and I'm charging the car everyday. I'd have liked the 530e finding the right car and in budget I finally opted to the 330e Might be interesting to hear your views on the 330e

Great review Matt! Would love to see a GS450h review from you, sold mine recently and miss it every day

When the Toyota Prius was first introduced, I thought the idea of a hybrid was daft, certainly from a green perspective. You have to rape the earth of resources to produce the batteries alone, and the ones in a friend's Prius were scrap at 8 years old. However, in the scenario where regular combustion engine vehicles are being legislated off the road, I'd actually consider one now. It's preferable to a full EV, that's for sure.

Batteries over the rear wheels is a godsend for people with slippery conditions during winter.

Not sure about the future proofing given the eventual battery degradation. biggest problem for the future is the people making the decisions. ULEZ is pushing cars out of the market long before their natural time. I wouldn't call either of my cars particularly old, 13' 1 series, and 14' Q5, but both are not welcome in the cities. The video you did on estates was the perfect example, pretty much anything interesting is not compliant. Great video as usual Matt

Really like the upgraded seats the leather and that the back rest folds too. If you live near a city its a v safe option. And the 5 series is just simply awesome

It’s criminally insane that Matt isn’t on main stream tv ! Him and Rory @ autotrader would be a dream team tv show - the only car better than a 5 series was the 6 series gran coupe . This 5 series does look good , just never seen an estate version of this car which is annoying - did they make one ?

I had a 330e for 3 years and found the range woeful in the winter. It was the older model which had a claimed range of around 20 miles but couldn’t get 10 miles in winter. I’ve now got an mg5 full ev and enjoy the savings however if I had the cash would jump at a 530e.

They/them won’t be able to hear you coming 😂😂😂 The video is worth a like just for that.

If you buy a 530e, keep a chunk of money aside for when the Oil Filter Housing fails around 60k to 70k. Petrol/Diesel models 69 REG or later appear to be problem free. 19 REG or earlier models "may" suffer from coolant related issues.

That's a great car. I really like hybreds! I sold my saab 9-3 convertible diesel and bought a Lexus rc300h self charging hybrid! It's packed full of technology and looks amazing. Great video.

I have one for 1 and half years, and solar panels as well. Haven't paid a penny on petrol within the city. Even on long trips it doesn't consume that much, because it has all the benefits of an hybrid car. Economy aside, it's an amazing car.

Enjoyed this and interested by your comment near the close about “future proofing” love to hear more options 👍

superbly presented review as usual , thanks for the informative video

530e has 5 HV battery cells, each costing around £1200-£1300. Consider this if you're buying one of the early models (9kw/h). The petrol engine in these cars is as economical as an M3 with half the performance. I got rid of mine after a year and got a 530d instead.

they/them won't be able to hear you coming. absolute gold.

It never does 141 miles per galon. I guess it depends on the driver but I was averaging roughly 43 but I am peddle heavy. Compared to the CLA 250e its miles ahead.

Totally agree. EV's aren't the problem it's the infrastructure that causes the range anxiety. Keeping my Hybrid for many more years

I saw a Harry’s Garage tweet yesterday, where he said, he was talking to a high up in a dealership. The dealership guy said people are turning back to diesel, bc of all the uncertainty going on, the cost of electricity & the vat for business users on company cars…

It won't be a 'no brainier' picking up the service and repair costs on a ultra hitec BMW Matt, come on!

In a 68 reg car my son struggled to get 15 miles on electric commuting in traffic. One cold winter morning he registered 1 mile completed reversing out of his garage. He loves the car but the mileage figures are all over the place

😂 loved the intro commentary

I think they are awesome, we had one on a company lease basis, and if you got your charge points sorted,..it's a really great way to go, had the full package in white and what a motor and a battery,

Well I had to watch your BMW 5 reviews again and your right, the 530e is better then the 530d in this current climate. All you need to do now is to do a comparison review between the 530e and the 330e :-) Many thanks for all your reviews, your are always very interesting especially for those of us unable to buy new.

I had one at work for a couple of years, 2019 model. And I have to say it was an excellent car especially for central London. Only problem with it for me is that it was just a bit bland. Didn’t get excited when I drove it. But apart from that it ticked pretty much every box.

Clattering diesel? Those 3 litre BMW diesels are quiet and potent.

Nice car Matt and I'd love to drive one but space is a premium as I have already pointed out several times in my car-park so for now I'll stick to what I know and have paid for - Fiesta.

for me, i have always hated plug in hybrids over normal self charging hybrids. For me, i cant charge at home because my parking for my flat is too far from any plug so cant charge at home, and charging at work would be a massive hassle as again i cant park near enough to work to charge, which i would have to do every day. So i would have to try and charge at a super market or petrol station, as well as filling up the petrol tank anyways. To me if i can charge at home i would go full EV, and if i have to fill up at a petrol station then go for a self charging hybrid for the low running costs and for the planet saving people. Long comment and i will get hate, but that's my thoughts, i drive a CT200h for reference.

I came to look at this today (Sunday). After phoning and confirming I'd be there before your man left, we saw him running from the garage to make sure he avoided us no doubt. Wish he'd just said make it another time. A bit frustrating. Anyway, keep up the great videos, might try visiting again next week.

I found the 530e comprised. The battery typically gave between 14-21 miles with a 3-4 hours charge time. The petrol was good for about 250-300miles from full. When you add home charging and petrol costs it’s on par with a normal 2.0 petrol and below any of the diesels. That being said, the comfort, tech, build quality and dynamics were very, very good!!! Personally… I’d opt for a newer euro 6/7 diesel. It’ll embarrass the 530e.

My biggest problem with these hybrids is if the hybrid system goes wrong and its out of warranty, you are looking at a huge bill happened to my mates Toyota Rav4.

Call me old fashioned but the perfect BMW has a straight 6, manual gearbox and tight suspension. Anyway... This model looks great. The design is flawless.

Before I got a Tesla model 3, range was all I worried about when thinking of an EV but having done 20000 miles in mine since March I’ve never once worried about it! Great review…

Great Vid Matt. Thinking of getting one of these to replace my current Golf GTE. A very useful insight :)

4:49 ‘I’ve just been overtaken by a Fiat 500 which is quite embarrassing’ 😁

I have a 2022 530e and it’s wonderful, I’ve done a few 300 mile trips but mostly local and I know I’m over 100 mpg, not put petrol in since June and then only £30. But you have to drive it properly and not driving it like an F1 driver.

Just perfect in every way Matt. Great review as always :D

I had a 330e and it was brilliant. I wasn't motorway travelling for a year and in that year I barely used any petrol. Had to give it back when I moved jobs so I got a trusty 520d for motorway pounding. I miss the s silent and effortless torque of the 330e

545e With the 3.0l petrol looks great! Xdrive too. Not many around as of yet though! Great review.

I could never see the purpose of a hybrids until I realised 99% of people do a lot less than 30 miles to work and back and Even other trips are prob even less . The next Cayenne I buy will be the hybrid. Great review as always 👍

Matt, these cars have the most complex drivetrain of any on the road, with loads more parts, including a dual mass flywheel amongst many other components. Still a great car though!

I got a 530e (2022 previous facelift) xdrive as a touring, very nice car... but the consumption - holy crap... when I drive 120-130kmh on the autobahn in Germany, then its around 8-10 liters, when I drive it the way I want it +-200kmh... then easily 15 liters, I got it as a company car, its nice as my employer pays the gas bill, otherwise I wouldn't drive it. My previous 420d that I used to drive, easily 6-7liters even though I am speeding (220kmh) a lot on the highway.

Luckily the major car manufacturers has turned the electrical car down and will now make new and more efficient petrol engines. Thank God🙏.

Bought one of these after watching this and a lot of other reviews 😅 Able to charge at work for free so works out good for myself! Think most people would be better suited to the diesel, however. Overall a great car and much cheaper to run than my X4!

My favourite car I've owned so far!!

I have been in a 530e for the last 2.5 years awesome car

Bmw e330 ,I put my worker in to one of these and they had fits ,so bad on range .

Great video Matt, small point but you did say you could commute 25mile and back for free ... I hear this type of thing casually mentioned all the time and of course it costs MONEY to charge an EV ! I know it's being pedantic but it's the same as saying EV's are zero carbon ...also nonsense, zero LOCAL carbon maybe but not in any way zero carbon.

Had 125mpg out of a 330E, great car, if you Maximise the downhill charging and coast where you can you can get some great MPG out of them!

Brilliant car Matt. It's only the purchase price that stops me as I can't afford to have £25k tied up in a car. Thanks once again for an interesting and entertaining vid.

Always loved the 5 series but if I was going hybrid it would have to be the 545e over any hybrid/electric car on the market Slightly more useful for those emergency trips at midnight to and from Gatwick airport

I bought back in 2018 a new G31 Msport 530d, cracking car and quite quick, and being the estate quite useful too, after 2.5 years of ownership I sold it privately and bought a new S class ....8 months later I sold it...I think that says it all....I looked at the G30 saloon hybrid like this one here, on specification it was slower, weighed more and in my opinion it was not as nimble as the G31 which was lighter and quicker. SN68NZJ was the number plate on my old one....wonder who has it now...personally I wouldn't touch the E version ....I remember it had a dreadfully battery range if you drove solely on the battery. IMHO your better off with either petrol or diesel...anybody notice if go along with what he says you get a love heart ♥... if you don't agree you get FA...funny...and I've just bought for 300 quid, I've never seen it and know nothing about it...but it sounds promising lol ....those crack me up ....especially when they're off to the scrap yard 10 minutes into the video lol....

I have had the same car myself, very happy with the car, but the battery capacity is low, had this for 3 years and no problems whatsoever.

That’s my car colour, Wheels, it’s the best car for that price and handling perfect 😊

Yes I do like this 530E you have converted me to get one .Nice and stylish comfortable nice to drive on a long distance lovely colour I just love and would buy one but only from you Kevin

Right. That answers that then. It’s like a range extender i3 as a 5 mid large exec saloon which can do 29 on electric and then fuel up long distance. Get it. Decent motoring

Personally I prefer the Audi A6 55 TFSIe, it has more power and, in my opinion, looks better. Even the 50 TFSIe has more power and is cheaper than the 55

Love this.. explained the way you have makes it a no brainer

it’s just that if we are talking about a hybrid and their marketers promise some kind of fabulous minimum consumption, 2.5 liters/100 km, but in the end this is not the case, as soon as your battery runs out your consumption will be 10 liters plus per 100 km.. and it will run out very quickly in 15 minutes, a standard gasoline engine is absolutely not suitable for such a heavy car, it’s wimpy as a vegetable, so the first thing you need to do is remove all these restrictions, make Stage one, which are strangling the engine, and make it at least 350 horsepower so that this car drives and does something out of itself I imagined that the maximum range on a full battery was that I could survive in ideal conditions of 22 km. But this is complete nonsense, who needs such a car for a pensioner who travels from home to buy bread from the store and back? If we approach the supposed environmental friendliness of this car, then in comparison with other modern even diesel cars are not so environmentally friendly, if we talk about the environment, well, let's ban Formula 1, because they have completely different emissions, But no, you can make colossal money from this, let's ban all rally cars, get rid of ships -airplanes, we will also close these factories where these cars are assembled using dirty energy, well, everyone understands that this is complete nonsense, electric cars are still charged from a power plant that uses the same gas, oil and the same fuel oil, and coal. .. no one says that in 3-5 years, no matter the years, the battery will need to be disposed of, which is not the most useful thing in terms of the environment, but quite the opposite, super toxic.. any modern Chinese car of this class will tear to rags any European car in terms of finishing materials technology and the like, plus it will cost half as much or even more than this BMW.. I think the future belongs to the Chinese solution, when the diesel-gasoline engine works as a generator, the car runs on electricity with a normal range, with normal power +500 horsepower with the ability to travel 1000+ km. on one charge or filling the tank, while these BMWs are very crude, unfinished and do not deserve special attention.. but we are all human, so we are ready to pay money only for the brand.. I myself drive such a car, I bought it new in 2019 and I have absolutely no such enthusiasm, a small tank of 40 liters that allows you to travel only 500 km But this is nonsense, the trunk is very small so you have to go to the store twice, assembly and materials leave much to be desired, the declared Napa leather after 40,000 km of use looks like like this car is already 20 years old, BMW are you serious? Because of the ventilation of the front wings, the car is always covered in dirt, when the engine is running, only the left muffler works. Was it really difficult to weld two pipes together so that it wouldn’t look so bad? 3:01

My car has the best of both worlds, it has a V6 petrol engine coupled with a supercharger, no complaints.

you should use petrol on high way and EV in the city... fantastic car... just a dream

My Sales Director has a 530e - he's hardly never plugged it in in 3 yrs ..it's self chargin' innit .. I've driven EV's since 2016, moved from an A3 2ltrD sport. the latest . A 20plate kia has a 280-300 mile range and I always start off with a full tank so to speak so no sweaty palms. ( I'm no Evangelist, I prefer the drive and its tax/ cash beneficial) My misses drives a BMW 225Xe which has a 3pot 1.5 mini engine with an electric motor on the Rear axle. Both my and my wife's 2 series both suit our driving needs and range . Though servicing a PHEV is way more than just an EV.

Plug in hybrids are ok just for companies , because of the taxes. So I think you should avoid such complicated machines where in many ways does not know when and how to turn on the motor . So the best one of two worlds if you are looking for is a full hybrid.

Im looking for one 520d and I saw that 530e here in Ireland … I’m not sure if I can trust the hybrid engine with high mileage like the diesel engine . What you think , I’m looking for a car 2017 not sure which one chose in 2023

I love my 330e, amazing car! It’s convinced me to order an i4 edrive40 M Sport Pro.

Fine as a company car care of the low BIK, or I suppose as a used buy for someone doing a lot of A to B where they can primarily run it on electric (though charging isnt getting any cheaper at the moment). Otherwise when its out of juice you have a ridiculously heavy (probably not so dynamic) 520i. Again get it as a company vehicle but otherwise a 520d (and defintely a 530d) is a better option. In fact id probably put up with the poorer MPG and just get a 540i if I was in the market for one, the performance and noise trumps them all

The issue I have with it is that when the battery runs empty, you're basically lugging around batteries and an electric motor from a 180bhp 4cylinder engine so it can lose performance. However for shorter distances it does work well.