Plug in Hybrid options are beginning to cascade across the entire lineup of BMW’s core offerings. BMW designates these PHEVs as the iPerformance line with the marketing tag line; “Charging is optional ...

It was well worth the wait, because the German automaker has made another impressive model, which is called the BMW 530e iPerformance. It may be boring to pronounce and spell, but it has an average ...

For 2021, the plug-in hybrid version of the BMW 5-Series sport sedan, the 530e, might no longer be the slowest-accelerating model in the U.S. 5-Series lineup. That might sound petty, but it's an ...

Plug-in hybrids like the 2021 BMW 530e might be much closer to the norm four years from now than they are today, if the 2023-2026 Biden fuel economy rules presented this past week take form the way ...

Let’s cut to the chase on the BMW 530e iPerformance: On a somewhat subdued highway drive to the Poconos, this plug-in hybrid 5-Series returned 36 mpg. The chase got faster on the return trip. I romped ...

BMW launched the eight-generation 5 Series in May. It came to market with mild hybrid powertrains and as an all-electric version. Now, the 5 Series gets two plug-in hybrid (PHEV) options – the 530e ...

Under the sheetmetal, the 530e packs a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four producing an estimated 180 hp and 215 lb-ft of torque. With the help of a 9.2-kilowatt-hour battery and a 95-hp electric motor ...