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Is the 2023 BMW 5 Series a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 19 sedans

8thof 19

  • Yes. Top half on 3 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 14.0 cu ft.
  • 8th of 19 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: power (6th of 24), mpg (4th of 20).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (15th of 23).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2023 · SEDANSE-ClassMercedes-Benz E-ClassA6 All…Audi A6 AllroadA7Audi A7S7Audi S7GhibliMaserati GhibliCrownToyota CrownMaximaNissan Maxima5 Seri…BMW 5 SeriesESLexus ESA6Audi A6S6Audi S6TLXAcura TLXQ50INFINITI Q50S90Volvo S90G80Genesis G80CT5Cadillac CT5Ioniq 6Hyundai Ioniq 6XFJaguar XFMiraiToyota MiraiLucid AirMercedes-Benz CLSMercedes-Benz E-Class All TerrainMercedes-Benz EQEVolkswagen ArteonNo number8th of 19
24 sedans from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 BMW 5 Series in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$56,00013th of 2448%
Best combined mpg28 mpg4th of 2074%
Most horsepower523 hp6th of 2478%
Cargo behind rear seats14.0 cu ft8th of 1961%
Rear legroom36.5 in15th of 2336%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Mercedes-Benz E-Class 35.0 cu ft
  2. Audi A6 Allroad 30.0 cu ft
  3. Audi A7 24.9 cu ft
  4. Audi S7 24.6 cu ft
  5. Maserati Ghibli 17.7 cu ft
  6. Toyota Crown 15.2 cu ft
  7. Nissan Maxima 14.3 cu ft
  8. BMW 5 Series 14.0 cu ft
Show all 19
  1. Lexus ES 13.9 cu ft
  2. Audi A6 13.7 cu ft
  3. Audi S6 13.7 cu ft
  4. Acura TLX 13.5 cu ft
  5. INFINITI Q50 13.5 cu ft
  6. Volvo S90 13.5 cu ft
  7. Genesis G80 13.1 cu ft
  8. Cadillac CT5 11.9 cu ft
  9. Hyundai Ioniq 6 11.2 cu ft
  10. Jaguar XF 11.0 cu ft
  11. Toyota Mirai 9.6 cu ft

No figure: Lucid Air, Mercedes-Benz CLS, Mercedes-Benz E-Class All Terrain, Mercedes-Benz EQE, Volkswagen Arteon.

Sedans in 2023: 88. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked