The update can be done over the air or at a BMW service department. Our test of the 2021 BMW M550i xDrive earlier this year revealed a slower-than-expected 4.1-second time to 60 mph.

I was about to call this $98,000 2018 BMW M550i with Dinan’s Stage 1 tune a “sleeper”, but the quartet of fatty exhaust pipes and 20-inch Forgeline wheels will definitely wake you up. It’s ...

It also comes loaded with AC Schnitzer goodies. While the M5 and its M5 Competition companion may be the talk of the BMW town nowadays, that doesn’t make the M550i xDrive any less desirable. The ...

The M550i uses BMW's twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8, with 523 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque running through an 8-speed automatic transmission. All told, the all-wheel-drive M550i can accelerate ...

Slated to roll into showrooms in March 2017, the BMW M550i xDrive boasts a 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine that develops 462 PS (456 horsepower) at 5,500 rpm and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque ...

The new BMW M550i xDrive is faster than the old BMW M5, and its V8 engine outguns the Mercedes-AMG E43's six. So why the hell can't we get it in Australia?

Currently the only V8-powered G30 5 Series, the M550i xDrive sends drive to all four wheels whether you like it or not. Happily, however, it’s a rear-biased system.

The M550i finds its closest competition in the similarly priced Mercedes-AMG E43. Like the BMW, the E43 is a model that was designed to provide a middle ground between a garden-variety E-Class and ...

The latest BMW to go M Performance is the new 5-series in G30-coded saloon form. The so-called M550i features a 462hp 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8, eight-speed automatic transmission and xDrive all ...

At the same time, BMW estimates a combined fuel consumption figure of just 8.9 liters/100km (31.7 mpg imp), which is an improvement of 0.3 liters/100 km over the outgoing M550i model.

Introduced with a bang last week, the BMW 5-Series G30 promises to be the most exciting yet. Powered by a 4.4-liter V8 biturbo engine that is capable of pushing no less than 456 horsepower (462 PS ...