The Road to Philadelphia – the BMW 535d’s Final Journey and Review

It feels like only yesterday that we took delivery of the Moonstone Metallic BMW 535d in Munich at the BMW Welt. The 5er was something we had waited for with great anticipation, after having spent over two years with BMW’s first clean diesel sedan, the 335d, which was followed by …

BMW 535d Named 2015 Diesel Car of the Year, BMW Recognized as Diesel Car Manufacturer of the Year

The BMW 535d is the 2015 Diesel Car of the Year, according to readers of The Diesel Driver magazine, and BMW is the 2015 Diesel Car Manufacturer of the Year.
The Bimmer received 16.5% of 12,131 votes cast by readers of The Diesel Driver and BMW, as car manufacturer, garnered 31.5% …

BMW 535d Review: The Olympic Drive to Lake Placid, N.Y.

38+ MPG Fuel Economy and Superb Handling Make for a Frugal Yet Satisfying Drive
Lake Placid, New York is located in the Adirondack Mountains in northeastern New York State, and is best known as the host of both the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games and the site of the “Miracle …

Diesel King of the Hill: Audi A6 TDI vs. BMW 535d vs. Mercedes-Benz E250 BlueTec

While diesels are available in every size and shape in Europe, where they account for an estimated 50% of cars on the road, they are still somewhat of a novelty in the United States. Therefore it is most unusual to have a market where three top competitors all offer an …

BMW 535d Review: The Road to Bear Mountain

Fuel Economy Figures Say Prius, Performance and Handling Say M

Bear Mountain, located in Orange County, New York on the bank of the Hudson River, is the best known of New York’s Hudson Highlands, a series of mountains flanking the Hudson River.  At the mountain’s peak, the Perkins Memorial Tower affords …

European Delivery Redelivery: The Voyage of the 535d and the Asian Emperor

One of the many benefits of doing European Delivery is that your car is delivered to you not once, but twice. For our long-term BMW 535d, the first delivery was in late December at the BMW Welt in Munich.  The second was at BMW’s flagship dealership in New York City, …

Introducing The Diesel Driver’s New Long-Term Car: the 2014 BMW 535d

MUNICH—A  BMW 535d sedan is the newest member of The Diesel Driver’s long-term fleet.  The Moonstone Metallic 535d was delivered to the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Jonathan Spira, at the BMW Welt here early Friday morning.
The 535d was first announced for the U.S. market in May of this year, shortly after BMW …

2014 BMW 535d – First Look and Review

This is a review that I first started to write several years ago, when the BMW 335d was my daily driver.  As much as I loved that car, my imagination went wild and I longed for the larger, more luxurious 5 Series as a diesel. The BMW 335d was half …

BMW Unveils 2014 535d Sedan and Redesigned 5 Series

Along with a more striking design for 2014, BMW is adding two 5 Series diesel models to its U.S. lineup.  Starting this summer, BMW will offer the 535d and 535d xDrive sedans, giving the 5 Series buyer a total of nine options ranging from the 528i to the 550i to …

2011 BMW 535d Sedan Review and Road Test

When a model is responsible for 50% of your company’s profit – and you are replacing it with a brand new vehicle – you have to get it right.  BMW has been making the 5 Series sedan since 1972 when the line replaced the New Six (the 2500/2800/Bavaria models).
The sixth …

The Road to Bratislava – Driving the BMW 535d Sedan

Bratislava, known in many regions by its German name, Preßburg, is the capital of Slovakia.  It was the destination for a long distance road trip with the all new BMW 535d sedan. The  drive from Munich to Bratislava would be  more than 500 km (310 miles) , so TDD editor …

BMW 535d Review and Road Test Part I: The Road to Burghausen

The 2011 BMW 535d is the flagship diesel-powered sedan in the sixth generation of BMW’s vaunted 5er Reihe (5er Series), code-named F10.  The 5er Series is very important to BMW as it accounts for a major
portion of the company’s profits.  Indeed, at the company’s 2010 annual shareholders meeting , Norbert …