2014 Mercedes-Benz S550 - CNET (blog)

British petrolheads hold that gasoline-fueled cars are for fun, and diesels for economy. BMW turns this notion on its head with the 2014 535d xDrive. This diesel engine 5 Series displayed all of the "ultimate driving machine" fun of a BMW, yet attained a fuel economy average of around 30 mpg. Slinging it around corner after corner, I was gratified by the ready power delivery, balanced handling, and complete lack of understeer. Built on the latest 5 Series platform launched in 2010, designated F10 by BMW, the 535d xDrive sedan shows typically conservative BMW styling. With this generation 5 Series, bodywork sets headlights and traditional kidney grill apart, while a strong contour line runs straight down the side to the rear. And while it was nice to find the navigation system, shown on a wide 16. 1-inch screen (a standard feature), making a simple rearview camera a $400 option seems a little cheap. The high trunk lid had me creeping ever so slowly backward whenever I had to parallel park the 535d xDrive, trying to get into a space without tapping the car behind. Source: www.cnet.com