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BMW Serie 5

1972 – today

BMW Serie 5

The BMW Serie 5 has been on sale since 1972. In that time it has had 12 generations or facelifts: E12 (1972), E28 (1981), E34 (1988), E39 (1995), E39 restyling (2000), E60 (2003), E60 restyling (2007), F10 (2010), F10 restyling (2013), G30 (2017), G30 restyling (2020) and G60 (2023).

Momeka has 341 versions with full specs, with petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric engines, from 86 to 727 hp. 320 of them come with the manufacturer’s service schedule, so Momeka can remind you of every service.

Below is the timeline with every generation, its years and its photos. If you have photos of a BMW Serie 5, you can send them to complete it.

Years1972 – today
Generations12
Versions with specs341
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Generation by generation

1972

E12

1972 – 1981

  • 12 versions
  • 90–218 hp
  • Petrol
1981

E28

1981 – 1988

  • 11 versions
  • 86–286 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 2 with service schedule
1988

E34

1988 – 1996

  • 26 versions
  • 113–340 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 26 with service schedule
1995

E39

1995 – 2000

  • 20 versions
  • 116–400 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 20 with service schedule
2000

E39 restyling

2000 – 2004

  • 16 versions
  • 136–400 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 16 with service schedule
  • Code E39
2003

E60

2003 – 2007

  • 32 versions
  • 163–507 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 32 with service schedule
2007

E60 restyling

2007 – 2010

  • 39 versions
  • 163–507 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • 39 with service schedule
  • Code E60
2010

F10

2010 – 2013

  • 55 versions
  • 184–560 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid
  • 55 with service schedule
2013

F10 restyling

2013 – 2017

  • 50 versions
  • 143–600 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Hybrid
  • 50 with service schedule
  • Code F10
2017

G30

2017 – 2020

  • 29 versions
  • 184–625 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 29 with service schedule
2020

G30 restyling

2020 – 2023

  • 30 versions
  • 184–635 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • 30 with service schedule
  • Code G30
2023

G60

On sale

2023 – today

  • 21 versions
  • 197–727 hp
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • Plug-in hybrid
  • Electric
  • 21 with service schedule

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