FROM this month two new models will grace the 5 Series model range. Available in both manual and automatic form, the 520i Edition Sport models offer customers a sporty alternative to the entry-level 520i.

Priced at a premium of just £500 over the 520i, the 520iES features a host of additional extras including: Metallic paintwork, 17-inch alloy wheels, M sports suspension, M sports steering wheel, anthracite headlining, matt aluminium trim, exterior de-chrome.

The Edition Sport models will be priced as follows: 520iES manual £24,040, 520iES automatic £25,260, 520iES SE manual £25,650, 520iES SE automatic £26,870.

The ever-youthful BMW 5 Series is the only car to have collected seven consecutive What Car? Executive Car of the Year Awards since its Group Company launch in 1996. This year, the 5 Series was awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award by What Car? Magazine.