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BMW 518d is the new 5 Series tax buster

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The revised 5-Series range now includes the business-friendly 119g/km 518d

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30 May 2013

BMW 5 Series
The revised 5-Series range now includes the business-friendly 119g/km 518d

BMW has introduced a new, business-friendly diesel option for the recently-revised 5-Series.

The 518d uses a less powerful EU6-compliant 143PS version of BMW’s 2.0-litre diesel engine, and thanks to CO2 emissions as low as 119g/km on the saloon, the new arrival enjoys a company car tax rate of 18 per cent.

On the other hand, with 360 Nm of torque, the 518d still offers a decent turn of speed; the saloon can get to 62mph from rest in 9.7 seconds, while the Touring estate does it in 10.1 seconds. The saloon achieves a combined fuel consumption of 62.8 mpg, the Touring 58.9 mpg.

Standard equipment includes a Business Navigation system, Xenon headlights, BMW Emergency Call and Teleservices. Prices for the BMW 518d saloon start at £29,830, while the 518d Touring starts at £32,155.

The 518d joins the BMW 5-Series range just as BMW retires a similarly economical favourite of company car drivers, the 520d EfficientDynamics – read more here.

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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