M550d xDrive Sedan (Germany, 2012)

The 5-series M Performance cars have fantastic performance, diesel or not. The M550d Sedan is capable of sprints to 100km/h in 4.7 seconds, and the wagon can do it in 4.9 seconds. The sedan uses 6.3l/100km of diesel  and prodces emissions of 165g/km of CO2.

It comes standard with an eight-speed automatic transmission with steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, all-wheel drive and an aerodynamically tweaked exterior. The M Division has also tweaked the suspension.

The interior has Alcantara and Nappa leather seats and steering wheel. The gearshift is decorated with the M logo.