2004-2008 BMW 5-Series: Year-to-Year Changes
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 2004-2008 BMW 5-Series. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 2004-2008 BMW 5-Series.
Year to Year Changes
2005 BMW 5-Series:
Minor equipment shuffling highlighted the 2005 model year. The 545i joined other models with a standard six-speed manual transmission. Six-speed automatic was optional for all, and the 530i and 545i could have BMW's Sequential Manual Transmission. All 5-Series models except the 525i had 17-inch tires.
2006 BMW 5-Series:
Wagons rejoined the 5-Series lineup. All-wheel drive became available this year, on the 530xi sedan and wagon and the 525xi sedan. BMW's rear-wheel-drive sedan lineup included the 525i, 530i, and 550i. Engines gained power. The 525i exchanged its former 184-hp 2.5-liter engine for a 215-horsepower 3.0-liter. In 530i models, the 3.0-liter engine gained 30 horsepower (now 255). A new 360-horsepower 4.8-liter V8 for top models prompted a name change from 545i to 550i. BMW also revived the high-performance M5 sedan, with a seven-speed SMT, unique sport suspension tuning, 19-inch tires, and a 500-horsepower V10 engine.
2007 BMW 5-Series:
5-Series carried over unchanged.
2008 BMW 5-Series:
Freshened styling and new 6-cylinder engines marked the 2008 BMW 5-Series. The lineup started with 528i and all-wheel-drive 528xi sedans, which replaced the 525i and 525xi. One step up were the 535i sedan and AWD 535xi sedans and wagons, which replaced the 530i and 530xi. The 528 and 535 got a new 3.0-liter 6-cylinder engine; it made 230 horsepower in 528s, 300 in the turbocharged 535s .
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