84.3kW/t
Half of every 5 Series on the road is below this. Power divided by mass in running order — the one figure that compares across model and era.
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There are 48,866 of them on Dutch roads, built between 1988 and 2020, weighing anywhere from 1,525 to 2,065 kg. They share a name and not much else. Here is the spread.
Half of every 5 Series on the road is below this. Power divided by mass in running order — the one figure that compares across model and era.
A typical 5 Series has more power per tonne than 89% of the 8,248,168 combustion cars in the Netherlands.
For the median version, from power, mass and body shape. A prediction, not a measurement.
The slowest in this sample makes 58.2 kW per tonne and the quickest 155.6 — a factor of 2.7 between two cars wearing the same badge. Any single number for a 5 Series is an average over that.
| Engine | Share of the sample | kW per tonne |
|---|---|---|
| 135 kW 184 hp | 22% | 75.8 |
| 125 kW 170 hp | 9% | 70.2 |
| 140 kW 190 hp | 8% | 78.7 |
| 120 kW 163 hp | 8% | 67.4 |
| 225 kW 306 hp | 6% | 126.4 |
| 150 kW 204 hp | 5% | 84.3 |
| 141 kW 192 hp | 5% | 79.2 |
| 160 kW 218 hp | 5% | 89.9 |
Of 300 sampled: 176 petrol, 69 diesel, 52 petrol + electric, 2 petrol + LPG, 1 diesel + electric.
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Everything above describes 48,866 cars sharing a name, spanning 1988 to 2020 and 1,525–2,065 kg. Your 5 Series has one engine, one mass and one registration. Put the plate in and the answer is about that car rather than about the name on it.