While the M5 gets all the attention - for good reason, we might add - the G30 M550i xDrive packs quite a punch, and can run ...

BMW has finally relented and brought the M550i over to rival other mid-level performance saloons from its mostly German compatriots. It might sound like big money for a sub-M5 model at £71,725 ...

Production of this 545e model won’t commence until November this year, but what we will see before that is the new M550i xDrive, a performance model from BMW’s mid-level M Performance brand.