She engine is a tweaked one from the 911 Turbo S – hardly a car you’d consider in need of a boost – and gets such things like water injection cooling, new internals, unique turbos and plenty more.It’s also rear-drive only, so only the finest Rohrl-smiths need apply. For the first time, you can spot all the motorsport-inspired addenda: the huge front splitter, Performance? Final specs have yet to be finalised, but expect a 0-62mph time of under three seconds, 0-124mph comfortably under nine, and a top speed in excess of 211mph. The back seat folds down in a 60:40 manner to increase load-through boot space, and with the seatbacks in place the cargo area has 425 litres of capacity, which is good for the size of the car and is a squared-off shape to make suitcase storage easy. If you’ve got awkward shaped items there’s a mesh net to keep stuff secure, and under the boot floor there’s a space-saver spare.
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As a support car for a video shoot you’ll see soon on TopGear.com, the 530d was gradually filled with camera tripods and bags, a video camera drone, a mountain bike, a tank of water for cleaning the hero car, several changes of clothes, oh, and a five-man tent. Random props for a TG video, but pretty much what you’d need for an outdoorsy weekend away. Well, this is a proper lifestyle car. When in Rome, eh? Having to constantly unload and re-pack a car quick exposes any practicality bugbears. Well, the 530d’s standard electric tailgate opens rapidly enough that it’s not an inconvenience. The pop-up rear window remains a stroke of genius for lobbing extra bits into the cargo bay. Flipping the rear seats down is a doddle – just press a button and let electricity do the hard work – and again this is over in a second or two, quietly and uniformly. Thus, the boot has swelled from 570 litres to 1700 litres, the load floor is flat, there’s little wheelarch intrusion and power points and mounting hooks are revealed for lashing your gubbins to. The luggage cover, which is usually made of plutonium and lead in a posh estate car and makes up half of the kerbweight, isn’t cumbersome. It’s even easy to remove.
he pop-up rear window remains a stroke of genius for lobbing extra bits into the cargo bay. Flipping the rear seats down is a doddle – just press a button and let electricity do the hard work – and again this is over in a second or two, quietly and uniformly. Thus, the boot has swelled from 570 litres to 1700 litres, the load floor is flat, there’s little wheelarch intrusion and power points and mounting hooks are revealed for lashing your gubbins to. The luggage cover, which is usually made of plutonium and lead in a posh estate car and makes up half of the kerbweight, isn’t cumbersome. It’s even easy to remove.
Having to constantly unload and re-pack a car quick exposes any practicality bugbears. Well, the 530d’s standard electric tailgate opens rapidly enough that it’s not an inconvenience. The pop-up rear window remains a stroke of genius for lobbing extra bits into the cargo bay. Flipping the rear seats down is a doddle – just press a button and let electricity do the hard work – and again this is over in a second or two, quietly and uniformly. Thus, the boot has swelled from 570 litres to 1700 litres, the load floor is flat, there’s little wheelarch intrusion and power points and mounting hooks are revealed for lashing your gubbins to. The luggage cover, which is usually made of plutonium and lead in a posh estate car and makes up half of the kerbweight, isn’t cumbersome. It’s even easy to remove.
- Energetic engine offers zesty response
- Good road manners
- Sharp styling
- Interior feels upmarket
- Good safety kit and tech
- Lacking a few items we’d expect at this price point
- Some gearbox hesitation at times
- Back seat is pretty tight for taller occu pants
Summary
Flipping the rear seats down is a doddle – just press a button and let electricity do the hard work – and again this is over in a second or two, quietly and uniformly. Thus, the boot has swelled from 570 litres to 1700 litres, the load floor is flat, there’s little wheelarch intrusion and power points and mounting hooks are revealed for lashing your gubbins to. The luggage cover, which is usually made of plutonium and lead in a posh estate car and makes up half of the kerbweight, isn’t cumbersome. It’s even easy to remove.
