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PREMIUM HYBRID CAR OF THE YEAR BMW 530e
Auto Express
|July 02, 2025
AT the top end of the hybrid market, plug-in powertrains remain the propulsion type of choice - and with EV ranges getting ever longer, these cars now have the near-unique ability to cover all bases.
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None of them does it better than the BMW 530e - our Premium Hybrid Car of the Year for 2025.
With a big 19.4kWh battery, the big saloon claims a zero-emissions range of up to 64 miles, and in our testing, we've seen it come incredibly close to that.
This story is from the July 02, 2025 edition of Auto Express.
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