Six cylinders in line, three litres, driving the rear wheels through a six-speed gearbox. Sounds like it should shift a caravan with ease – and it does. Powerful brakes, too, and a conventional handbrake that held the outfit rock steady on our hills.
Sports suspension is hard and the BMW’s ride left a bit to be desired at times. Noseweight limit is 90kg. The BMW lost points for being the most expensive in our ‘basket of running costs’ but gained points and a great deal of interest with its intriguing head-up instrument display.
| Make/Model |
Caravan weight |
Drive |
Cyls/CC |
bhp/lb ft@rpm |
Price |
Tested |
| BMW 530d Touring |
1,492kg |
RWD |
6/2993 |
231/369@1750 |
£38,685 |
2006 |
BMW 530d Touring
