Boot space is usually measured in liters or cubic feet. To measure the boot space of , the manufacturer will fill the boot with small balls or blocks, and then measure the volume of the space that they occupy. This method provides an accurate measurement of the amount of space that is available in the boot. With it's
length of 5060 mm and
wheelbase of 2995 mm,
the BMW 5er-Reihe has a bootspace of 570 l. With rear seats folded, the bootspace from the bottom of the trunk up to the roof of BMW 5er-Reihe is 1700 l. With rear seats folded, the bootspace from the bottom of the trunk up to the windows of BMW 5er-Reihe is 1700 l. The largest car boot you can find amongst " kombi" has Dodge Journey 2.0 CRD (JC ), which is 214 l more than the 520d Touring -
784 l.For illustration, the difference in length between the BMW and the Dodge is -172 mm in favor of the BMW. On the other hand, the smallest boot space amongst similar cars has the Hyundai Staria 2.2 CRDi , which is 117 l - that makes it 453 l less than the BMW in question.Length-wise, the Hyundai outperforms the rival by 193 mm.
The difference in Boot space between first generation (E12) from 1972 and last generation (5er-Reihe G60/G61/G90/G99) from 2023 is 80 l.