RE: Driven: The New BMW 5-Series
Discussion
Healey73 said:
playerone said:
Standard car looks a bit boring but then so does the current one.
As usual in the UK as soon as the M Sport body kit and wheels are available you wont be able to move for them on the road.
As usual in the UK as soon as the M Sport body kit and wheels are available you wont be able to move for them on the road.
Always the way, BMW know that there are plenty of people out there who will buy as they want to be seen in the very latest model and then a year later the M-Sport will come out which always looks much better they will all buy again.
i'm sure it's a nice place to be in, but i would still rather something like this (well, would take the M5, but this is just awesome....
much more pretty! and still looks good today IMO
though in that actual picture the wheels don't look quite right
much more pretty! and still looks good today IMO
though in that actual picture the wheels don't look quite right
Edited by E21_Ross on Thursday 28th January 13:26
Looks pretty good to me, especially next to the yawnfests that are the Carina E, sorry XF and E-Class. Think I prefer the E60 in all honesty however, far preferred the edgy look to this new rounded look.
However it just goes to show that BMW really cannot win, especially on here. Try and design something a bit different they get slated for designing ugly abominations, tone it down a bit they get slated for being dull.
Dunno why but the phrase "victims of their own success" seem to spring to mind.
However it just goes to show that BMW really cannot win, especially on here. Try and design something a bit different they get slated for designing ugly abominations, tone it down a bit they get slated for being dull.
Dunno why but the phrase "victims of their own success" seem to spring to mind.
This happens every time; the standard variants are almost always boring. I wouldn't go out and buy a base spec 5 series as they're drab. In fact I could say the same thing for every poverty specced BMW, but that does not and should not reflect badly on the entire range of cars.
The drivers cars will be along shortly....
The drivers cars will be along shortly....
Zod said:
nonuts said:
I think the e60 is going to age very well next to this!
Were you one of the ones posting seven years ago that the E39 would age very well next to the E60?nonuts said:
jamoor said:
This car is missing something that the XF has, and I don't know what it is.
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ky, heavy, pointless rotating airvents?Fair enough if it was the new Lotus elise or a Caterham kit car, but this is a barge.
jamoor said:
This car is missing something that the XF has, and I don't know what it is.
Crass exterior detailing (that spoils a good shape) and bug-eyed headlamps.I do like the XF, but thye could have got it right so easily with just a bit more money spent on making it look like the Concept. The A6 does nothing for me, being based ona standard VAG fwd platform. I am still not old enough to buy an E Class and even when I am, I still won't find anything to enthuse me about it. The E Class is utterly competent all round, but not remotely interesting (and I have driven every generation of the last twenty years extensively).
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