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FOE-BEATING FIVE!
The competition has gotten better, but Munich has probably bested it. The sixth generation BMW 5-series is milder where it
should be, without being any less wilder. Adil Jal Darukhanawala drives the car around road and track
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has always been an more of in the latest 5- quarter in India. The 530d is keeping the transmission in thought and utilizes high occasion but also enhances
important number series Beemer, no not just a pretty special automobile manual over-ride mode is tensile steel in key areas safety by a large margin.
1 The interiors of the new 5 are definitely more luxurious, if
especially for in the way the car seems which should surely be the superfluous. but aluminium is used on As the very same baby
somewhat toned down. Gadgets and technology abound on the
inside, much to the pleasure of its occupants
Munich-based car shrink wrapped to fit the top selling version in India Of course if it is the the bonnet, front wings and boomers who adopted it in
maker BMW. Raking in the mechanicals perfectly, when it goes on sale strong testosterone type of doors. Weight has been the first place for its outright
2 Rear seat comfort has been improved massively, with the
much sought after magic carpet ride achieved. Handling and
second largest bag of almost as if it was but a around August-September motoring you prefer, then kept lower than in the handling prowess are now
agility have not been sacrificed for it, however
moolah with its every cover for the machine this year. This car with its the 535i is the one to have. previous 5-series but the reckoning with the mid-life,
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Toned down design cues seem to be the theme on the outside,
iteration the 5 series has underneath. From its 2993cc straight six comes This 3.0-litre inline six Munich engineers contend the new 5-series has also
to steer away from the last generation’s controversial design.
always stood BMW in good proportions to its ride with an aluminium makes 306bhp at 5800rpm that the structure is even evolved. It is very difficult to The tail lamps for instance are less flamboyant and more elegant
stead. The last generation 5 quality, right up to the way it crankcase, a turbocharger and develops 400Nm of more stiffer and stronger balance handling with ride
had been no different when feels more opulently decked with VGT and the latest torque from 1200 to than the car it replaces. quality, that quintessential
Chris Bangle brought a out, praise must be let out generation common rail 5000rpm! A twin-scroll What makes this car so waft-ability that many luxury
2010 bmw 535i
fresh and fiercely for Adrian van Hooydonk's direct fuel injection. With single turbocharger does very agile and precise yet sedans do, and have to,
Engine: Inline-six petrol, twin-turbo
individualistic air into master design touches. 245bhp on call (at the business here but well behaved in the corners encompass but in the new
Displacement: 2979cc
German luxury car design Hooydonk who worked with 4000rpm) backed up with a BMW's famed Valvetronic is the all-new option of the 5-series this has happened,
making the world sit up and Chris Bangle, on the other massive 540Nm of torque helps the car to spring to Integral Active Steering in a big way. It is now so
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
take proper notice. The BMW models, has finally from as low as 1750 rpm 100km/h front standstill in system which builds in a very close to a Mercedes-
Power: 306PS @ 5,800rpm
competition had moved given the overtly prominent and holding forth till 6.0 seconds flat if the 6- modicum of rear wheel Benz in the luxury comfort
ahead, most notably with surface flame design theme 3000rpm, this is one hell of speed manual transmission steering to the tune of two arena without
Torque: 400Nm @ 1,200-5,000rpm
the new Mercedes-Benz E- a more pleasing integration a muscle machine is used. and a half degrees and compromising on the fun-to- Wheelbase: 2,968mm
Class and since change is into mainstream car design masquerading as a BMW has tried to make works as a function of the drive approach that
Weight: 1,685kg
the only real constant in this and where you had the gentleman's express. The the car strong yet light and car's road speed. The 5- Stuttgart needs to be very
dynamic world of delicious proposition of torque is so thick and also endow it with near series packs in tonnes of wary of it. Long, wide and SPECIFICATIONS
Or consider: Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A4, Volvo S80
automobiles it was time to classic cars with their mile- strong as you bury the perfect weight distribution. driving stability systems and heavy it might be but make
move ahead towards bigger long hoods and stately throttle pedal into the rich The all new monocoque these helps deliver not just no mistake, this is a car
For more detailed road tests of all the latest cars,
and even better things for cabins, the F10 thick carpeted floor that borrows from 7-series the right handling for the which won't take prisoners.
log on to
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The new 5-series is now
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very close to a Mercedes-Benz
in the luxury comfort arena
without compromising on the
fun-to-drive approach
BMW. And boy has it moved
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5-series blends these
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ahead as I found out on my virtues brilliantly.
recent drive of the 6th We had two cars to
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generation, 2010 BMW 5- sample in Portugal,
series around the the 530d and the 535i
Portuguese seaside town of but the new 5-series
Cascais with a few fast laps will come with a
thrown in for good measure choice of petrol and
at the Estoril race track. diesel powerplants
JOY IS POWERFUL AND ELEGANT.
While the Teutons may be when it goes on sale
in their bickering over the in the coming month
Elegant at first glance, the BMW 5 Series is one of the world’s most attractive and best performing cars on the road. Its dynamic
luxury space it is Jaguar's in Europe and
exterior makes it instantly recognisable from front to rear, and its award-winning, in-line 6-cylinder engine keeps you in the lead.
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