Review: 2012 BMW M5

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09-27-11, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by J.P.

seen the 5 on the road and was blah.

interesting. every 5 on the road i've seen has had me drooling.

09-27-11, 08:54 PM

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It doesn't make me drool, but I like it much better than the previous for sure ...

09-27-11, 08:59 PM

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Sick car! Looks like big improvements across the board over the E60. Somehow the E60 looks bigger. The frozen black one is totally sleeper!

Slight tangent, but I'm sad that these cars are growing in size and weight, and they keep adding horsepower to compensate. I wish for the day that manufacturers will against the grain by maintaining dimensions and going lightweight, vs. adding power. I mean, how much wider and longer are they gonna make the cars? They're going to grow beyond their class soon (Or already have).

Agreed. The single thing that bothers me most about the new 5 Series is the fact that it gained 400lbs..

. I think BMW and the others need to take a page out of Jaguar/Audi's book with lightweight metal chassis. If you compare say an XJ and A8 with their NA V8s (375hp 372hp respectively), lightweight frames vs 7 Series and S-Class FI V8 (ball park 400hp each), fuel economy and performance both measure out to on par. We'll see what the future has in store. Audi wants to shed 700lbs off the next Q7, and Ford wants to do the same with their entire line-up.