All I will say is, as a 20-something year old it pains me to realize that none of the luxury brand offerings are cars that I will ever aspire to own. A new generation should never be a downgrade
We've already reached our peak as humanity, probably around 2000. People are fatter, dying younger (for the 1st time ever that's happened), getting dumber, and so what do you expect with tech? Everything's going downhill......hopefully this will change.
Man..They follow Mercedes... Mercedes once was extremly good looking cars inside and outside but from couple years they introduced this weird interior with the "iphone 45" screen lol I seriously dont know who likes it. I would be ashamed to show off in those cars. This is really fking weird that Skoda's interiors are much much prettier and for fraction of the price of BMW or Mercedes...
I think you are having an instant negative reaction due to the plonked tablets of yore, a la C class. In the case of the this new 5 series, they've basically removed a lot of the bulk behind the infotainment. As someone who absolutely hates tacked on screens, this doesn't really bother me, in fact I kinda like this approach.
Like the majority of dreamt up motoring laws it's all about generating revenue for governments / insurance companies and next to nothing to do with safety
As a happy private buyer of new 5 series since 2004 I fear my current 520d will be my last. BMW have seriously lost the plot. Too big. Poor (no) engine choice. And as for the interior design. Not for me.
I'm just appalled by the engine choices, basically the main reason why people buy 5 series and all you get is a shitty 2 litre and shitty electric motors wtf are we doing?
Well I can't wait to decide on upgrading my current 520d next year. It's between the new 520d [it is available in diesel in South Africa] or the new X3. I will not consider another brand.
Too big, too ugly, too heavy, missing the classy analogue instruments that previous series used to have. Touchscreen and plastic panels are no substitute for traditional knobs and true action buttons. Overall the interior is a step backwards in ergonomics. BMW no longer understands what European buyers want.
if you loose your ”home base” and support in Europe then you loose everything. The hardcore fans are the ones that build up the brand value and do lots of free marketing for the brand and make the brand cool. Personally I suspect that the German brands collude and decide that they will all remove buttons and have this giant screen instead (they have been caught before doing that) Seems like most potential buyers dont like it. So my advice is for the German economy sake - listen to your buyers.
Disappointing from BMW once again. I had an E34 followed by an E39, followed by an E38 - best cars ever. Would not go near a newer BMW, even with a barge pole.
Wow . Very impressive line up there, mate ! As you well know, the The E39 was possibly the greatest car of the 90’s and perhaps following decade. This one has an interior of a MG4, and the front look of a Skoda . All the elegance and class has been diluted out of it and that scrolling menu ! WTF?! How dangerous is that! Awful. Give me £3000 E39 ANY day !
Even the Skoda Octavia has a bigger boot and more rear leg room. It costs half the price of a 5 series. Why do so few luxury car manufacturers focus on practicality?
It's very tall for a saloon which makes the proportions all wrong. The front bumper graphics are terrible. That black section that overlaps the kidney grill makes it look chinless and weak. Rear lights are pretty nice. Interior looks nice enough. But the shiny black plastic cheapens it.
As a 24 year + BMW owner (12 years of 5’s and 12 years of X5s) I’ve held on to my G05 X5 for 5 years now because I’m just not inspired by the latest designs (and prices are crazy!) I’m wedded to the brand because I’ve experienced superb reliability especially in this latest car.
The Germans have a fixation to make cars bigger with every new model. People generally want smaller, lighter cars these days for better fuel economy. Seems to me this has been lost on them. As for overly bright headlights, it's dangerous with the British habit of flashing them to high beam to signal a thanks or allowing you out at a junction when a simple wave of the hand is sufficient or flash the lights off and on at night
Personally I don't think they should even have these huge long displays. Eyes should be on the road ahead. I think knobs and switches are better for helping to keep eyes on the road.
Very good review. I am sticking with my 2019 5 Series. The performance and economy of the 2 litre petrol engine doesn't appeal in the same way as the diesel. Also the interior is no longer leather and the lack of physical buttons for the climate control and IDrive is poor. I think the new 520i M Sport is very expensive for what it is.
No thanks. Ill keep my G30 thanks. Downgrade in terms of looks, interior styling (for me), looks like quality of interior is poorer too. Drive train options are boring and the cost of them has just exploded through the roof! Think the proper 5 series is dead. Will only sell to company car buyers wanting a good BIK figure. The Skoda equivalent looks nicer, is a damn site cheaper and looks more ergonomically designed. Never thought I would be saying this but BMW have lost the plot it feels like.
No felt lining in the door bins, unbelievable. I also remember when bmw hard plastics used to have a think soft touch layer over them which was part of why they stood out as a luxury brand. Now you look at the trim surrounding the seat controls and it is the same type of finish you’d get on a Kia. Yes I know hard plastic will wear better without that thin rubberised-like coating (that would typically wear away, melt, etc.), but it was just another luxury touch that used to make German cars stand out.
The rubber door seals also used to be half a kind of flocked finish to give a more luxurious experience. They’ve done away with that too it appears. Between the cost of having way too many models and the cost to produce electric vehicles, bmw must be looking for savings constantly.
They're frowned upon due to emissions/particulates. There's not a lot of new diesels around. The general trend is towards a smooth drivetrain like an EV.
They can't afford to get this wrong...in the late nineties the E39 was by far the best car in the world that was never bettered in its 8 year life,looks like they have played it safe,Shame no M550i though.
2:13 in BMWs adaptive lights means that they move left and right. High beam assist is where the high beam lights come on and off based on vehicles in front
This is my 4th 5 series BMW. The car is great on the highway, ride is excellent, power is acceptable. It is more Limo like than the previous model and being larger is a bit more difficult to drive on small highways. The BW sound system is excellent. There is very little manual adjustments and the voice controls may not understand what you are askings for. BMW should have i listing of key words to do certain functions. But once properly setup, it works fine. The menu can be setup to a simple screen of 6 selected functions of your choice.
I’m glad I ordered the last model in 2022 before this one came out. Sat in one of these in the showroom and felt really disappointed… certainly feels like BMW are trying to cut corners at the moment. Not a fan of the new idrive system… as you’ve pointed out, it’s too busy and not user friendly when you’re on the road. Sorry BMW but I won’t be replacing my current 5 series for one of these!
BMW’s used to have the best instruments in the business. That slab of modern tech is a travesty. Aesthetics and ergonomics these days pay second fiddle to the balance sheet. As for the big-Mac burger-grill - er no. Maybe in the flesh and a better colour it may be okay.
I really enjoy and learn from your videos. I have a suggestion though; it would be marvelous if you could give your figures in metric units too, for your international viewers like me.
The new BMW 540d X Drive MH has just arrived in Australia . It's replaced the previous 530d which was used by the police here as well. The Aussie public can buy the 540d X Drive at selected BMW dealers . The G6O is listed with both a 2.0d Four Cyl & a 3.0d Six cyl. Europe get a 520d, 520d X Drive & 540d X Drive all with Mild Hybrid tech
I love the new 5 series, actually all the BMW are looking better than ever before (at least for me). And the numbers tell that they are selling like warm bread…
What gets me is, even with the I5 starting at £68,000 you still have to add the comfort pack option up to the £90,000 version. How can say an MG4 for £35,000 have all these extras fitted as standard when all the big boys charge extra.
G31 (LCI) is a better looking car imho. BMW has some great models (M3 touring) but it's a bit too plastic (alu look) lately, too much cost cutting and too much tupperware/ali express looks.
It’s no looker that’s for sure, p*ss poor engine range (that isn’t lumbered hybrid BS and extra cost because of it too), I’m not bothered massively by touch screens but I don’t think BMW’s implementation of them is very good, confusing array of smaller icons which just makes things more frustrating that if a bit of thought went into it.
Had too many problems with my BMW 520d, dealership servicing costs were a nightmare, had to get rid of it, plus it was too big for most UK parking spaces whether in supermarkets or shopping centres. Had another BMW 2 series before and had problems with cabin fumes, loose plastics falling off everywhere. Expensive to fix and not worth it. Gave up on BMWs because of dodgy thieving dealerships out there to rob you.
Funny thing to mention that all things that you say are standard in the UK or a no cost upgrade, are not here in NL. powered seats only in a 2500€ package, trims from 400€, veganza €550, makes the touring 530e minimum 80k€ car
BMW have the best diesel engines so they decide not to sell the 5 series with them? Geniuses. Also the piano black interior panels and haptic buttons are like 2 years old designs that VW and many others have now ditched. BMW clearly heading in the wrong direction here.
What are car companies doing? The 5 series is probably one of those cars that if i had the money i would get as all-rounder. But not this. I like the looks but no diesel? At all? Really? Why can’t you do a Diesel hybrid? Am I missing something. Also it’s a cruiser… I don’t want heavy electrics! Companies are going to come unstuck soon! Just boring! 50k starting price tag is INSANE!! 😢😮
Full electric seats with memory function comes only with Comfort plus pack, it’s not standard at all.
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I owned BMWs for 12+ years, two 1 series, one 3 series (F30) and one 5 series (G30), and I always admired and LOVED all the 5 series since I was a kid. This is a big DISAPPOINTMENT. and… I can hardly see one on the road.
Not having a diesel in the line up ultimately leads to more CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere than sticking with petrol. Most people will just run on petrol dragging the hybrid system around.
As much as I love EVs and Hybrids if you want a 5er find yourself a 6cyl late E39 with a manual gearbox. 530i etc. dont bother with a V8, you want the 6 as the front suspension is entirely different. Install a modern HU and enjoy the last real 5er
A 2025 5 series a car than can cost well over 80.000 euro's and the camera quality of the 360 view is appalling. How can this still pass as fine in 2024, were smartphones that cost 200 euro's have better camera's....
Its certainly an amazing car but I dont get that they replaced the amazing steering wheel controls (thank god the 3series still had them) with the cheap looking nobs and not sure at all about the large ambient light strip in the front - looks cheap as hell.
Range topping is the M5 , not M60. Unless u saying M car is not a bmw. The M5 has dual personality, at comfort it is like any 5 series…in M mode it transform to an animal… best of both worlds
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All I will say is, as a 20-something year old it pains me to realize that none of the luxury brand offerings are cars that I will ever aspire to own. A new generation should never be a downgrade
We've already reached our peak as humanity, probably around 2000. People are fatter, dying younger (for the 1st time ever that's happened), getting dumber, and so what do you expect with tech? Everything's going downhill......hopefully this will change.
Oh grow up
You are too kind. That display panel alone makes it a definite no. What is going on in the German car industry???
Thought I was the only one
Man..They follow Mercedes...
Mercedes once was extremly good looking cars inside and outside but from couple years they introduced this weird interior with the "iphone 45" screen lol
I seriously dont know who likes it. I would be ashamed to show off in those cars.
This is really fking weird that Skoda's interiors are much much prettier and for fraction of the price of BMW or Mercedes...
I think you are having an instant negative reaction due to the plonked tablets of yore, a la C class. In the case of the this new 5 series, they've basically removed a lot of the bulk behind the infotainment. As someone who absolutely hates tacked on screens, this doesn't really bother me, in fact I kinda like this approach.
German car industry?? Have you been living under a rock? Everybody is doing this
@@kingakim11 It’s hideous, but there’s no accounting for taste.
Remember when they said Chris Bangle destroyed BMW. Those cars seem prettier to this lot
Domajoj left and now we have a former polestar designer and his cars r beautiful
E60 looking good today,especially M sport ones
@@adams7405 this 5 series looks like a modern interpretation of the E60.
The light transmissions are similar to the e60.
This is the most disgusting thing I have ever sean
I don't like this flat tablet in front of driver. Where is the design of cockpit gone? I just don't like it
Looking at the font grille I thought it was a Skoda.
Nah… Skodas are better looking
Lol 😂
Yep@@stan_austin
Kia?
my enyaq vrs grille has 136 led lights in it
and looks a lot better than this ........
How is it against the law to use your handphone while driving but OK to fiddle around with touch screen controls ?
That's a very interesting question, this is a big scam made by governments.
Been asking this question since car manufacturers started sticking tablets on the dash.
Like the majority of dreamt up motoring laws it's all about generating revenue for governments / insurance companies
and next to nothing to do with safety
Probably because the display in the car is fixed, and you hold the phone in your hand and the reaction time is longer.
@@Julius_Gold_Dollar_Caesar what if your phone has a mount?
As a happy private buyer of new 5 series since 2004 I fear my current 520d will be my last. BMW have seriously lost the plot. Too big. Poor (no) engine choice. And as for the interior design. Not for me.
Have you considered Lexus
I'm just appalled by the engine choices, basically the main reason why people buy 5 series and all you get is a shitty 2 litre and shitty electric motors wtf are we doing?
Well I can't wait to decide on upgrading my current 520d next year. It's between the new 520d [it is available in diesel in South Africa] or the new X3. I will not consider another brand.
@@danielbredenkamp3957 do you like the new x3 I like the 5 series not sure about the x3 tho
@@bdrferreiramanufacturers are not to blame for the engine choice. Look towards your politicians!
So
Overpriced, under spec'd.
Well done bmw.
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Too big, too ugly, too heavy, missing the classy analogue instruments that previous series used to have. Touchscreen and plastic panels are no substitute for traditional knobs and true action buttons. Overall the interior is a step backwards in ergonomics. BMW no longer understands what European buyers want.
Well said. This is exactly what I think too
if you loose your ”home base” and support in Europe then you loose everything. The hardcore fans are the ones that build up the brand value and do lots of free marketing for the brand and make the brand cool.
Personally I suspect that the German brands collude and decide that they will all remove buttons and have this giant screen instead (they have been caught before doing that)
Seems like most potential buyers dont like it. So my advice is for the German economy sake - listen to your buyers.
Agree with everything you've said
Absolutely. That large embossed 5 in the Hoffmeister curve looks cheap. Where’s the class? The refined appearance.
@@MattBryanArt That 5 wouldn't be needed if they actually made it look like a 5 series.
Disappointing from BMW once again. I had an E34 followed by an E39, followed by an E38 - best cars ever. Would not go near a newer BMW, even with a barge pole.
Wow . Very impressive line up there, mate !
As you well know, the The E39 was possibly the greatest car of the 90’s and perhaps following decade. This one has an interior of a MG4, and the front look of a Skoda . All the elegance and class has been diluted out of it and that scrolling menu ! WTF?! How dangerous is that!
Awful. Give me £3000 E39 ANY day !
Bandwagon jumping. It looks great and has a BMW badge on it what more do you want
No Diesel??? We have the 540d Xdrive, 520d, 520d Xdrive around here. What happened to the UK?
Do you not think BMW has does its research with regards to consumer behaviour
A BMW should have a petrol 6 though, different league.
@@pedromiguelareias who wants a smelly dirty diesel in their car? Just like the US the UK doesn’t like oil burners
It was mentioned in the video and I looked it up here, that's it. E-Class also retains Diesel.
Diesel is dead.
Eh, I’d just buy a Skoda superb. More practical and reliable and noticeably cheaper and better looking.
Couldn’t put it better myself!! 😂
@@entername_ That's the good thing about it. It's a Skoda!
and much more space and more comfortable in the back
Even the Skoda Octavia has a bigger boot and more rear leg room. It costs half the price of a 5 series. Why do so few luxury car manufacturers focus on practicality?
Skoda Octavia is also an awesome car.
Looks like another backwards step to me!
Yeah, last gen 5 series was the peak of 5 series imo.
How?
Plastic shitbox. Done. 😢
You clearly have no taste😂
@@danielbredenkamp3957 yeah, i dont have enough money for taste.
It's very tall for a saloon which makes the proportions all wrong. The front bumper graphics are terrible. That black section that overlaps the kidney grill makes it look chinless and weak. Rear lights are pretty nice. Interior looks nice enough. But the shiny black plastic cheapens it.
For the battery pack versions. The excessive height is a side effect.
"Chinless" lol, it does though, I get your point
As a 24 year + BMW owner (12 years of 5’s and 12 years of X5s) I’ve held on to my G05 X5 for 5 years now because I’m just not inspired by the latest designs (and prices are crazy!) I’m wedded to the brand because I’ve experienced superb reliability especially in this latest car.
I dread to think what the new 3 series will be like.
The Germans have a fixation to make cars bigger with every new model. People generally want smaller, lighter cars these days for better fuel economy. Seems to me this has been lost on them. As for overly bright headlights, it's dangerous with the British habit of flashing them to high beam to signal a thanks or allowing you out at a junction when a simple wave of the hand is sufficient or flash the lights off and on at night
Modern cars have yet to master how to best incorporate the long driver's display in the dashboard.
This still looks like a hasty afterthought.
Personally I don't think they should even have these huge long displays. Eyes should be on the road ahead. I think knobs and switches are better for helping to keep eyes on the road.
BMW has lost the plot, again. Previous car has better built quality, drives better, the diesels were great, etc.
Another German car that looks like it's made for Chinese market. Especially interior. Not good.
BMW are building ugly soulless cars these days, it's almost like they want to ditch their customer base.
I agree with you however i think the new X5 is an exception.
@@fahedsayed2201yes the new x5 is hot
BMW should cease designing until they hire a designer who is completely dedicated to the company's design roots and legacy. No further experimenting!
it is wierd that us here in south africa we still recieve a 520d diesel and it is the only model available in oue markert
Very good review. I am sticking with my 2019 5 Series. The performance and economy of the 2 litre petrol engine doesn't appeal in the same way as the diesel. Also the interior is no longer leather and the lack of physical buttons for the climate control and IDrive is poor. I think the new 520i M Sport is very expensive for what it is.
The first 5 Series with a decent standard stereo. I like this guy
❤ I drove it, fantastic!
The last model, the facelift was so good looking. They should have used the same design with very few changes.
No thanks.
Ill keep my G30 thanks. Downgrade in terms of looks, interior styling (for me), looks like quality of interior is poorer too. Drive train options are boring and the cost of them has just exploded through the roof!
Think the proper 5 series is dead.
Will only sell to company car buyers wanting a good BIK figure.
The Skoda equivalent looks nicer, is a damn site cheaper and looks more ergonomically designed. Never thought I would be saying this but BMW have lost the plot it feels like.
I test drove the Skoda and it was disappointing and didn't drive anywhere near as well as my G30 so Ill be keeping mine to.
No felt lining in the door bins, unbelievable. I also remember when bmw hard plastics used to have a think soft touch layer over them which was part of why they stood out as a luxury brand. Now you look at the trim surrounding the seat controls and it is the same type of finish you’d get on a Kia. Yes I know hard plastic will wear better without that thin rubberised-like coating (that would typically wear away, melt, etc.), but it was just another luxury touch that used to make German cars stand out.
The rubber door seals also used to be half a kind of flocked finish to give a more luxurious experience. They’ve done away with that too it appears. Between the cost of having way too many models and the cost to produce electric vehicles, bmw must be looking for savings constantly.
You can get a diesel 5 series in Gemany, dunno why not in UK.
They're frowned upon due to emissions/particulates. There's not a lot of new diesels around.
The general trend is towards a smooth drivetrain like an EV.
People don’t want a noisy rattling smoggy diesel
Are you related to that joker Khan in London? Any experience with modern diesels with dpf? They aren’t as you describe buddy.
@@AdamAus85 no, the market doesn’t want smelly diesels.
@@AdamAus85 same reason they’re not popular in USA
They can't afford to get this wrong...in the late nineties the E39 was by far the best car in the world that was never bettered in its 8 year life,looks like they have played it safe,Shame no M550i though.
"Best care ever". Hilarious 😂😂😂
the worst 5 series ever to be built by bmw , it looks so hideous , just love the G30 5 series design . bring back the g30 for god sake
Side profile and rear lights look wrong to me.
I don’t need my reading glasses to adjust my heating/AC in my Škoda
Enjoy the ride in your Škoda. I had a superb and a kodiaq. I will never buy a skoda in my life. Horrible quality for a lot of money.
You really say, "It doesn't feel like a limo." Pure genius. Hmmm...is it a limo?
2:13 in BMWs adaptive lights means that they move left and right. High beam assist is where the high beam lights come on and off based on vehicles in front
Interior materials and design are awful. (Long term BMW fan and owner of many from new!).
RIP BMW. They finally manage to destroy the last of the iconic range
Nice Red colour but not on the inside.. and hate these TV dashboards...
Too much plastics on the controls, I want real metal controls not flimsy scratchy plastics
BMW has lost its mind. It no longer makes elegant and classic cars
Chris Bangle and Shark :) My favorite of all bmw , 535d good memories :DX
This is my 4th 5 series BMW. The car is great on the highway, ride is excellent, power is acceptable. It is more Limo like than the previous model and being larger is a bit more difficult to drive on small highways. The BW sound system is excellent. There is very little manual adjustments and the voice controls may not understand what you are askings for. BMW should have i listing of key words to do
certain functions. But once properly setup, it works fine. The menu can be setup to a simple screen of 6 selected functions of your choice.
I’m glad I ordered the last model in 2022 before this one came out.
Sat in one of these in the showroom and felt really disappointed… certainly feels like BMW are trying to cut corners at the moment.
Not a fan of the new idrive system… as you’ve pointed out, it’s too busy and not user friendly when you’re on the road.
Sorry BMW but I won’t be replacing my current 5 series for one of these!
BMW’s used to have the best instruments in the business. That slab of modern tech is a travesty. Aesthetics and ergonomics these days pay second fiddle to the balance sheet. As for the big-Mac burger-grill - er no. Maybe in the flesh and a better colour it may be okay.
They're still not listening about HVAC controls and giving us touch screen BS instead. Souless.
When did cars need cheepo ipads on the dashboard.... OMG it looks awful!
That interior and dash is too futuristic for me, and I generally like tech. It just looks thrown together.
It looks blocky and like it's made of cheap plastic.
I really enjoy and learn from your videos. I have a suggestion though; it would be marvelous if you could give your figures in metric units too, for your international viewers like me.
back brilliant plastics, really on a premium car, really? Maybe it is me but find this a big no for the price asked.
The new BMW 540d X Drive MH has just arrived in Australia . It's replaced the previous 530d which was used by the police here as well. The Aussie public can buy the 540d X Drive at selected BMW dealers . The G6O is listed with both a 2.0d Four Cyl & a 3.0d Six cyl. Europe get a 520d, 520d X Drive & 540d X Drive all with Mild Hybrid tech
Gorgeous! Have had several 5 series. All great cars.
Bring on the Neue Klasse designs!
Wow looks awesome in the interior very inspired and unique, another dashboard with a tablet, genius idea for that price ! /s
In certain countries there are a 520d, which is quite frankly for me, the pick of the bunch
I love the new 5 series, actually all the BMW are looking better than ever before (at least for me). And the numbers tell that they are selling like warm bread…
I looked the thumbnail and for a good 10 seconds I thought it was a new Skoda
Skoda is prettier😂
It’s sad that in 2024, you still have to pay extra for a 360 camera or HUD 😂
What gets me is, even with the I5 starting at £68,000 you still have to add the comfort pack option up to the £90,000 version. How can say an MG4 for £35,000 have all these extras fitted as standard when all the big boys charge extra.
G31 (LCI) is a better looking car imho. BMW has some great models (M3 touring) but it's a bit too plastic (alu look) lately, too much cost cutting and too much tupperware/ali express looks.
It’s no looker that’s for sure, p*ss poor engine range (that isn’t lumbered hybrid BS and extra cost because of it too), I’m not bothered massively by touch screens but I don’t think BMW’s implementation of them is very good, confusing array of smaller icons which just makes things more frustrating that if a bit of thought went into it.
PHEVs are the future and thats why BMW have a few options in their range
Why are so many car companies going with this flat screen dash design? Recent BMW design language is so hideous.
Had too many problems with my BMW 520d, dealership servicing costs were a nightmare, had to get rid of it, plus it was too big for most UK parking spaces whether in supermarkets or shopping centres. Had another BMW 2 series before and had problems with cabin fumes, loose plastics falling off everywhere. Expensive to fix and not worth it. Gave up on BMWs because of dodgy thieving dealerships out there to rob you.
Funny thing to mention that all things that you say are standard in the UK or a no cost upgrade, are not here in NL. powered seats only in a 2500€ package, trims from 400€, veganza €550, makes the touring 530e minimum 80k€ car
KIA did well this time 👍
BMW have the best diesel engines so they decide not to sell the 5 series with them? Geniuses. Also the piano black interior panels and haptic buttons are like 2 years old designs that VW and many others have now ditched. BMW clearly heading in the wrong direction here.
Does it come with turn indicators
10/10 for originality there, you absolute sausage.
Cheapout buttons on steering. BMW need to stop going down the road by other competitors!
That dash could not be more bland.
The press car looks well, as all press cars do. The red is lovely with black accents. This car is screaming out for a 40i/30d variant.
The seats are so firm, and suspension is unforgiving that i can not tolerate a journey more than 1 hr
What color? Looks good in red? Thank you
The front grill looks like two trays my ready meal curry came in.😢
Is it a parallel hybrid bmw?😢
This switch to a digital instrument cluster is akin to replacing a Cartier or Breitling wrist watch with an Apple watch. I don’t like it.
Sat in one yesterday and couldn't believe how poor quality the Interior was nowhere near the last two gens
What are car companies doing? The 5 series is probably one of those cars that if i had the money i would get as all-rounder. But not this. I like the looks but no diesel? At all? Really? Why can’t you do a Diesel hybrid? Am I missing something. Also it’s a cruiser… I don’t want heavy electrics! Companies are going to come unstuck soon! Just boring! 50k starting price tag is INSANE!! 😢😮
Full electric seats with memory function comes only with Comfort plus pack, it’s not standard at all.
I owned BMWs for 12+ years, two 1 series, one 3 series (F30) and one 5 series (G30), and I always admired and LOVED all the 5 series since I was a kid. This is a big DISAPPOINTMENT. and… I can hardly see one on the road.
Not having a diesel in the line up ultimately leads to more CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere than sticking with petrol. Most people will just run on petrol dragging the hybrid system around.
Think the touring is a better looking car
As much as I love EVs and Hybrids if you want a 5er find yourself a 6cyl late E39 with a manual gearbox. 530i etc. dont bother with a V8, you want the 6 as the front suspension is entirely different. Install a modern HU and enjoy the last real 5er
No buttons equals cost cutting pure and simple. BMW has lost its way
A 2025 5 series a car than can cost well over 80.000 euro's and the camera quality of the 360 view is appalling. How can this still pass as fine in 2024, were smartphones that cost 200 euro's have better camera's....
I was thinking of buying one but went for a Lexus - just fell out of love with BMW 😞
now let's talk about reliability
At least BMW are still offering cars in actual colours. Looks good in that red I think.
Maybe the title should be corrected to 'worst ever?'?
Its certainly an amazing car but I dont get that they replaced the amazing steering wheel controls (thank god the 3series still had them) with the cheap looking nobs and not sure at all about the large ambient light strip in the front - looks cheap as hell.
RIP German car industry
super review tnx
I would buy a Skoda Superb instead
Same, or a Lexus ES
Styling aside. The materials in the interior look cheap
Range topping is the M5 , not M60.
Unless u saying M car is not a bmw. The M5 has dual personality, at comfort it is like any 5 series…in M mode it transform to an animal… best of both worlds
The only nice thing in this particular car is color:)
it looks a little like the new Skoda Superb on the outside