Visually it’s ace and i highly recommend checking the M Sport Exterior Package for anyone ordering a brand new 5 Series. Giving this car a much more aggressive attitude and stance when compared with the standard car. This means sculpted bumpers with larger intakes, sideskirts, shadow line trim and handsome 20″ shoes enveloping a set of blue calipered M Sport brakes. Until the launch of the M5, and unless you don’t mind special ordering a 550i, the 540i remains the flagship 5 in Singapore’s stable and as such, comes standard with M Sport goodies. Of particular interest is the double shoulder line we first saw on the G11/G12 7 Series, playing with light and shadows to give it a very dynamic forward-facing side profile, all the while avoiding current automotive design trends of horrifically disjointed body surfaces. I managed to park our 540i next to an F10 and though the basic silhouette might share a number of similarities, there is no mistaking the new car from it’s older brother with the new car appearing much sportier. In the flesh though, it’s a different story. Our test car for today is not a 530i but a rather well specced out 540i with BMW’s glorious and award winning TwinPower Turbo Straight 6 under the hood.Īesthetically, most critics have pointed out how “safe” BMW designers have once again gone when reworking one of their most important products, i know this because i was one of those critics when i first saw photos of the car with one of the key complaints being how similar the new car looked with its predecessor. The last we drove a G30, it was just a couple of months ago on our visit to Germany and we were mighty impressed with its autobahn storming abilities even in 530i trim. Enough reminiscing, it’s time to move on. If anything, i think it speaks volumes of BMW’s designers for penning a car that while looking rather “safe” on launch, still appears modern by today’s standards. Has it been that long already? With the keys to a brand new G30 in my hand, i tried my best to recall the last time i drove the previous generation 5-Series on its debut and realised 7 quick years have already gone by.
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