skiwi

this in response to an article last week "is bmw slipping" referencing a road &amp; track article that placed the new 530i 6th out of 8 in a comparison...<ul><li><a href="http://www2.autospies.com/article/index.asp?articleId=2914">gripes on autospies</a></li></ul>

dimitristx

..5 is horrendous. At least the 7 series is a beauty from the outside: big, solid, imposing. The 5-series is like a Pontiac from many angles. The butchered the mid-exec sedan.

PaulW

The rear end is still ugly....but the rest of the car looks good....the 5 series is too ugly for me....

banal

classic beauty. just as the audi a8 was.

why, oh why bmw?

JimR

I haven't liked anything they've done since the Z3. 5,7, swb, lwb, it doesn't matter.

BMWho?

check for my email feedback in the article:


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C'mon guys, this is an easy one. Bangle is the reason bmw is slipping.

at my company's parking lot, there are plenty of bmws. and plenty of new vehicles. but not a single new bmw. and why? they are hideous. our ceo drives a 740 but would not be caught dead in a 745. soooooo ugly.

ditto for me. i've gone the audi route. would sure be nice to see something about them instead of the usual bmw/lexus/acura chatter.

Matt

Audi S5 TC

But the new A8 is gorgeous. As many have indicated, the new A6 looks great in person, far better than the fugly as **** 5 Series. The 5 Series horrific interior has leather upholstery that looks and feels so much like vinyl that you cannot even tell it is leather. In person, the new A6's interior also looks great. Very sporty and very elegant. I used to love BMWs. But ******** Chris Bangle enormously messed that up for me.

PaulW

It was very, very good looking....except for....drum roll please.....the trunk!!!!

WTF? Change those trunk lines and it will be a perfect car!

banal

but nice still