First Drive: BMW 5 Series
BMW’s new 5 series sheds weight, gains efficiency and performance writes Geraldine Herbert as we found out when we took it to Mondello Park What is it? BMW’s all new 5 series is more spacious and 100kg lighter than the last, thanks to what BMW calls Efficient Lightweight design First impressions of the new 5 Series? Since the polarizing Chris Bangle designs of the noughties, BMW designers have maintained a strong visual link between...
Eight things to know about BMW’s new 5-Series
Due here in the Spring BMW has revealed the all-new 5 Series writes Geraldine Herbert The new BMW 5 Series will hit Irish showrooms on February 11th, 2017 Prices start from €52,800. It may not look radically different from the outside but its now slightly longer, wider, and taller than the previous model. With a focus on driving dynamics the car gets a new suspension and sheds over a 100kgs. BMW’s ‘xDrive’ all-wheel drive system will...
First Drive – BMW M5
What is it? Labelled the world’s fastest four-door and the best-handling saloon, the M5 is a high-performance version of the regular BMW 5 series. First impression of the new M5 The new M5 looks very like a regular 5-Series until you spot the four exhausts, a small spoiler and the deeper front bumpers. Essentially it’s a luxury 5 series saloon that houses incredible power but still manages to be sufficiently understated that...
