MotorMouths

The new 2011 BMW 5-Series really impressed me. Here’s something you will rarely see me write: even at $73,300, this car is worth every single penny based on quality and driving enjoyment.

Graced with lusciously smooth operation, amazing dynamic abilities, an outstanding hi-tech feature-set and the undeniable cachet BMW’s cars justifiably possess, it’s hard to imagine a more desirable car than the 2011 BMW 5 Series.

The BMW 5 Series is dramatically updated and improved for 2011. If you’ve held back because you’ve heard complaints about some of BMWs’ cockpit controls, the waiting is over. The 5 is unquestionably one of the premier performance sedans in the world.

With the new 5 Series, BMW treads the delicate line between not alienating the core buyers and shows the world a brash newness and forward-thinking technology.

With the new 5-series, BMW has found and channeled the authenticity and finesse of earlier cars. Cars that we once called the world’s best-driving sedans.

When it comes to finding fault? My God, you have to be picky in the 535i. So, if you have the wherewithal, I suggest you buy a BMW 5-series. It’s the absolute best of absolutely everything we know.

How does the new 535i shape up? Does the new electric steering compromise the 5’s legendary steering feel? Does the new double-wishbone front suspension improve this sedan’s relationship with the road? No and yes. In other words, good news all round.

BMW has virtually squared the circle by making its new sixth-generation 5-Series sedan bigger, roomier, better-equipped and more refined than ever before, while further improving its standard-setting dynamics.

The redesigned BMW 5 Series is as sober as a German math professor, but it offers a luxurious feel and performance that was born on the racetrack.

The new 5 Series feels damned near ideal and not boatlike in the least. The combination of BMW’s new four-wheel-steer tech with electric-assist steering felt superb.

If you and three friends have a long way to go and a short time to get there, and want to do so in comfort and style, you won’t go wrong here. Don’t need 400 horses or want to spend quite as much? The BMW 535i should still more than get the job done.

The 2011 BMW 5-Series Sports Sedan offers a mind-boggling mix of power and technology that’s sure to leave you asking, “how did they do that?”