First Drive: BMW 5 Series

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Some cars are easy to review – there is often a stand out feature that is easily identifiable as the best or worst aspect and it can be praised or damned as a result. But the new BMW 5 Series is not so helpful – even over an extended run along French mountain roads no highlight emerged.

This might sound like it was simply an average car, but in fact the reverse was true. Everything was just so efficient and impressive that it was impossible to pick holes in it.

The interior is the first aspect that has significantly upped its game from the old car. Where the previous generation could be described as slightly dull, the new version has gone for a more sophisticated and elegant layout. The double humps over the dashboard have gone, and one sweeping dash now sits above a very driver-focussed cockpit.

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