BMW 5 Series 540i V8 Review

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BMW 5 Series 540i V8
4.4 stars
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doctor damian's Review of BMW 5 Series 540i V8

1st Aug 2007

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    2 Years
  • Performance
    4.5 stars
  • Reliability
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2000
  • Doors
    4
  • Practicality
    4 stars
Good Points

Excellent big boy saloon. Think American muscle car with European shocks. And an interior that isn't from the stone age.


Bad Points

Handling half-way decent, but needs work even on the sport model. Weight means it eats tyres. A lumbering motorway powerhouse, not a nimble country lane twister.


General Comments

Fantastic car for the price (paid 20% of new after 4 years). Monster torque - don't be afraid to overtake at 800rpm. After owning an E36 M3 it's a disappointment at the top end but hey, it's half the price and it doesn't EVER break down - unburstable is the name of this major player in the motorway pecking order.

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