BMW 5 Series 540i V8 Review

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BMW 5 Series 540i V8
4.4 stars
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Ade Pepin.'s Review of BMW 5 Series 540i V8

3rd Feb 2002

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Practicality
    4.5 stars
  • Performance
    5 stars
  • Reliability
    5 stars
Good Points

Performance, handling, comfort, image, reliability, style, kudos, extras, silence, pleasure to own


Bad Points

Where to next? One day I will have to try and replace it. I suspect I won't be able to.


General Comments

I have Biarritz blue, cream comfort leather totally extra'd up BMW 540i Sport. Someone at the BMW dealership told me that I can get over 36 miles per gallon out of my 540i Sport, but I don't see why I should want to! As it is, I get 22.4 overall without trying to save penny. If running cost is an issue, buy a Nissan Micra. Otherwise, if you want to own and use one of the finest, if not THE finest all round performance saloon cars in the world then forget the Lexus and also rans, buy THE REAL THING - a BMW 540i Sport. The famous BMW turn in and flattening of every corner is here in spades. It is possibly the most chuckable full size 4 seater sports saloon that you can find and the 4.4 litre V8 will never let you feel short on power. The Michelin pilots on the Motorsport suspension (the 'sport' variant comes with Mootorsport setup all round) give colossal grip before the DSC (dynamic stabilty control) switches in. Cruising at any speed is very impressive. Quick changes of lanes, direction or speed thanks to blinkered idiots or others that have yet to learn how to drive, are accomplished totally fuss free and with the kind of dynamics that are usually only found in well sorted, out and out sports cars. This cars performance is simply in another league as regards safe fast progress. Buy one now. You will not be disappointed.

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