BMW G30

- Vivek Venugopal

If you want almost everything the 7 series has, for roughly half the price, the 5 series is the one for you. It is busting with technology like never before and part of it has to be fierce competition in this segment. With new entrants like the Volvo S90, Jaguar XF bringing a new set of talents to the table, it is important to play your strengths. Mercedes E class has decided to play its long wheelbase trump card; BMW has chosen to do what it does best –being the best driver’s car and loading it to the gills with tech.

This is the seventh generation of the 5 series and is officially known as the G30. The previous generation car, the F10, saw a switch, from the hardcore driver’s car that the E60 had been, to a more comfortable motorway cruiser. With more focus on ride quality, it wasn’t the sharpest BMW to drive, but it was still better than most of its rivals. With the new one, BMW has once again put fun in the driving seat. It is more aerody namic with a Cd of 0.22 while being 36mm larger, 6mm wider and a tad taller than before. It is also about a 100kgs lighter than before, making use of more high strength steel and aluminium. It doesn’t get the Carbon core of the 7 series, although similar architecture is employed in its construction. BMW also provides a space saver in the boot, but this means an extra padding on the floor, which reduces its volume to just 400 litres.