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  • Basically he's saying that its better than the old car in every way, but still not as good??

  • WANKER!

  • the engine on the 2010-present BMW 5 Series

    Engine

    3.0L 204 hp/199 lb-ft I6

    3.0L 258 hp/228 lb-ft I6

    3.0L TwinPower Turbo 306 hp/295 lb-ft I6

    4.4L Twin Turbo 407 hp/442 lb-ft V8

    2.0L Diesel 184 hp/280 lb-ft I4

    3.0L Diesel 204 hp/332 lb-ft I6

    3.0L Diesel 245 hp/398 lb-ft I6

    3.0L Diesel 313 hp/460 lb-ft I6

  • for some reason, that host annoys me quite a bit...

  • What an arrogant retarded stupid snob. I'll bet he can't even afford buying that car. Different

    people have different priorities to their car, and in this segment comfort is an important issue

    rather than driving a noisy bumpy sports like limousine. !!

  • look out behind you 1:30

  • e39 OR e60?

  • this review is rubbish, not because he is criticising the 5-series its because it was bad recorded and this guy is as interessting as a cup of tea cooling down...

  • haha what's with the unmentioned E Class that follows him ?

  • People whine that the last model was to outgoing in the styling and now the new one isnt outgoing enough, stop complaining please.

  • what I hate about the bmw 5 series reviews it that, when it handles like sports car, it's very, very uncomfortable and hard, and thats very bad. this 5 series became more comfortable, but as cars get bigger and heavier, ofc that the handling will not be so good. and all of a sudden, even when it's still the best handling car in it's class, it's disappointment. so now, when it has the best handling and comfort, it's kind a failiure... I hate this unrealistic type of reviews...

  • the 2010-present BMW 5 Series is assembled in

    Dingolfing, Germany

    Cairo, Egypt

    Toluca, Mexico

    Rayong, Thailand

    Shenyang, China

    Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Chennai, India

    Jakarta, Indonesia

  • I've been watchin reviews of cars for 1 generation now, and autocar has always been the best reviewer in its class. That is, until now.

  • zzzzzzzzz...

  • 5-series is an old mans car per definiton. If you want an agile family saloon you want the 3 series.

  • @slobowitz

    or the last 5 which handles better, chip it and your done

  • This guy needs to know that if you add options such as Adaptive dampers, the ride is better than the old car. The reason it is an option so buyers have the choice if they need superior driving dynamics.

  • holy crap this video sucked.

    watch RosenthalAutomotive's 5 series review. its WAY BETTER.

  • Bad and Boring review.

  • 1:10 where's the model number?

  • @TheMegaCONARTIST bmw is the sporty choice. Mercedes is the comfy choice. Audi is kinda in the middle not really the best in any aspect.

    Theyre all good but ur just a stupid fanboy. Go home, im sure audi arent going to recruit u to sell their cars.

  • I test this in avis car rent company its runs goooood, but 2.0 is not good, need more than 3.0

  • Monotone drone has had a job in the car industry for 20 years... Ouch, any enthusiasm for the job?

  • SIMPLY HILARIOUS Can a car production get any uglier in and out. Yes it can, it is BMW. I truly wonder how "ridiculously stupid, childish, naive" BMW supporters can be when they decide to reply back on my comments of Audi quality in and out, or entire production from built, invention, innovation, design and technology. Its that obvious Audi smashes BMW, BMW does not stand chance in all aspects and views, from the moment Audi engineered, invented cars together with Mercedes Benz, today or future.

  • @TheMegaCONARTIST Fanboy for the win. fuck off.

  • @IcedStick hahah nice try but BIG FAIL FAG BOY.

  • @TheMegaCONARTIST You are lol. Audi is an awesome car, but thats no a reason to bash other brands, so stop being a fag and get real.

  • @TheMegaCONARTIST ok, I see you are mad, so I'll try to be calm... first of all, audi is just vw's way to enter a luxury car world. secondly, every singe audi is has been made to be better than bmw, in that way, that they wait for the bmw model, and then try to be better than the equivalent bmw model. ofc, they never manage to make a car that makes driving pleasure as bmw makes. so, like every audi driver, go, and talk rubbish, because you can't stand the fact - audi is chasing bmw

  • @thestoryteller612 HAHAHAHAH that was hilarious hahahahah FAIL.

  • @TheMegaCONARTIST Hmm, then tell me why there are more BMW's sold than Audi's and Mercedes! Mercedes is far too luxurious and Audi is just a VW being "luxed" up. BMW's have the heart and soul of a Sports Car, yet the elegance of a Luxury Executive Car.

  • @TheMegaCONARTIST They have nothing to do with each other, but they share the same parts and technologies! Yeah, great way to contradict yourself! Oh and who cares which company was producing cars first? That was nearly a century ago! I live in the present, and from what I see, BMW's are outselling and outperforming Audi in every way!

  • @TheMegaCONARTIST You got that from audiblog? ROFL

  • @TheMegaCONARTIST Well it's still not changing the fact that Audi will always be third place, behind Mercedes and BMW :)

  • @Anoush13 actualy the new audi a6 outperforms the new 5 series and e class in every way, audi a6 is now the best , then 5 series and then e class, but the e class will have a replacement not so long away now and im curious what they are gonna do... but the a6 is definitly the best right now, but im still buying a bmw though... because audi doesnt have that name... smart people go for the audi... but i want that bmw badge... go figure...

  • @gargameel007

    i disagree. AUDI WILL NEVER outperfrom the BMW or even Mercedes. AUDI has the most worst interior design and her 500 years unchangeble look , that they canr get rid of it. still the same look

    BMW perform and handlign better than any car..

  • My god ... fire this guy. Or let him write acrticles again and put him BEHIND the camera, not in front of it ... this must have been the most boring car review I've ever seen.

  • ergh this guys voice is so boring

  • I like Audis. But I can't tell whether it is a A8, 7, 6 or 5 or 4 from a distance! Same with Q7 or Q5. Do you think their designers are "lazy"?

  • its hard to believe that the previous generation drives better than this one !

  • The new Audi A6 looks so much better, both exterior and interior.

  • the most beautiful design of a car, that i ever saw.

  • in real life this car looks stunning and the interior is just perfect..

  • How can you make such a boring video with such an amazing car??Someone give this guy a fkn coffee!!

  • The guy is spot on - the f10's ride is like th F01 7 series - it has grown too large and remote hopefully M sports version will handle better. And the styling is a (refined) step backwards. This is not the car I would look back at the car park - looks boring next to jag xf. Bangle come back!!

  • Guy's a douche. He should not be reviewing cars because he doesn't understand the point of the new technology. This car is hardly bland, it just doesn't raise hackles. So it is a better looking car and he is going to bitch about that? What an idiot. Let's see numbers on performance, no the opinion of some fat moron who probably drives a Kia to work every day.

  • It's still the freakin' best car in it's class dumbass.

  • @GdRoock

    No it's not.

  • @GdRoock I seriously beg to differ...

  • I want the Old front. and the New back together, it would be perfect with the old verison M5 thats with V10, not the new V8 engine >__<

  • @BullshotProduction The new V8 has a bi-turbi and 560hp, the old one had a 507 HP V10, without any gimmics. But they want to compete with the 580 hp audi rs6.

  • fucking hell, how did he get this job ?

  • Mr bean

  • BORING

  • The previous 5 series looked better.

  • Might look rather boring but is a better lucking car than the E-class. Personally, i'd buy an Jaguar xf or if the budget can stretch, the new Audi A7.

  • Where's Jeremy?

  • This guy is a c unit

  • cunt

  • The video sounds dull because the new 5 series is dull. He made his point rather nicely. This is an 'old man' car... on purpose. What a shame, indeed.

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  • BMW- Big Money Wasted, the most RUBBISH quality car ever made on planet earth, tons of continuous problems on after another, cheap plastics used everywhere, crap suspension, low quality electrics and electronics, CRAP box on 4 wheels for high price tag , Look at JD Powers IQS rating for shit box as BMW

    BMW is made 90% from Made in China parts, BMW no German any more

  • bmw is a great car but you are the poor driver, you are such a disgrace to autocar.co.uk, stupid, sick and boring incompetent presenter you need training mate, it is the best car in its class you know nothing

  • his right my 2009 m5 is way better

  • blah blah blah and more blah blah.. first see some car reviews and do it again.. poor chap

  • The e 34 sick car e39 perfect car e60 sick car F watever the shit it is lost it's fire

  • this guy is annoying, and this 5 series is a crazy-good car.

    I'm thinking of buying this one or an Audi A4 or A6

  • BMW- Big Money Wasted, the most RUBBISH quality car ever made on planet earth, tons of continuous problems on after another, cheap plastics used everywhere, crap suspension, low quality electrics and electronics, CRAP box on 4 wheels for high price tag

  • why is an E-class in this review of a 5 Series BMW???

  • @reddexred Lol, it was just some random driver on the road trying to get camera time. Its a actually a little funny though considering how the guy kept mentioning the E-class in the review :P

  • this guy should look for more suitable job as a library clerk or so....

  • You are way too picky. I have OWNED all of the previous 5 series including this one. This one is my favorite one so far, as it is like a 7 series.

  • ummmmm ok, so our family have owned 5 series for over 15 years....6 cars to be exact, and of all those cars (just purchased a 2010 535i) it is the best looking 5 series i have ever experienced. all this talk about backwards styling, i cant understand it, it looks so aggressively futuristic in profile! the only 5 series i have ever hated was the e60, edna everage with a fake as? come on...this is extremely impressive, even though pictures and videos give this car none of its feel and presence.

  • God, this man is duller than Andy Murray and thats hard to beat!

  • only thing in this car that i don't like is exterior except rear lights....bmw 5series 2007 that i'm going to buy is so beautiful but in this one there is not that "face" that i love at BMW

  • He is full of bullshit. Almost all other reviews claim this new 5-series is the best yet, while this guy says the opposite. What a moron.

  • @Biankoneri

    This car is shit... anyone care see this car is watered down and boring. I like thw older 5 series

  • most boaring gyu i have ever seen testing a car. i just testet both Mercedez 350cdi and 530d, and the BMW was much better car. in 3 years im gone change my 2007 525d with the 2011 530d!

  • who gift thica r to me??? =D'

  • I prefer the white e-class behind the bmw

  • STFU u geek!!!!....it is the best car in it's class......I had the last 3 generations of BMW 5 series and it's the best....i drove AUDI A6 and MERCEDES E Class but BMW remains the top leader.....SPORTY HIGH CLASS LOW CONSUMPTION (diesel)

  • What a dreadful presenter.

  • If he is right BMW gave another reason to buy Audi A6

    Point of buying BMW 5 series was the excellent handling with pointy steering responce. If that weapon is gone than what is the point ! ???

    Audi has excellent built quality, good all wheel drive, space in the back and looks better or same but not less beautifull.

    Don't tell me BMW has more toys... This toys business gone to far. Who needs parking assist? 70 years old lady ;)

    Only thing I like is new 535d with 0-60 in 5.7 sec

    

  • I prefer the old 5 Series. BMW always have the fat straight centre console which personally is not my cup of tea. In saying that, the Z4 has the best interior design of all BMWs. They should have just let the girls to do the interior from now on.

  • Some interesting observations in the film that, tellingly, Beemer fanbois don't like to hear. The car is very good but it simply isn't the quantum leap forward like the E34 and E39 or radical departure with the E60. The new 5 illustrates the struggle the company has had over its identity and future direction - it simply does not have the focus and sheer excellence of previous iterations.

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  • honest video i enjoyed it

  • Contradicting himself and incredibly ARROGANT. Autocar  - this guy is bad news for your brand.

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  • Bangle's BMW's were all plug ugly. The piggy 1 series, the slabbly 5, the awkward 7...his gawky designs replaced sleek, handsome cars like the E46, E39, the old 7 ... with odd silly shapes and lumps. I for one find the new 5 looks 100% better and would definitely consider one next time around...though I think the new baby Jag looks very promising at the moment...

  • i think this guy is talking about himself and not the car... bland.. boring... old... bald... lonely...gay...

  • @stemider23 Finally someone get's it right! The new F10 5 series is probably the ugliest BMW ever!

    The design is utterly overhyped - it looks boring and lacks all the sportiness the previous E60 5 series had. Chris Bangle and flame surfacing are underrated, FACE IT, PEOPLE!!!

  • U are just a fucking idiot , ho pay u to make these video?go to eat shit at stupid peoples , it seems very clear how force are u to talk bad things, in ur heart u are so impressed by new bmw 5!!! The best car in class!!

  • "I've been doing this for over 20 years"

    Yet you, sir, still haven't figured out how to do it correctly.

  • this guy made this review so boring 2 watch

  • can this guy make this video any more dull?

  • @mcximus A perfect guy for a four-door car, or even a minivan, in my opinion.

  • that 5 series loks like crap with the big over-lapping grill its hideous. The old 5 looks better

  • the tester should smile more. he looks so depressive. Be happy you are driving a BMW man ;)

  • This guy is really booring. Come on.. If your going to review a new car...please be a little bit happy about it instead of bragging about how long you have been in the business.. And by the way.. Many other respected automagazines and tv-programmes has said this car is "the best car in it´s class". Make an effort next time please or dont do reviews at all!.

  • @mrsammy07... um .. 'your going'? doh - "you're going". Whatever happened to our once proud English education?

  • @Gandalf606 Excuse my english mr perfect. I am Swedish. English is only a third language for me. What more do you speak exept from english my brit friend?

  • @mrsammy07 :tack själv för sättande jag rätt. You speak better English than most Brits! I'm not perfect but I am disappointed our language is being used so badly these days!

  • this car is superb,,,this brit is pissed the XF is been overtaken. The Jaguar brand is dead!

  • You are absolutely right. The Jag is more expensive and the brand is not as appealing as it used to be.. maybe because of design, fueleconomy, price for spareparts etc.. Jags used to be a more premium car then BMW, those days are over however, memory still remains in Brittain. The worst part is when britts acutally compare a ford to a BMW...have seen this in topgear and these guys actually believe a ford focus is "best car in its class". Come on now. Face the facts that germans do better cars!

  • Could this guy possibly heap more faint praise in a single car review? I'm going to buy a 535i with Sport Package (and relatively rare 6-speed manual) just because I don't want to see eye to eye with this dullard.

  • One of the best BMW's ever made! LOVE IT, and it DOESN'T look korean/asian at all, it's pure BMW and the best in his class. GREAT CAR!

  • what a boring and conservative looking 5 series. xf still eats it

  • damn my friend is 16 and he's going to get one !

  • It's a gorgeous car to look at, the new angel eye are strikingly beautiful.. it's just too much of a 7 series. It's far less difference between the new 7 series, than it was between the e60 and the e65 bmw. Disappointed a bit.

    BUT it's the very best choice if one businessman doesn't want the new E class Flashy-sexy-shmexy look. It's refined, it shows status. Hope to see the m5 soon, now that should be one interesting car!

  • this man makes the car sound so boring i nearly fell asleep

  • i hated the design as no one else , but seeing the car in streets i know know what bmw have done ... a masterpiece that could have looked more interesting and more exceptional than just a copy ... stills a gergeous bmw

  • what a korean looking car, interior/exterior looks like it was designed by hyundai

  • this review is awful. this is the best looking 5 series yet.

  • @tomfouts agreed...look like finally the american chef designer has reach the old school euro taste.........

  • what a boring man!

  • This is the shittiest looking 5series I've ever seen

  • Haha i love how all the bmw fans are making fun of this guy cause hes telling the sad truth about the car. My brother owns the new 5 and to be honest.. its boring. Its looks so bland and its tailights scream japanese just like the new 7 tailights. The headlights are a little better in my opinion but the whole body style and shape is just akward. Bmws have always had an agressive look, especially from the front. Say what u want but this one, just doesnt, plain and simple.

  • I like the review, lets be honest here is no world beater like the E39 5 Series is it!

  • I like the reserved styling but I wish they would have made it sportier. BMW should focus on agility and handiling. If someone wants a quieter smoother alternative, get an E350 Benz.

  • I just cant wait... 10 or 15 years from now. What will be said about this version of the 5series and all of the cars that are comming out now. As in what will this Era be titled in this history books? As in is it the Recession Era where automakers try to go a bit more suddle in design attempts because of trends that view excess & flaunting in a negative manner.. I love BMW's in fact All automobiles. I just would like 2know how this model will be judged in the future for the time it was made in.

  • the new m5 will look shit

  • biased ...

  • wow the man who cant find a better word to use than grown up says the new BMW 5er is bland i think that is the biggest word he used in this review .... if you are going to obviously hate a car dont review it and 2 the old BMW 5 was ugly and far from classy so the more conservative styling is a return to BMW's tradition style with some modern design cues so if you feel you can make a better car by all means please do and let the consumers judge it i'm sure you will fail miserably

  • WOW NICE REVIEW..........NOT

  • I just don't like the back of the car!! :O it's like a japanese car ... the front is awesome, but the back? hm, not that good.

  • BLAND !?!??!!  ITS FUCKING AWESOME

  • your review sucks

  • another 5 series at 1:37 on the other lane lol

  • How does this car look older than the previous model? Am I missing something, it looks thinner and younger to me.

  • Looks older? I think it looks better and classier than the prev 5 series And it definitly looks way better than the ugly merc as it always did.

  • @BeEmVV yes it does look better and is more aerodynamic but this clown obviously feels he can design a better like that is easy when he takes a physics lesson and get some talent to draw and envision a good looking car then he can say a car is bland like his face .....

  • iam buying this....my dream machine....

  • Look at the guys face I think he has a hang over that's why he's talking absolute CRAP

  • @dean4tech I think it's just because he's a brit...

  • Both Audi and Mercedes make conservatively styled cars, designs that everyone admits look good. This "older-looking" 5 series looks fantastic; this is the 5 series that its predecessor should have been had Bangle not done his best to ruin another BMW.

    Is it just me, or does the the current 7 series look like a chubby, bloated version of this beautiful 5 series?

  • @kiwi328i: aggressive does not equate to more progressive. If you see both the E60 and F10 side by side it is clear that the latter is more modern looking. The old BMW just looks unusual but not necessarily modern. The new model has an athletic, sleek and low sporty stance that is just right for the new decade. I bet this will be the biggest selling 5 to date.

  • One really has to view the car live. Flared nostrils, long hood, sloping roofline, low stance, bilateral twin exhaust. It definitely looks better than the E60! Furthermore the 535i is agile and fast like a cheetah!

  • This review is NOT accurate. i test drove this car. F10 is a better performer with better road handling and stability than any other sedan in its class. the engine is so smooth yet very powerfull. transmission is almost not noticeable..comfy suspension, beautifull interior with a sound classical bimmer look.

  • There are no variations in his tone. This makes the review very boring.

  • this man said the bmw aint a class leader anymore o please. every review ive read says the bmw 5 series is a fantastic car and still remains the class leader. even jeremy clarkson gave the car thumbs up he actually found it very hard to find any fault.

    i will take the 5 series over the e class any day

  • he seemed like he was having fun O_O

  • This guy sucks!!! He should be reviewing types chess boards lol.

  • this guy is SO boring!

  • Old one more progressive, more aggresive looking, better 'eyes'. Low and behold the e-class is better looking and maybe the better car. I reckon the e-class is going to give this one a good run fro its money this time around, but then I would have the xj anyway, which is more daring than either...boy has the world changed.

  • This is the most beautiful and the best all the way in it's class!!!

  • It's hilarious reading all the comments from BMW fanboys failing to acknowledge that this 5 series is not as good as expected.

    Stop being ignorant and listen to what this experienced reviewer is saying. He said it's still a brilliant car but it's no longer a class leader as it was before. He never said it was crap.

    This was a review about a pretty dull car, so if you expected lots of fun entertainment then go back to watching Top Gear or something.

    The review was spot on and very honest.

  • @Zildjian285

    Nobody is ignorant pal,and you shouldn't put all your money on one reviewer's opinion, wait for other reviews,and if all(or at least most) the motoring press says it's not the best in it's class,or that it has gone down a notch and become more dull,than yeah that's the story. I've read in one magazine a couple of years ago that the audi RS4 beat the (then new) bmw M3, although everybody else said the m3 mops the floor with it

  • this guy does not know a dick about cars. Get the hell out of that car! immediately... who put you there son? whose relative are you?

  • The old car was more fun to drive??? That's sad!!! =(

  • It's just such a rubbish review.

  • This guy was mind numbingly dull. But having said that, so is the car. Really think BMW has taken a step back with the new chunkier looking shapes...the flame surfacing design style on the last shapes was a really nice direction. 5 series always seem to go good bad good bad with the looks for me.

  • lol the mercedes at the back caught my eye instead...

  • The old 5 series looks better.

  • What about the POWER!! He thinks the car is boring, pot and kettle come to mind.

  • like last 3 series .nothing special

  • please resign from your job! if not,i will go over you with this fantastic 5 series!

  • zzzzzzzzzzzz......... oh dear, i woke up and the vid's finished.... what did he say....?

  • @sjonhigh

    He admitted he was gay!

  • @zafert85 hahaha, i'm glad to have missed that

  • i think the new 5 series is a great car, i do like Chris bangles design of the previous one bt this design is more of a successor to the e39 then the last. the mercedes looks ugly in my opinion

  • People just whine and complain. I think the new 5 series is stylish. At least it's miles better than the Chris Bangle designed last generation.

    Think the Mercedes E-class or the Audi A6 looks better? Not me.

  • great review! sounds very accurate. E-class/5-series/A6 comparo anybody?

  • I was never a fan of the 5 series and to me this new BMW does not earn my love even though I am a lover of BMW's

  • u suck !....bmw 5 rocks !!

  • It's just another Boring BMW targetted at Businessmen with collar'd suits. I'll wait to see what the M5 version will be like though. But i'm looking forward to the Lexus GS-F which is due for debut in 2011!