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BMW 5-Series Ride Smoothness Pros and Cons
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The used BMW E60 5-Series; a Mixed Blessing if Ever There Was One. 2006 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member2702 The E60 is no mid-70's Cadillac, that's for sure. Any car with its athleticism in the corners, and having only passive suspension technology holding it up (i.e., no magnetorehological shocks) is ging to exact some compromise on absorbing bumps and other road perturbations. The E60 was then the absolute best... |
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2014 BMW 535d Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh As noted when discussing how the 535d handles, the BMW rides firmly, at least in M Sport Line form (opting for different suspension and tire options could help). The low-profile run-flat Michelin Primacy HP tires feel stiff and massive as they pound across bumps and divots. This said,... Comparison vehicle: 2014 Audi A7 / S7 / RS7 |
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2014 Mercedes-Benz E250 BlueTEC Diesel Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Spending a week each with the Audi and the BMW really brought home the greatest strength of the Mercedes. With their more aggressively tuned suspensions, the competing sedans don't ride as supplely as the Mercedes-Benz E250. On less than perfect road surfaces either can feel overly firm. Even in Sport... Comparison vehicle: 2014 BMW 5-Series |
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2014 Cadillac CTS Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh With the latest CTS, Cadillac has also managed to reproduce the ride quality of a BMW. In zero-degree temps on badly scarred roads, the car sometimes felt jiggly. The stiff sidewalls of the run-flat tires likely contribute to this, as they do in many BMWs. Switching the adaptive dampers into... Comparison vehicle: 2012 BMW 5-Series |
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2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Even the F Sport variant of the GS retains the silky, well-insulated character that has distinguished rear-wheel-drive Lexus sedans since the groundbreaking original LS. Going down the road the car feels smoother, quieter, more refined, and simply more "premium" than the BMW 5-Series. Especially in the F Sport you'll feel... Comparison vehicle: 2012 BMW 5-Series |
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2004 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member5136 Excellent ride, great handling. |
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2011 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member4907 |
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2011 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member5022 rough ride |
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2004 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member4884 Very smooth and yet very sporty feeling. |
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2010 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons sooththetruth Good marriage of cornering with a very "settled" feeling even when turning over rough pavement. |
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2007 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member4659 |
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2005 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member4467 |
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2007 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons A member in California, United States |
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2006 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons A member in Great Britain The e60 is succeprible to cross winds, partially respinsible are the runflats. Quite hard ride and can transfer vibrations shocks to the steering, runflats responcible. You can loose traction or steering jerks if hit a pothole, runflats responcible |
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2009 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member3393 |
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2008 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons A member in Indiana, United States |
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2006 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member824 Air suspension is very nicwe |
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2006 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons A member in California, United States WITHOUT Sport package the ride is terrific, car rides quietly. Sport pkg is too stiff, sport seats wrap around too much making entry/exit more difficult |
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2009 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member2962 With the sport package the 550i I drove handled exceptionally well, but the ride was jarring on rough roads (which are very common in New York). |
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2008 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons A member in California, United States Over rough pavement, the suspension conveys too much harshness and brittleness into the cabin. |
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2008 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons A member in Texas, United States |
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2008 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member1510 Really nice when comfort seats are added. |
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2008 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons A member in Minnesota, United States |
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2008 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons A member in Pennsylvania, United States |
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2003 BMW 5-Series Pros and Cons Member1339 |
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