One sunny day I came for my “compact sedan” and the boys
from Enterprise gave me a bit of a different car. They didn’t have anything
left but a pearl white 2016 BMW 528i xDrive. “Sorry, but we can only give you a
luxury car.”
That car has everything! Literally, all possible and
impossible features were there, so I was even a bit annoyed due to having too much
nice, but useless stuff.
BMW is all about a comfort ride. Extremely sensitive on gas
and brakes, stable, soft and smooth in turns and changing lanes, absolutely
great seats, nice design of display with controller under right hand. AWD and
low fuel consumption as well.
Nevertheless, the parking
assistance worked well – the car has sensors from all sides. By the way, in the newer generation of cars
the rear view camera adjusts those green and red car shape lines with the
movement of the steering wheel.
I liked the display and navigation controller. It doesn’t
take the driver’s attention away from the road, really convenient rotations of
the wheel to choose address on GPS or adjust the menu. Actually, I saw a
similar concept in a few other luxury cars, but I was there as a passenger.
This car was provided live traffic updates, which is also an awesome feature.
Neon lights were my favorite =) you open the car at night and see everything highlighted with a smooth blue light. It reminded me of the swimming pool in a good resort in Mexico.
The 2.0 L engine was the main disappointment. Definitely, on a highway it feels awesome to drive it, but in the city… Keeping all those horses at 50 km/h and stopping every 200 meters at the stop signs is a sin. Actually, 100 km/h is a very inappropriate limit for this car. I am pretty sure that it was designed for driving on German autobans without speed limits to enjoy driving. Not in Canada though.
As most of the luxury cars, it eats only a premium gas.
Prices, prices…
Summing up, it is a great car with a lot of “why in hell
would I need this” features. I could only identify three issues – bulk for
parking, expensive care, and that the gas indicator had a glitch – 10 L of gas
disappeared from the tank overnight (didn’t make any sense. Fuel level just
dropped even though the car wasn’t moving and was locked). Other than that it
is too fancy for no reason. Would not buy it, but will be happy to drive it
again. BTW, I paid only 57$ in rent for a weekend.
Pros:
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It is just perfect for driving
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Heated seats and steering wheel
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Comfortable driving, excellent on the road
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Spacious for driver, passengers and whatever you
want to load in it
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Intuitive, well designed, most features are
obvious and useful
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Looks nice
Cons:
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Expensive
- Too fancy
Requires a specific lifestyle.
2.0L на 528?
ReplyDeleteТы ничего не перепутала?
Там 6-цилиндровый 2.8л должен быть,
у меня была 528-я 2002-го года, там на двигатель нареканий не было...
Двигатель роскошный, но таки 2 литра.
DeleteThe 2016 BMW 5-Series is available as the 4-cylinder 528i, 6-cylinder 535i, or V8 550i, and all are offered with rear-wheel drive standard or optional xDrive all-wheel drive. 528i models include a 2.0L 4-cylinder making 241 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, with peak torque achieved at just 1,250 rpm.