2004 BMW 5 Series
For 2004, BMW comes anew with its more spacious interior, lots of equipments,
and more refined and modern technology. The BMW's controversial iDrive computer
interface makes this year's line-up more sophisticated. However, some significant
things remain unchanged. In any of BMW's three variations which are 525i, 530i
and 545i, the spirit of being a true sport sedan was maintained. To gain more
appeal from luxury car buyers, all models sport excellent brakes, precise and
responsive handling and strong and remarkable power.
This year's edition is as good as it has ever been. 2004 BMW 5 Series features
superb powertrains and outstanding chassis tuning. It will also surprise you with
its perfect blend of more polished handling, high level of ride comfort and concrete
acceleration. It offers breeze maneuver in tight borders and its new steering
system offers lots of performance advantages.
The BMW 5 Series 530i models have Active Steering that is more responsive. It
also runs quite nimble like heavy sedans. With Active Steering, less work is required
in slashing through the corners as well as less sways on the wheels. If you try
to push the Active Steering into skid, you'll experience more swift and favorable
recovery.
In highway cruising, one satisfying experience is driving a BMW with inline six-cylinder
engines because it provides an ideal combination of torque, smoothness and response
that the can't be surpassed. This engine is mated with up-to-date technologies
such as electronic throttle and cooling management, fully variable valve timing
and all-aluminum construction.
With the manual transmission, 2004 BMW 5 Series 530i version achieves 0-60 mph
times of 6.6 sec. while it gets 6.8 seconds with automatic transmission. The most
outstanding part of BMW 5 Series performance package is the brakes. They slow
the car from high-speed the way sport-car did and they hold up under harder work.
