BMW i5
Latest iteration of BMW’s 5 Series executive car includes this fully electric version On sale October Price from £65,000 (est)
Lawrence Cheung lawrence.cheung@haymarket.com
CO-DRIVER One of the i5’s driver aids is an automatic lane change feature. Simply turn your head in the desired direction and, provided it’s safe to do so, it will make the move for you.
IF YOU VIEW the BMW saloon range as a family of three children, the 5 Series could be at risk of suffering from ‘middle child syndrome’. While the flagship 7 Series gets to showcase all of its clever on-board technology, the compact and relatively uncomplicated 3 Series focuses on having fun. The 5 Series, then, has to work the hardest of the three in order to garner attention, by combining a mixture of its siblings’ characteristics.