German Car Zone

As officially the last member here on GCZ have I now had a chance to get up close with the 5GT. My impressions are as follows.

The car is huge.

The car is huge.

The car is huge.

Then I got a bit closer and the car is still huge It looks a fair bit bigger/heavier than the 7-series. The frameless doors are very cool and it is on the inside that the car really shines (and then I'm not talking about the plastic around the lower parts of the seats). The front seats are nice and the cabin is really cosy and comfy but it is in the rear I would like to travel. Very spacious but not rock solid.

The interior is what makes this car make sense. This is a transportation vehicle, transportation of two people. The interior is of great quality, 99% of it anyway. The seats are perfect for my size and everything is where it should be. It is pricy but I guess most of these will have corporate first owners (the 530dGT on display was €80k).

I think I like the car, for what it is, but is should be in silver to show the lines and to make it look a bit smaller.

I don't know if it's just me, but the angled part of the dash where the interior trim is located makes this car look more van-esque inside. I can't say that I liked this part.


Best regards,
south

Like I said in X1 thread, the car is butt ugly. Nothing for me.

And when I said it is an R-Class competitor people thought I was nuts. It's huge as hell but sleeker than your average people carrier.

I thaugt so too when I first saw it, but the way the GT is executed is very different from the way the R-class is done. If the GT was to be as practical and seat as many people as the R-class, it would have needed to be 8 meters long and 2,5 meters wide.

- Rumormill: BMW looking at cheaper 5 Series Gran Turismo, rules out M model — Autoblog

I wanted an 5GT M so bad too.....

Was that a statement from the "Offroaders Digest"? Nothing curious at all about not making a Motorsport version of a glorified taxi.

Why?

Well I actually like the 5GT. I think the design and usefulness are very impressive. An M versions would have been thrilling..Of course it wouldn't be a track car, but I believe it would have been useful considering I was strongly considering purchasing one in 2-3 years.