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Despite the 7-ization of the 5, it remains a true driver's car, and packs a serious V-8.
The sweeping dash features a main instrument cluster with analog gauges flanked on the right by a center control screen with the functions accessed through the iDrive knob on the center console. BMW has made great strides in improving its use not only through simpler menus, but also with redundant controls for the audio system and climate controls.
Power comes from BMW’s twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 4.4-liter V-8, and delivery of the 400 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque is so smooth and quiet when hooked to the new ZF eight-speed automatic (a no-cost option) that you’ll need to have the radio off and your lead foot on to hear so much as a growl from the exhaust.