Direct link to BMW press release[1]. Meh, not a fan. The LCI G30[2] is, in my opinion, amongst the best-looking 5-series ever released. This, the G60, is a si

Direct link to BMW press release[1]. Meh, not a fan. The LCI G30[2] is, in my opinion, amongst the best-looking 5-series ever released. This, the G60, is a significant downgrade, both in terms of exterior looks, and interior ergonomics. The new 5- (and 7-series, for that matter) have bonnets that remind me of American trucks and SUVs, which I detest; there's no curve, no elegance at all. Compare the side profiles of the LCI G30, and the G60[3,4]. Obviously the electrification is good, and as for iDrive 8.5, I am ambivalent, leaning on slightly negative—its implementation looks rubbish, essentially just a giant ultra-ultra-wide display bolted onto a dashboard[5] with no real thought of driver-facing ergonomics, but the software itself is not too bad, considering the competition. More importantly, BMW is using the same platform for its ICE and fully-electric products, unlike Mercedes, Audi, or Volvo. This leads to some weird compromises, like transmission tunnels in a fully-electric car, and pretty bad floor clearance. I test-drove (and test-rear-passengered?) an i4 M50, and the leg clearance is... bad. I'm not even tall (~1.7 m), and the distance between the floor and the seat was so short, my legs stuck out a solid 20-30 cm above the seat. I am again, so glad we own a BMW with iDrive 7 instead. [1]: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0416261EN/the-new-bmw-5-series-sedan https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T041626... [2]: https://cdn.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2021-bmw-5-series-facelift-lci.jpg https://cdn.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2021-bmw-... [3]: https://images.wapcar.my/file1/4697fb7c5a524192bbf9350a84ebfaf5_800.jpg https://images.wapcar.my/file1/4697fb7c5a524192bbf9350a84ebf... [4]: https://mediapool.bmwgroup.com/cache/P9/202305/P90505080/P90505080-the-new-bmw-i5-edrive40-in-the-studio-still-shot-05-2023-600px.jpg https://mediapool.bmwgroup.com/cache/P9/202305/P90505080/P90... [5]: https://mediapool.bmwgroup.com/cache/P9/202305/P90505743/P90505743-the-new-bmw-5-series-sedan-infographic-05-2023-2121px.jpg https://mediapool.bmwgroup.com/cache/P9/202305/P90505743/P90...