I test drove a G30 540i today and came away a bit underwhelmed. I know it’s a bigger vehicle that isn’t going to be light on its feet like the 3 series but I didn’t think it would be that much less. Coming from a G20 330i with both M Sport package and the Dynamic handling package (just adaptive dampers and M Sport LSD as additional sporting equipment essentially), the 5 series was much more geared towards a luxury ride. I have carved some serious corners in my 3 series in a way i could see the 5 just barging right through. But The B58 engine could go on for days compared to the B48 in my car. The ride was sublime and I felt I could easily take this on a weekend roadtrip. It has some great things going for it. So I am still debating whether or not it’s a worthy contender for my next car.

Maybe the M5 would split the difference better and give me what I’m looking for…

Those of you who have moved from a 3 series to a 5 series, would you recommend it? What prompted the switch?