Today, I’ll pit my GOAT wagon, the 2014 Cadillac CTS-V, against the OG, the 1992 BMW M5 Touring. The CTS-V wagon is known in the US of A as a big-boss hauler, but BMW got into the game decades earlier with the M5 Touring. What is a BMW M5 Touring? Well, it is the long-roof… Continue reading Comparison: 1992 BMW M5 Touring and 2014 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon are the OG vs. the GOAT
I’ve heard it whispered that the BMW X5 M is the way BMW should have built the brand new 2025 (G90) M5, and that the M5 would have been better skipping hybridization and just sticking with a twin-turbo V8. While we’ll never know how this imaginary M5 would have turned out, I do have the… Continue reading Comparison: 2025 BMW X5 M Competition and M5 are Sumo Wrestling
I’ve settled into the BMW M5’s extremely comfortable front seat and found its start button only to be startled by theatrical “bbbuuuwhaaahh” power-up noise. The welcome noise gives me a flashback to the THX intro sounds from 2000’s movie theaters. (Yes, the driver is now listening.) The sounds are accompanied by a building glow in… Continue reading Test Drive: 2025 BMW M5 is the Splenda Super Sedan
Big, powerful, and mature, the BMW M5 has long been the silverback of sports sedans. The newest rendition of the M5, the F90, carries on the tradition. More power, more driven wheels, more space and more luxury. While nobody needs a 617 hp executive sedan, the question remains: Do I want one? My test drive… Continue reading Test Drive: 2019 BMW M5 Competition
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