Then, with a simple touch of your finger, you will turn your 550i GT into a highway bruiser. Using the button that controls suspension and throttle settings, you'll move from Comfort to Sport+ (skipping over Normal and Sport) and watch aggression levels climb. All this is part of the $3,900 Dynamic Handling package.
Kindly warning your passengers to hang on, you begin carving corners and accelerating from an apex like a champ. Here, they discover what front Active Seats do, as the bolsters actively hold them in place. You are, of course, in the middle of an industrial area on a Sunday morning where there is not a soul in sight...
Once you've returned to wherever you started from, you'll be able to proudly ask your riders’ opinion on your 550i GT is. They'll be blown away and sorry that they thought this was a lesser vehicle. As a final display of superiority, you walk around the back of the vehicle and show them the trick super-quick dual-mode power-operated hatch. Once show and tell is over, they'll walk away dreaming of owning a Gran Turismo.
Luckily for you, they won't have asked the price, which is of $90,100 as tested (base 550i GT retails for $79,900). Also, they'll have omitted to enquire about fuel consumption, which hovers around 14 L/100 km of premium stuff. As you think these numbers, your left eye twitches...
You will have done your job convincing others that the GT is cool, however deep down, you'll be longing for the gorgeous 5-Series wagon available in Europe. You know that had BMW kept the wagon here, that you would not have to take every neighbour for a ride, that all you'd get would be admiring glances and respectful nods.
Kindly warning your passengers to hang on, you begin carving corners and accelerating from an apex like a champ. Here, they discover what front Active Seats do, as the bolsters actively hold them in place. You are, of course, in the middle of an industrial area on a Sunday morning where there is not a soul in sight...
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| Luckily for you, they won't have asked the price, which is of $90,100 as tested (base 550i GT retails for $79,900). (Photo: Matthieu Lambert/Auto123.com) |
Once you've returned to wherever you started from, you'll be able to proudly ask your riders’ opinion on your 550i GT is. They'll be blown away and sorry that they thought this was a lesser vehicle. As a final display of superiority, you walk around the back of the vehicle and show them the trick super-quick dual-mode power-operated hatch. Once show and tell is over, they'll walk away dreaming of owning a Gran Turismo.
Luckily for you, they won't have asked the price, which is of $90,100 as tested (base 550i GT retails for $79,900). Also, they'll have omitted to enquire about fuel consumption, which hovers around 14 L/100 km of premium stuff. As you think these numbers, your left eye twitches...
You will have done your job convincing others that the GT is cool, however deep down, you'll be longing for the gorgeous 5-Series wagon available in Europe. You know that had BMW kept the wagon here, that you would not have to take every neighbour for a ride, that all you'd get would be admiring glances and respectful nods.
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