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| Road Test: BMW 5-Series (2003-) |
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| Executive |
by: Richard Bremner |
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A robust body structure promises to keep rattles and squeaks at bay, the doors shut with the right kind of thunk while tasteful, high quality trim materials provide the sumptuous cabin ambience that you'd expect. However, several of the pre-production test cars suffered temporary failures of the electronic element of Active Steering system (this has no effect on the car's steerability or safety, we stress) and BMW has also revised a hydraulic steering valve to cure a problem mentioned in the 'comfort' section of this test. These glitches seem to have now been ironed out, but it remains to be seen how the high-tech features work out longterm in the real world.
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Introduction The 5-Series has been the most popular executive car in a market domin... |
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