I first drove this 7th gen 5 Series 3 years ago – a 540i just like the one I have this week, except no xDrive, that was optioned to over $82,000. It was reborn a baby 7 Series loaded with trickle down flagship tech and a remote control parking feature that beat Hyundai to market by 3 years…spoiler alert; that feature is gone. The luxury German automakers love to pack …
The luxury German automakers love to pack their midsize sedans with cutting edge technology. So with this all-new 5 Series, BMW includes features I'm seeing for the first time, including remote control parking and wireless CarPlay and others like gesture control that have trickled down from the 7 Series. Though SUVs are enjoying their resurgence, the midsize business sedan still has a heartbeat. Cars like the BMW 5 Series are …