New BMW 5 Series driven

[LizziePope]

If you can afford it, the new BMW 530d Touring will make a fine tow car, says our Group Editor. Please click here to read his first drive.

 

[otherclive]

Nice car, but can anyone enlighten me as to how "automatic overtaking works". Is it only on M ways, or say on the A459/Fosse would it watch out for side roads left and right, or farm entrances, dips in the road, visibility obstructions such as low overhanging trees? I am intrigued.

 

[KeefySher]

Nice car, but can anyone enlighten me as to how "automatic overtaking works". Is it only on M ways, or say on the A459/Fosse would it watch out for side roads left and right, or farm entrances, dips in the road, visibility obstructions such as low overhanging trees? I am intrigued.

A quick google brings this up:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3838868/BMW-s-new-car-drives-overtake-130mph.html

Not as 'automatic' as it seems. The driver decides to overtake, turns the indicator on, hands off steering wheel, off it goes. A headline grabber.

 

[Martin24]

I'm sure it's all very nice but personally I would never have one. Wrong image for me. 😗

 

[seth1]

What image would that be then?

 

[Martin24]

50p millionaire :evil:

 

[seth1]

Amazes me how people actually think a certain brand of car gives them a certain status,when in reality ,most up market cars are not out of reach of the average person.Just depends how sensible or daft the said person is.I prefare to put my money into property.