Watch Video: 2012 BMW 528i xDrive review

Watch Video: 2012 BMW 528i xDrive review from Canada - http://thechronicleherald.ca/wheelsn...-xdrive-review

"The driving experience is still pure BMW-- mostly. As turbo engines tend to be, this one sounds a little dull and boring. It can’t hold a candle to the high-RPM wail of the old straight six.

But performance is all there. The N20 hustled the xDrive- equipped tester along in something of a hurry, and it’s smooth and potent from just off of idle to redline. Torsos press, with some level of authority, into seatbacks when drivers jam on it."

I'm just not feeling it...something about a 4 cylinder in a 5 series turns me off.

[QUOTE=jason60050;6746520]I'm just not feeling it...something about a 4 cylinder in a 5 series turns me off.[/QUOTE

I agree but its probably something that we will be seeing more of in the future. Remember, the base engine in the 5 series in Europe has 184 HP (whether diesel or gas). At 240 HP, the US base engine has over 30% more HP than the European version and more torque than last year's 6. And I've seen some of those base European 5 series BMW's zip by me on the autostrada while I'm cruising along at 120KPH in a rental car. But the perception (as opposed to the reality) of the power of a 6 over a 4 cylinder is hard to overcome.