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Selection and driving experience of my BMW 540i Danquan Stone Blue

August 15, 2024

At the end of last year, because of a serious traffic accident, my wife proposed that she was uncomfortable in the accident car and had no choice but to change the car (I originally planned to change it after 3 years).
The car selection process is relatively simple. My wife and daughter have taken a lot of cars and put forward that the back row of the SUV is too hard and not comfortable enough. The family of three already voted against SUV. That’s simple. I used to drive a Volkswagen CC, so I had to change to a C-class car. Only BMW 5, Mercedes-Benz E and Audi A6 were selected.
As a pure family car, and I am not the boss but a worker, Audi A6 is the first to be eliminated, too commercial. Looked at the BMW5 in all aspects quite satisfied, and then looked at the Mercedes-Benz E, that the Mercedes-Benz E is a little old-fashioned, the appearance and interior decoration is more commercial, but it is true that the Mercedes-Benz brand is above the BMW, some hesitation. Look at the BMW530Li sports premium version, landing about 54, suddenly asked 540i, the landing price is still acceptable, directly six-cylinder German BMW manufacturing is not fragrant? Decisively ordered 540i, the key is my wife likes Danquan stone blue.

To sum up why we chose BMW 540i, there are three points: ① BMW brand ② pure family car ③ in-line six-cylinder

The car ordered in early February, 4S store has a quota, Danquan stone blue wife’s favorite color, 2.25 gave me the frame number, arrived in Hong Kong in early April, got the car in mid-April, everything went well

It’s been 500 kilometers now. Tell me how you feel.
I am also a 15-year veteran driver, my 2005 Ford Fiesta → 2007 Ford focus → 11 Volkswagen CC, now BMW540i

Advantages: the human-computer interaction system is very convenient, the head-up HUD is very practical, the car is muted well, the liquid crystal key and the atmosphere light in the car are very tight, the seat, especially the non-driver seat, is very comfortable, and the vehicle runs steadily.
The key to talk about power, worthy of BMW’s most classic engine in-line six cylinders, my old CC medium and low speed throttle will open the turbine, there is a strong sense of push back, but the 540 will not have a strong sense of push back, but the speed will go up, as said on the Internet, do not feel very fast, but the actual acceleration is really fast.
The 540i is not fierce, very comfortable, but very fast. It’s very suitable for family use!
The biggest advantage is that the roar of the engine really captivates me. It’s great.

Disadvantages: the stereo is not very good (but not bad), a little worse than I expected; the biggest disadvantage is that the low speed up and down gear frustration is more serious, especially the parking, at the beginning of the drive is not used to, now master some throttle is a little better, I heard that the 5 series have this common problem, this is I drive Ford and Volkswagen CC has never felt.

Finally, focus on the space, in the end than the long axis of the 5 series shorter 130mm, many people will say that the back row will be too small. I would like to say that there is no best car only the most suitable car for my family of three, wife 165, with my daughter sitting in the back row is not too small, it is estimated that people who run long distances for more than 3 hours in the back seat may have some discomfort in their legs. In fact, I’ve always wondered why the car is lengthened? I can understand the BMW3 long axis, the back row is indeed more comfortable, but is the 5 series longer just to be longer than the 3 series? Destroyed the original proportion, 5 series long axle length of more than 5.1 meters, 7 series only more than 5.2 meters, if pure family cars why so big ah?

I have written a lot, and you are welcome to discuss buying a car with me. Those who consult the price can talk about me in private.

Full-body photo, very blue in the sun, dark at night is black, my wife’s favorite Danquan stone blue, this color seems to be available only with imported BMW, blue calipers also match

The picture of the first car is very powerful.

The simple familiar letters of 540i show that he is extraordinary.

In-line six-cylinder engine, I heard that the 8AT transmission assembly with BMW is a perfect match. I don’t know if it is.

The angle of this tail shot is not very good, and we are not very good at taking pictures.

Blue calipers, smaller than I expected, not as obvious as red, but with my Danquan stone blue body color I think it is very suitable, I also adjust the atmosphere lights in the car is blue