2008 BMW 5 Series 535xi Excellent Condition, Great daily, Beautiful Stance N54

2008 BMW 5-Series 535xi Description

Specific info:

XI – All wheel drive

Suspension has been upgraded to bilstein w/ h&r springs.

Wheels are Avante Garde 20x8.5, 20x10, w/ new tires

Engine: N54 turbo

Cpe Front Intercooler adds 20% efficiency

Recent full detail, including carpet clean and leather conditioning

Selling to make room for an M5.

General info: http://www.bmwblog.com/2010/01/05/farewell-e60-well-miss-you/

Thankfully for all, under the skin, the E60 5 Series was still a BMW. With rear-wheel-drive standard, the E60 also provided the first U.S. market5 Series platform that was available with BMW’s patented “xi” designation for its all-wheel-drive system. To power both two and four wheels, the E60 had nothing but the best to offer with drive trains such as the potent N52 3.0L and later the N54 3.0L twin-turbo under the 535i designation.

Speaking of the luxury, the seats are a great throne to find yourself sitting upon. Well bolstered and long in the seat which helps those of us over 6’2, comfortable only begins to describe the cushy seats that hug those lucky enough to snuggle behind the wheel. The seating position of the car feels very purposeful and, while sitting at the wheel, you realize that this will be one of the last E60’s to grace the road. One of the things that makes me enjoy it all more while guiding, is the knowledge that you’re sitting at the helm of a car now 6 generations deep, a continued development of a winning formula that has endured the test of time as BMW has transitioned from a struggling upstart to a world-class leader that took on and then overtook the establishment of Mercedes Benz while demonstrating that luxury and sport can be successfully blended. That sense of tradition is intangible and something that can only be engineered through time, not features nor technologies nor clever marketing campaigns.

Initially thought to be sacrilege to the double kidney-grilled cars, the E60 now looks just right, a vibrant stand-out in a class of relatively safe, uninspiring design and, I’m no expert, but I believe that the E60 will be fondly remembered as a true game-changer in terms of a design language for a brand that has typically sided with aggressive, forward-thinking approaches to their business and tradition of building truly great cars that endure the test of time. We can only hope that, as BMW ushers theF10 5 Seriesinto the market, it can successfully carry the torch for the E60 5 Series and the previous 5 generations of Bavarians that preceded it.