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<blockquote data-quote="bmw7833" data-source="post: 23153" data-attributes="member: 4089">Nice article to share.That&#039;s how Motor Trend described the new (F10) 5-Series in their 2011 car of the year issue contenders and finalist article.I guess we&#039;re not the only ones that think the E39 is the last true &quot;Ultimate Driving Machine&quot; when it comes to the 5-Series.Here&#039;s a paragraph from the article..&quot;Ultimate,&quot; as an adjective, means &quot;last or last possible, final,&quot;&nbsp; says the Oxford American Dictionary. Of course, BMW&#039;s marketing wizards&nbsp; were thinking about &quot;ultimate&quot; as a noun (&quot;best achievable or&nbsp; imaginable&quot;) when they wrote The Ultimate Driving Machine tagline, which&nbsp; applies nicely to E39 5 Series of two generations ago.The 2011 F10 5 Series, which includes the hatchback GT and four-door sedan, continues in the tradition of the E60 that followed the E39. The F10 is essentially a shortened 7 Series.Link to page on the 2011 F10:<a href="http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/1101_2011_motor_trend_car_of_the_year_contenders_and_finalists/bmw_5_series.html" target="_blank">Two generations beyond The Ultimate Driving Machine</a>&nbsp; In case anybody&#039;s interested, here&#039;s a link to the full article:<a href="http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/1101_2011_motor_trend_car_of_the_year_contenders_and_finalists/index.html" target="_blank">2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year: Contenders and Finalists</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="bmw7833, post: 23153, member: 4089"] Nice article to share.That's how Motor Trend described the new (F10) 5-Series in their 2011 car of the year issue contenders and finalist article.I guess we're not the only ones that think the E39 is the last true "Ultimate Driving Machine" when it comes to the 5-Series.Here's a paragraph from the article.."Ultimate," as an adjective, means "last or last possible, final," says the Oxford American Dictionary. Of course, BMW's marketing wizards were thinking about "ultimate" as a noun ("best achievable or imaginable") when they wrote The Ultimate Driving Machine tagline, which applies nicely to E39 5 Series of two generations ago.The 2011 F10 5 Series, which includes the hatchback GT and four-door sedan, continues in the tradition of the E60 that followed the E39. The F10 is essentially a shortened 7 Series. Link to page on the 2011 F10:[URL="http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/1101_2011_motor_trend_car_of_the_year_contenders_and_finalists/bmw_5_series.html"]Two generations beyond The Ultimate Driving Machine[/URL] In case anybody's interested, here's a link to the full article:[URL="http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/1101_2011_motor_trend_car_of_the_year_contenders_and_finalists/index.html"]2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year: Contenders and Finalists[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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