The 2024 BMW i5 M60 Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn

To survive in corporate America is to be a master of doublespeak and balance. It's not «layoffs,» we're downsizing. And while it's important to show growth and improve upon previous results, it's prudent not to go too hard too quickly so as to not give management unrealistic expectations in regards to future performance. (Any self-respecting athlete would likely call this sandbagging but I believe the true LinkedIn warriors simply call it «strategic scalability.»)

The 2024 BMW i5 M60, much like most of its owners (one does not simply acquire an $85,095 executive sedan without being pretty good at emails), understands critical moderation. This is a car you get when you want a big car that isn't too big. This is a car you get when you want a fancy car that doesn't look too fancy. This is a car you get when you want a fast car that isn't too fast.

A vehicle that tries to sit on multiple fences and be everything to everyone could've so easily been a bland, unfocused mess. But remarkably, the i5 M60 sidesteps this as one of the best all-rounders available today.

The new 5 Series is a dignified-looking, decently proportioned sedan. There are shades of cat-eyed E60 in the face while a conservative rear end, at first blush, sort of reminds me of a Camry (sorry, BMW). Still, it's far from a bad-looking car, especially by modern Bimmer standards. Yes, the grille is quite big, and yeah, the «5» stamped in the Hofmeister kink and embiggened «M» in the M60 badge are pretty gauche, but you and I both know it could've been so much worse.

With its colorful light bars, crystal controls, and curved screens, I quite like BMW's current interior aesthetic. It's indisputably luxurious and lush but clean and modern in a way current Benzes just aren't. Build quality in the new i5 is great, as it usually is with this brand, and this cabin is a pleasant and quiet place to be overall. The seats are comfy and lined in soft leather while the turn signal stalk is clicky and more satisfyingly tactile than I remember BMW stalks being.

From a usability standpoint, though, a lot of it is annoyingly touch-sensitive including everything embedded in the light bars—i.e. the seat controls, hazards,