BMW’s new 5 Series shows how seriously the company took criticism of the previous model’s lack of interior spaciousness - it’s now bigger inside than an E-class Mercedes. The designers also took the E-class benchmark and moved it upwards by giving the 5 Series arguably the best ride/handling compromise seen in any luxury car. Compared with the 530i, the smaller engined 525i loses a portion of power and torque, but little else. And it’s even more aggressively priced - against some cars that would love to believe they are real competitors.