Urban Mixer Blog

by Michael Schratter

The stance, the aggressive stance.

In my opinion BMW has been getting the sport sedan right for decades and the 530i is a perfect example of how the über-engineers from Munich can take a 4 door car and make it look and feel like an executive road weapon.

I will presume that you agree with me when I say that a car’s presence either makes or breaks your “driving mood” and that the exterior design of a car is important. And so as I approached the 530i, the trade mark BMW twin pointed-oval grille coupled with those now famous predatory headlight eyes immediately captured my attention and brought an evil smirk to my face. My aggressive instincts were at the forefront as slid behind the wheel and sat myself down in the pristine leather, awash in the glow of the jet cockpit display. At that point I had to remind my self that regardless of my road domination fantasies, this was a borrowed BMW, I was not on the Nürburgring, and I wasn’t going to get thrown in the slammer because of a lucky opportunity to drive this German sex machine.

And so behave I did, and oh what a gentleman’s experience commenced!

The BMW 530i is a beautiful mix of sport performance and luxury comfort. Everything from the high gloss polished wood trim; to the beige leather of the supportive power front sport seats… the car’s interior exudes class. When you couple the car’s elegant smart interior with its 225hp engine, an engine that is made up of large, healthy Bavarian horses… well, needless to say you’ve got yourself a winner.

The 530i’s formidable low and mid-range torque and an almost turbo-like rush of top end power, makes the 6 cylinder BMW an exciting ride. An adrenalin rush without comprinmising its nobleman’s driving experience, an addictive package that has you feeling powerful and in control. It’s no wonder that I insisted that I drive the car for every short, walkable errand run. It was easy to convince myself that it was reasonable for me to complete all of my outside movement in the BMW 530i.

Walking is for wimps, and the Beamer is for me.

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