The optional Adaptive Xenon Headlights are excellent. They deliver bright, even light and real benefit on winding rural roads at night.
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The optional Adaptive Xenon Headlights are excellent. They deliver bright, even light and real benefit on winding rural roads at night.
BMW's brakes are large by industry standards, and they remain one of the most impressive components in the performance package. They slow the car from high speed in sports car fashion, and they hold up under harder use than any driver is likely to dish out. Even after repeated stops that would smoke the brake pads on lesser cars, the 5's brakes showed very little fade. Next Page