New BMW 5 Series Officially On the Road

Well my eyes did a double take and my jaw dropped as the first new BMW 5 series I had seen on the road drove by today.

I have to say that it looked absolutely stunning in person. The design in the flesh works rather well and the overall shape is very aggressive. The critisim of BMW recent design direction really boggles my mind. They are one of the few companies out there that are truly pushing the envelope and creating something new and different. If not now when? Without market leading companies like BMW pushing the collective envelope we could be in for more late 70's early 80's type of design stagnation. I really applaud them for their recent work and this new 5 series.

And if everything goes right I might be taking one out on a test drive by the end of the week (not that I'm really in the market for one mind you).