Out of curiosity (if you can answer this), how much nicer is the 7 compared to the 5 series for the 35K+ difference in MSRP? They look very similar in photos.
5 series sportier, 7 series just bigger and more refined tbh. These are the non quilted seats you see here, the quilted seats look and feel much better, oh and the 7 series has a MASSIVE trunk compared to the puny 5 series trunk.
5 series has advantages in terms of vehicle size and parking, 7 series can fit large adults in the back with ease. The safety systems in both work about the same, the massaging seats in the 7 are much better, rear massaging option in the 7 is also very cool and works as well as the front. Probably a bunch of more intricate but small details I’m forgetting.
Tl;dr the 7 series just feels luxurious and bigger than the 5, same concept with the e and s class, e is the drivers car while S is the luxury car.
Coming from multiple 5 series, the 7 has a level of refinement much higher than the 5…makes the 530 feel like a camry. Noise isolation from the suspension is especially apparent.
They aren’t really comparable vehicles, and when I look at the lease cost differential, there’s no way I’d spend 5 Series money on a 5 Series… but the 7 makes perfect sense.
I didn’t really like anything in particular about the 5 Series, except the M550 was a lot of fun to drive. But it was cramped inside and the exterior is really nondescript.
If I hadn’t been able to find a deal on a 750 I would have gone to a different brand. The chances of ending up with any flavor of 5 Series instead were zero.
