Your wife/ girlfriend/ mistress/ surrogate says the two seater has to go. You need a family sedan but you don't want a Taurus; you want something awesome. You want that little pile of poo in the backseat to grow up knowing what it feels like when the back wheels break free.
I'm not talking about a Ford Taurus or an Impala. I'm talking about straight up performance sedans. Something you can leave the car seat in and still drive with pride.
What do you buy and why? And I swear, this is not a "what should Mike K buy" post though given my history it could absolutely turn into that if someone names something super awesome.
I'll start, and this isn't going to be a surprise to anyone here:
E60 BMW 5 series. There are so many good choices here. The 535 with a tune, the 550 or the M5. All are amazing cars with near 50/50 weight distribution and a chassis that makes even the worst drivers feel like Michael Andretti. The e60 5 is perfectly sized. Larger than the 3 series with a nicer interior and not as much of a pig as the 7.
Leave the car alone and it will drive as docile as any german sedan. Push a few buttons though and the steering get's stiff, the transmission shifts immediately on demand, the engine blips the throttle on downshifts and you can slide the tail end out until you're blue in the face.
If ever there was a car more capable of being both Dr Jekylle and Mr Hyde this is it.
So what's your choice and why?
I'm not talking about a Ford Taurus or an Impala. I'm talking about straight up performance sedans. Something you can leave the car seat in and still drive with pride.
What do you buy and why? And I swear, this is not a "what should Mike K buy" post though given my history it could absolutely turn into that if someone names something super awesome.
I'll start, and this isn't going to be a surprise to anyone here:
E60 BMW 5 series. There are so many good choices here. The 535 with a tune, the 550 or the M5. All are amazing cars with near 50/50 weight distribution and a chassis that makes even the worst drivers feel like Michael Andretti. The e60 5 is perfectly sized. Larger than the 3 series with a nicer interior and not as much of a pig as the 7.
Leave the car alone and it will drive as docile as any german sedan. Push a few buttons though and the steering get's stiff, the transmission shifts immediately on demand, the engine blips the throttle on downshifts and you can slide the tail end out until you're blue in the face.
If ever there was a car more capable of being both Dr Jekylle and Mr Hyde this is it.
So what's your choice and why?
