America's Best - Part 1 of 2.(favorite automobiles)(Brief Article)

America's Best Sports Sedan BMW M5 Built: Dingolfing, Germany engine: 5.0-liter V8, 394 hp, 368 lb-ft drivetrain: rwd, six-speed manual weight: 4024 lbs price: $70,545 2001 U.S. sales: 2358 The M5 remains the benchmark for sports sedans, adding a sharp high-performance edge to the already splendid 540i.

Here's an executive luxury sedan with both a satellite navigation system and nearly 400 hp of thrust that our AutoFile testers ran to 60 mph in 4.96 seconds. That's as quick as a base Corvette, and the M5 also set the braking performance record as of when we tested it for our ...

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