I went to see the BMW M5 Competition and the 840i Gran Coupe M Sport

Looking for a 5-seater family car

Well, I went. Take the BMW 650i all the way to Odaiba.

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Actually, it's not a long distance, but I arrived at this BMW Tokyo Bay.

Just the other dayAlthough I was allowed to come for a little peepThis time, I made a reservation in advance and went to test drive.

BMW X7

From the time you arrive, the reception desk, to the time the car is prepared, you can see the BMW X7 here when you wander around the parking lot.

When I talked to the staff, it was OK to see it, so I showed this X7 until the car we were going to test drive was ready.

I had a chance to see the X7 before, so from that time I was impressed with "It's amazing! The inside of the car is wide!".

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If you are looking for a family of 5 people, it would be nice to have such a big X7.

With this backseat, I don't think children will ever get mixed up.

Since each seat is independent, each person can secure their own personal space and spend their time elegantly.

There is also a seat for two people in the third row, which is further behind the normal back seat, for six people. * There is also a 7-seater.

Looking at the whole from the trunk, it looks like this ↓

It's wide! !! With this, three children can definitely move in the back seat without getting stuck.

After all, I feel the goodness of such a big car and think "It's amazing, it's good", but I think it's a matter of taste, but it's not an SUV. ..

I think this X7 and other SUVs are also very good cars. It's just that the feelings of my home are different now.

BMW 840i Gran Coupe M-Sport test drive

Since I had the feeling that it might not be an SUV now, I don't have to test drive an SUV such as the X7 this time, and now we can think "How about this?" 2 I took a test drive of the stand.

One of them is here, BMW 8 series.

This time, I was able to test drive the 840i Gran Coupe M-Sport, so I tried it.

The 8 Series is currently the most promising candidate for BMW as a replacement for our 650i Gran Coupe M-Sport.

However, although I had been shown this several times in the past, I was hesitant because it was not the case that the rear seats would be wider than the current 650i.

I also got on the back seat, but after all, when I tried the test drive, "If this is the case, it may be okay to keep the 650i until the 650i I currently own is completely broken and I can not ride it ... I wonder if I thought.

Because, in terms of driving performance, the current V8 engine (4.4 liter twin turbo) 650i seems to be overwhelmingly fun for my husband (this time 840i is a 3 liter straight 6 turbo), and the back seat It doesn't mean that it will be widespread, so it won't solve the problem.

I think it's a very good car if you only look at the 840i.

However, when compared with the current 650i, I felt that it was not a replacement target for my home.

That's why I thought again that the 650i Gran Coupe I'm riding now is a good car, and I was happy with that (I lost the purpose of the test drive) ^ ^

BMW M5 Competition Test Drive

Another thing I decided to test drive was, "If you think that it is unavoidable that the back seats will not change so much, then change your taste a little more." This is the one I chose.

Yes, it's the BMW M5 Competition.

Since the center of the back seat is not raised, the person who rides in the middle does not have to spread his legs to ride, so it is still better than the 8 series (the person who sits in the middle of the back seat).

It's not that big, though.

It was the day I decided to test drive this M5 competition, but is it a great coincidence? had.

After all, when I was watching the car news from this morning, the BMW M5 CS was just announced on that day! Looking at the M5 CS from the morning, one person was excited saying "Wow, I got out" ^ ^

On the day I went to the test drive, I read various contents such as M5 CS photos and specs from the morning on overseas news, and while thinking "Hmm, M5 CS is good", from M5 CS "No, I'm sorry, but I'm completely It ’s a four-seater, right? ] And sank.

Because the back seats look like bucket seats? Because it's made!

It would be nice if I could secure a personal space if I made 3 seats with this bucket seat (impossible).

This is the back seat of the M5 CS. Ah, this is really three people can't sit (tears). ↓

I gave up thinking that the M5 CS was impossible, so I was able to test drive the M5 competition with a positive feeling on this day ^ ^

If it is M5, it is a size that I can drive. I used to be able to drive up to the BMW 550i.

It seemed that changing the drive mode did not make it easy to understand the changes in sound and rotation speed, but I could see that the console display changed even from the passenger seat.

This time, I wasn't driving, so I didn't know the "feeling of driving", but since it was just raining a little on that day, when I was driving on a wet road surface, the four-wheel drive was solid. I could feel it (compared to the 840i).

After all it is fascinated by Porsche

Even so, even if I was allowed to test drive the BMW, when I saw this building that was visible on the test drive route, my heart moved from BMW to this building at once for a moment.

What is this building? ↓

That's right, this is a Porsche pop-up storePorsche NOW TOKYO..

Currently, it is a facility of the EBI group that operates Porsche Center Aoyama, Meguro, Ginza (& Setagaya, Koishikawa) where Porsche including Taycan are exhibited for a limited time until the summer of 2021.

Already, while doing a test drive of BMW, "Wow, there is a red tycan!", I can only look at Porsche NOW Tokyo ... Reflection.

But there is no choice but to be worried about ~ ^ ^ Because I like Porsche.

BMW Tokyo Bay test drive staff is part-time job

Oh yeah, I was surprised at the test drive at BMW Tokyo Bay, but most of the BMW staff who ride with me are "university student part-time jobs"!

Whaaaaaaaat. Isn't that surprising?

Why did you notice it?

That is, when I tried the M5 competition, even though I said "By the way, the M5 CS was announced", I was told "I'm sorry, I didn't know", and I heard the specs of the car. However, I continued to not understand, "I'm sorry, I'm more familiar with sales ...".

Then, while talking, he told me, "Most of the staff who test drive are part-time college students."

No, I was surprised. Was it so!

No, that's why I'm not complaining that I don't like it because I'm a part-time college student.

On the other hand, if you don't sell it strangely, it will give you honest opinions as you wish, so it's very fresh.

However, if the test drive staff did not know that they were part-time college students, I thought that people who would like to hear various things about BMW and want opinions would be dissatisfied, so I wrote this time. I thought this.

If you want to know more about the car or want various suggestions, I think it is better to consult with the sales person in advance at the showroom instead of the test drive staff.

And when I test drive, I wonder if it is better to just feel the feeling of the car ^ ^

Since we found out that the test drive staff was a part-time job brother of a college student, we had a lot of fun talking as a college student.

It was very fresh and fun to be able to talk about the current car that college students feel, or a different feeling from talking to an adult salesperson who has a lot of experience ^ ^

Oh yeah, and finally, the conclusion that I tried the two cars this time is, hmm, after all, I feel once again how good our car is, "The current 650i Gran Coupe M-Sport is quite the best". It became something that I thought was supposed to be.

It wasn't a solution at all, but I'm happy with it.

I wonder if there will be a replacement for a while. Well, I'm still worried!

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★ Addition (2021.6.26) ★In the end, there were various things, and I bought the BMW M3 as the next family car. Click here for more →BMW new M3 delivered