Tagged: 523i

Rigid passenger safety cell at work 0

Rigid passenger safety cell at work

These photos are a good example of how the Rigid passenger safety cell works.   You can see how the front of the car has crumpled, the bonnet is crumpled, both front wings are crumpled – as they are all designed to.   However, the passenger cabin is still intact, all four doors open and close properly and there are no intrusions into the...

1999 BMW E39 523i Review 2

1999 BMW E39 523i Review

In my opinion, the BMW E39 is still hands down the best looking 5 series BMW have produced.   It significantly sharpened up the looks of the fairly boxy E34.   It was later replaced by the bulbous looking E60.  The current model still follows on too much from the E60 aberration. The BMW E39 has now depreciated to the point where they are an...

Classic Jalopy