![]() ![]() It looks like someone took a 7 Series, cut the trunk off with a laser and didn’t do any cosmetic surgery to round out the look. The front is rather aggressive-looking and very similar to the larger 7 Series, and it’s the GT’s hatchback body style and truncated rear that upsets my inner vehicle designer. ![]() But not our beige - BMW calls it Orion Silver Metallic - test car. Not one of our staffers liked how the 550i GT looked perhaps even worse than the negative feedback from those of us in the know, however, was the total lack of attention paid to this car by passers-by.Ĭontroversially styled cars often attract stares of some kind - disgust or otherwise. While I really want to get to the best part of the BMW 550i GT - the driving experience - there’s no escaping the first thing people will take into account when it comes to this car: its looks. If you can stomach its looks, this is an impressive $63,900 bargain. It’s based on the 7 Series sedan, sporting nearly identical interior and exterior dimensions, plus the same engine and features, but for about $18,000 less. The dirty little secret of this unsightly hatchback is that it shouldn’t be called a 5 anything. BMW did sacrifice solid braking for some high-tech wizardry, though, which turned off anyone with a pulse who got in the driver’s seat. ![]() That’s good, because if you’re going to name your newest BMW 5 Series “Gran Turismo,” it better do one thing right: get you to your destination in comfort and with plenty of power. The 550i GT is simply one of the finest touring machines I’ve ever piloted. On the positive side, none of those hundreds of vehicles are a better companion on the open road. Its odd proportions, curious hatchback-or-sedan body style and downright-bizarre body lines add up to one big eyesore. The BMW 550i GT is one of those vehicles. Of the hundreds of vehicles I’ve written about over the years, there are few I would call truly ugly. ![]()
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