But upon its release in 2003, the E60 5 Series was actually hated by many BMW purists ... with the exterior styling of these cars (the rear end of the 7 Series was nicknamed "Bangle Butt ...

The small front grille has also been tweaked while a new bumper complements the BMW headlights quite nicely. The modifications continue across the rear where there are taillights from an E60 ...

By ‘retro’ we mean that the headlights’ overall design looks uncannily similar to the look of the 5 Series E60 ... a BMW sedan. The rearmost part of the trunk sits much lower than the rear ...

The E60 BMW 5 Series used to be one of the most controversial ... black-finished grilles, front and rear parking sensors, plus a set of black 19-inch Style 166 wheels with staggered-width Toyo ...

plus a typically well developed rear-drive chassis, again with numerous modes than can be dialled up or down, depending what kind of mood you’re in. But for a variety of reasons, the E60 now ...