http://www.insideline.com/audi/a6/20...ison-test.html

 

I spotted the all new A6 yesterday... it looked gorgeous...

 

Boy the 5 series is gorgeous!

 

The 5-series look pretty damn aggressive with the sport packages too. Don't know if it's sport pkg or M pkg, but yeah it goes from meh to wow with an upgraded bumper, that's for sure.

 

I will take A6 over 5

 

A6

 

It's the M package

And OP I would get the A6. My mom has a 2011 535i and I love it no doubt. I just saw the new A6's and that is just a tad better, just by a small amount. I really have no complaints about the 535i, great car.

 

OP is getting a new car??

 

I voted A6 as that's the one I like best between those two, but for the money, I'd be in something else.

 

This is the M package.

 

From this class, I like the XF 5.0 for around $60k! There is CTS-V as well, but I doubt it will be cross-shopped with these cars.






Cool story bro.. my friend had an 08 550i Sport that handled like it was on rails. He traded it in for the new model, and loves it. He did say it felt "less solid" though. BMW must know what buyers in this segment want (which is a 7-series?). Nevertheless, I felt that previous generation 5's had more character.

 

Where in there do I say he isn't?

 

Is that not the package that makes it look more aggressive?

 

Audi wins just because BMW needs to change that ugly interior design they've been going with lately.

 

I voted other since I'd rather have an E-Class.

 

Since the 5 is currently still the only midsize luxury car that's available with a stick, that gets my vote.

 

^There is also the Acura TL AWD and SAAB 9-5

 

Jaguar XF

 

I'd take the audi. The jag is beautiful but interior too cheap

 

I prefer the 5-series. Audi's styling is starting to look regurgitated. Take an A4, do a little stretch here, a pull there, slightly resculpt one area, resize the car and use slightly altered tail lights and you have the A6.

Then there's the aforementioned manual transmission option. I think I'd prefer an Infiniti M over the A6.

 

I'll take both!

 

This 535i looks nice but the Gran Turismo .

I'll stick to my 535i.

 

Other (Mercedes)

 

I like both, but prefer the A6.

 

Of those 2 the A6 hands down!

 

A6 all the way baby!

I dont care to much for the looks of the 5-series, BUT you can get it with a 6spd! Now if this was the M5 it'll be a different story. I would love to test drive that.

 

Like I preferred the previous A6 to the ugly E60, I do it again and choose the A6 2012.

 

True, as is the CTS-V, but it's arguable whether they belong in the same class as the big Euro 3. Not to mention the 6MT in the Saab is only on the base FWD 2.0T.

 

To each his own, I suppose. I love my E60.

 

E60 > previous gen A6.
New A6 > F10.

 

Does it have to be a 4-door?

New C63 AMG coupe looks pretty sick and has a lot of parts from the SLS AMG IIRC. C63 Sedan is low $60Ks, not sure about coupe.

 

I agree the C63 is an impressive car. However, the C is actually quite a bit smaller than the cars in the comparison above (more akin to a BMW 3 or an Audi A4/S4/RS4). A closer match from MB would be an E-Class.

 

5'er

 

I see. My GF has a 2011 alpine white 528, the interior is somewhat bland and the I-drive is tolerable but nothing to write home about. The car is long and spacious though, IIRC the new 5-series is about the same as the old 7-series length. I had to move some sh-t around my garage just to allow it to fit whereas I have garage space in spades with my 911 and Element.

 

Yeah...911 and Element wouldn't take up too much space. I just moved from an '06 TL to an '07 M5 and was surprised at how little of a difference there was in the amount of space each car took up in the garage. The lines across car classes and sizes is getting very blurry.

 

I'm not really a fan of BMWs but you can't go wrong with a 5 series.

 

Or a 3. Arguably the car that makes every single automotive journalist drop their panties for. Over. And over. And over.

 

I voted "other" for obvious reasons.

 

For the price i would hands down buy what you have over the 2 choices above.

 

No question about it.