2016 BMW 5 Series 550i xDrive Gran Turismo

The 5 Series is BMW's mid-size luxury sedan, the one most people cross-shop with the Audi A6 and Mercedes E-Class. It's the kind of car that makes you look for the long way home, with sharp steering and a chassis that stays composed on twisty roads. The cabin is a quiet, well-built place to spend time, with supportive seats and a clean layout that puts everything within reach. The trunk is generous for the class, and the rear seats fold down when you need to haul something longer than the trunk allows. The 550i xDrive Gran Turismo is the most expensive 5 Series you can buy, but you trade the sleeker sedan roofline for a taller, more versatile hatchback body. Its 4.4L V8 makes 448 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque, routed through a eight-speed automatic and all-wheel drive that gets you to 60 mph in the low four-second range while returning 19 mpg combined. The Gran Turismo's rear seats slide fore and aft and recline, giving passengers a limousine-like experience that the regular 5 Series can't match.