The new 5 series didn't make Car & Driver's ten best list last year.
I wonder how the E60 fares against a Holden HSV sedan and a Ford FPV sedan. Both of those Australian cars are backed by the factory in the V8 Supercar Series.
http://www.hsv.com.au/index_new.html
http://fpv.com.au/
an old Holden HSV video
http://www.hsv.com.au/cars/vy2/video/premiere.wmv