Spy Shots: Next Gen BMW 5-Series
09-08-16, 06:26 AM
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Next-Gen BMW 5-Series Teaser Reveals Tweaked LED Taillights
BMW has just released a teaser video of the G30-generation 5-Series ahead of the vehicle's online debut in the coming weeks.
While the minute long video only shows the new car for a matter of seconds, it does preview the reshaped body as well as the tweaked rear-end. Perhaps the most notable change visible in the teaser are the different LED taillights which appear to have adopted a slightly thinner and more flowing design than those of the current car.
The timing of this clip would suggest that the public debut for the model is imminent, logically at the Paris Motor Show at the end of this month. However, some recent reports claim that we won't see the new 5-Series in the flesh until January's Detroit Auto Show.
Whatever the case may be, it's previously been confirmed that the updated model will be based around the company's new CLAR platform. Due to its utilization of aluminum, carbon fiber and high-strength steel, it is expected to help the new model shed at least 80 kg (176 lb) from the current car.
In terms of powertrains, a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder is expected to come as standard in base 5-Series variants. Elsewhere in the range will be 3.0-liter straight-six diesel and petrol engines, a diesel six-cylinder with electric turbochargers, a plug-in hybrid model and for high-spec derivatives including the new M5, a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8.
In a bid to rival the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class, a number of technologies from the 7-Series will then find their way into its smaller sibling. This will include a selection of autonomous driving functions, gesture control and laser headlights.
While the minute long video only shows the new car for a matter of seconds, it does preview the reshaped body as well as the tweaked rear-end. Perhaps the most notable change visible in the teaser are the different LED taillights which appear to have adopted a slightly thinner and more flowing design than those of the current car.
The timing of this clip would suggest that the public debut for the model is imminent, logically at the Paris Motor Show at the end of this month. However, some recent reports claim that we won't see the new 5-Series in the flesh until January's Detroit Auto Show.
Whatever the case may be, it's previously been confirmed that the updated model will be based around the company's new CLAR platform. Due to its utilization of aluminum, carbon fiber and high-strength steel, it is expected to help the new model shed at least 80 kg (176 lb) from the current car.
In terms of powertrains, a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder is expected to come as standard in base 5-Series variants. Elsewhere in the range will be 3.0-liter straight-six diesel and petrol engines, a diesel six-cylinder with electric turbochargers, a plug-in hybrid model and for high-spec derivatives including the new M5, a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8.
In a bid to rival the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class, a number of technologies from the 7-Series will then find their way into its smaller sibling. This will include a selection of autonomous driving functions, gesture control and laser headlights.
09-08-16, 06:29 AM
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BMW Puts The Final Touches On The 2017 5-Series And Its Trick Chassis
As the new 5-Series is edging closer to its official launch, BMW is gradually removing the camo wraps off the prototypes that are roaming the streets.
So far, we have a pretty good idea on how the new 5-Series, codenamed G30, will look like. It will certainly not break any molds with its design and, by the looks of it, will be more like a smaller, sharper version of the 7-Series, but there is a lot more to it than meets the eye.
Based on the Cluster Architecture (CLAR) that was introduced in the latest 7er, the new 5-Series is expected to be up to 100kg (220lbs) lighter than its predecessor thanks to the increased use of aluminum in the chassis that will also benefit its structural rigidity. Contradicting previous reports, the latest intel says that the carbon-fiber bits will remain an exclusive to the flagship due to cost restraints. BMW has also added a new electric steering, while the car will continue to use double wishbones up front and a five-link suspension setup at the rear, both of them completely re-engineered to take advantage of the new platform.
The new 5-Series will be powered by a wide range of four- and six-cylinder turbocharged units, both petrol and diesel ones. All four-bangers will be 2.0-litre units in various states of tune, with the most powerful petrol version to be found in the 530i. In the same fashion, the six-cylinder engine options will be 3.0-litre units, offered in petrol (540i) and diesel (530d and 540d) versions.
An active four-wheel steering system will be available as an option to both rear- and all-wheel drive (sDrive and xDrive in BMW-speak) models and, apart from a sports suspension, there'll also be an electronically controlled one.
If the latest info turns out to be accurate, BMW will most likely bring out the five-door 5-Series GT first, at the Paris Motor Show, with the official reveal of the Sedan set for October, though not in the French capital.
So far, we have a pretty good idea on how the new 5-Series, codenamed G30, will look like. It will certainly not break any molds with its design and, by the looks of it, will be more like a smaller, sharper version of the 7-Series, but there is a lot more to it than meets the eye.
Based on the Cluster Architecture (CLAR) that was introduced in the latest 7er, the new 5-Series is expected to be up to 100kg (220lbs) lighter than its predecessor thanks to the increased use of aluminum in the chassis that will also benefit its structural rigidity. Contradicting previous reports, the latest intel says that the carbon-fiber bits will remain an exclusive to the flagship due to cost restraints. BMW has also added a new electric steering, while the car will continue to use double wishbones up front and a five-link suspension setup at the rear, both of them completely re-engineered to take advantage of the new platform.
The new 5-Series will be powered by a wide range of four- and six-cylinder turbocharged units, both petrol and diesel ones. All four-bangers will be 2.0-litre units in various states of tune, with the most powerful petrol version to be found in the 530i. In the same fashion, the six-cylinder engine options will be 3.0-litre units, offered in petrol (540i) and diesel (530d and 540d) versions.
An active four-wheel steering system will be available as an option to both rear- and all-wheel drive (sDrive and xDrive in BMW-speak) models and, apart from a sports suspension, there'll also be an electronically controlled one.
If the latest info turns out to be accurate, BMW will most likely bring out the five-door 5-Series GT first, at the Paris Motor Show, with the official reveal of the Sedan set for October, though not in the French capital.
09-08-16, 06:53 AM
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looks so boring and bland. 
09-08-16, 12:50 PM
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Incredibly boring and bland inside and out but it is a BMW and that is all that matters. BMW exterior and interior design and quality has taken a nose dive after the E48 3 series and E39 5 series.
09-08-16, 12:57 PM
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I assume you meant E46 3-series. I had an E46 3-series and an E60 5-series; I was and still am a huge fan of the Bangle-era cars, pre-facelift 7-series excepted.
09-08-16, 07:14 PM
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Avid BMW guy here. Personally, I think BMW is playing it too safe as a brand lately. The current 5 is a handsome car and this new one will be too, but it will be very evolutionary inside and out. That can all be tolerated if it were head's and shoulders above the competition in the driving experience. Yet, since the days of the E60, E90, E70, etc. BMWs have become softer and more numb. Their powertrains are still the best in the business, but that connection with the road isn't even near what it used to be. Only some of the ///M cars are still good. Your average 320 BMW drives like a Toyota.
BMW is designing cars to be #1 in sales instead of being true to their heritage. I hope this approach bites them in the a$$ one day.
BMW is designing cars to be #1 in sales instead of being true to their heritage. I hope this approach bites them in the a$$ one day.
09-08-16, 07:17 PM
#45
BMW management has really gone to h3ll since the E89 Z4 was released. Every subsequent new model has been a "better" car overall with more technology and luxury features, but are they better BMWs? Not in a million years!