The latest tease video for the new 2017 BMW 5-Series confirms it will be revealed this Thursday ( 13 October 2016) and on sale in early 2017.

We didn’t expect the new BMW 5-Series to be revealed until some time in the New Year – especially as it didn’t show up at the Paris Motor Show – but a new tease video for the 5-Series reveals it will be unveiled on Thursday 13 October.

To be honest, we hadn’t expected the new 5-Series to be ready to roll until early 2017, but it seems BMW is ready to go, and the two latest tease videos (below) look like they’ll be the last.

Just how much of the new 5-Series will be revealed this week remains to be seen, because as far as we can work out there’s going to be an awful lot on offer with the latest version of a car which perhaps defines BMW more than any other.

Not only will we see the regular 5-Series saloon, but we’re expecting to see the 5-Series Gran Turismo (yes, the big-arsed 5-Series) continue as well as a new 5-Series Touring, and all sitting on a new platform promising lower weight, greater rigidity and cleverer packaging.

Under the skin we’re also expecting to see everything from a 3-cylinder 1.5 litre diesel with around 150bhp all the way up to 600bhp plus from the new M5’s twin-turbo V8, with a plethora of options in between – diesel, petrol and, it would seem, a plug-in hybrid too. There will also be xDrive 4WD options.

Technology will, as you’d expect, proliferate, not just safety technology but stuff like the Driver Assistance and Remote 3D View previewed in the teaser videos below.

Much more detail when BMW officially unveils the 2017 5-Series later this week.

Just ahead of the new 2017 BMW 5-Series’ debut on October 13, what appear to be official images of the G30-codenamed sedan in M Sport trim, have appeared on the internet – we picked them up over at the Germancarforum.

If you’ve been tracing the development of the seventh-generation 5-Seriesthrough our spy photographers’ lens over the past year or so, then you won’t be surprised with the G30’s evolutionary exterior styling that heavily borrows on the aesthetics of the latest 7-Series while incorporating some more contemporary cues from the 2013 Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé concept car.

In other words, and at least judging by these initial images, the new 5-Series looks like a resized 7-Series with seemingly sexier / more dynamic proportions, especially at the rear, thanks to the stubbier tail, sloping boot lid and more heavily raked window.

It’s a similar –and some would say, all too familiar- story inside, with BMW lazily adopting the same design, switchgear and layout as the bigger 7-Series, with the dashboard featuring high-resolution digital instruments and a free-standing infotainment screen.

Underpinning BMW’s executive model is the new Cluster Architecture (CLAR) that incorporates high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum modules and components to help the 5er drop as much as 100kg (220 lbs) helping improve handling and agility, as well as fuel economy.

Power will come from BMW’s latest 2.0-liter B47 diesel and B48 gasoline four-cylinder units, and 3.0-liter B57 diesel and B58 gasoline six-cylinder engines, with an M Performance inline-six diesel for the M550d, a turbocharged gasoline V8 for the 550i, to join the range as well. BMW also plans to offer the 5-Series with the same plug-in hybrid 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline-electric powertrain used in the 330e, 740e and X5 xDrive40e.

Next year we’ll see the high-po M5, combing a 600hp+ turbocharged V8 for the first time in the model’s history with an optional all-wheel drive system.

Standard 5-Series models will be available (depending on the market) with either 6-speed manual gearboxes or a new nine-speed automatic, while the M5 will adopt a dual-clutch transmission.

Following the introduction of the G30 5-Series Sedan, BMW will release the G31 Touringand the G32 five-door GT promising a sleeker body than today’s bulbous model.