Sneak peek at new BMW 5-Series
Mid-range cruiser leaks onto the Web
Car magazine's Web site sports a sneak look at the new BMW 5-Series, which isn't due to launch until 2009 -- three years away.
It's lighter but bigger, reckons the report and is less controversial -- not so Bangled up, with fewer flame surfaces and weird-looking headlamps. The Hofmeister kink remains but the back looks more than a tad anonymous.
Weight loss comes courtesy of more exotic materials -- but it will of course go heavy on the gadgets, including active rear suspension kinematics, which enables all-electronic control of cornering forces and allows each wheel to react individually.
Motors will be a bit more powerful but with more green cred -- lower consumption plus bio-fuel compatibility. There'll be braking current regeneration too which, with adaptive alternator control, is said to result in 10 per cent fuel savings.
The range will top out initially with a 408bhp 550i, which will host a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 under the bonnet, according to the remarkably well-informed story. Then there'll be a Touring -- and an M5...
For more plus pics, see link below.
on the pics I see the some better looking X3 style front lights wich still can do with some more changes..on the back those rearlights are not of my taste! yuk... but still 3 years to go so hope they make some better looking rears...
ow..engine's sound great too..specialy 550i with 408hp...nice(and ofcorse the M5)
GTRene
The new 3-series and 3-series coupe on the other hand....VOMTASTIC!
BMW are just getting it all kinds of wrong lately. This new 5-series is nowhere enar as nice as the current one. The X5 is uglier in it's up-coming facelift, too.
They need some lessons from Alfa, Jaguar, Aston...hell, even Ford and Mazda!
What went wrong with the suspension design that they needed to include active suspension geometry, or did they not have enough acronyms for the launch brochures.
The current 3 series looks blander than a bowl of rice.
And its gonna be bigger?? flippin heck how big do these cars need to get? The 7 is now the size of a small barn. The 3 is old 5 size and no doubt the 1 is as big as an E30 3 series.
Does that mean they'll bring out a 0.5 Series??
May i add that in all this the UK roads aint getting any wider..
Not sure these twin turbos are up to much really, the 3.0 530i and 535i versions with and without TT only add another 34 BHP, twin turbos, rubbish. I could get more power hanging my foot out of the door and pushing the car along.
Not sure these twin turbos are up to much really, the 3.0 530i and 535i versions with and without TT only add another 34 BHP, twin turbos, rubbish. I could get more power hanging my foot out of the door and pushing the car along.
They using the turbos to get more torque, not outright power as per the new 335i.
They trying to give us the diesel low-down grunt and petrols higher rev range AND reduce consumption-sounds like heaven to me...
And the various comments about the current car growing on people are interesting, too. I've gravitated from 'Bejasus but that's one fugly car' to 'Hmmmm ........ It actually looks quite purposeful'.
Perhaps BMW should just have the courage of its convictions. Anyone know what current 5-Srs sales have been like compard to the previous model?
Edited to add that it looks ugly because Ted has put up a picture of the current 5 Series not the new one refered to in the article look at the tail light cluster to see what I mean. Mind you it must be very similar because it had everyone fooled...
At least the current 5 series evokes a response (ok that maybe that you think it has been beaten with an ugly stick) which gives it a bit of character ands identity.
I've driven a new 3 and while it is a great drive I would never buy one as it is sooooo boring. Come on BMW, don't become Audi!
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