The new 2010 / 2011 BMW 5 Series
BMW has revealed details of the 2010 5 Series, ranging from £28,165 to £50,520 and on sale in Spring 2010.
It’s been coming for a long time – the 2010/2011 BMW 5 Series – and just last week we had a picture of the new 5 Series from a German magazine. But now BMW has finally gone official and revealed all the goodies on their mid-size saloon of the future – the 2010 BMW 5 Series or, if you’re in the US, the 2011 BMW 5 Series.
The new 5 Series migrates to the same underpinnings as the new 5 Series GT and 7 Series – and for that matter the Rolls Royce Ghost – which means this new 5 Series loses the traditional suspension struts and gets a multi-link arrangement all round. The new 5 also gets electric active front steering which may, or may not, be a good thing (depending on how much ‘feel’ is lost). You even get the option of active rear steering for some tighter turns plus active damping.
This new 5 gets the fourth generation i-drive and a layout on the dash very similar to the 5 Series GT with a big 10.2″ screen on models with SatNav. Model range kicks off with the 520d SE at £28,165, rising to the 550i SE at £50,520, with a total choice of three diesel and four petrol engines at launch. In the mix is the 8-speed auto ‘box from the 5 Series GT (depending on model) and an active Hybrid and M5 variant will follow later.
Lots of new options are available, including a new park assist, 4 wheel active steering, heads-up display and night vision.
We’ll revisit the new BMW 5 Series in more depth tomorrow, but for now you can get all the nuts and bolts in the BMW 5 Series 2010 Press Release and have a look at the pictures in the gallery below.
BMW 5 Series 2010 / 2011 Photo Gallery
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Michael 1963 says
Sicuramente è stata molto, ma molto più innovativa la precedente Serie 5, quella del grande Bangle per intenderci! Questa è una gran bella automobile, ma che segue l’evoluzione stilistica della precedente, migliorandone soprattutto la meccanica. A livello stilistico a mio parere non dice nulla di nuovo. La solita bella tedesca! Come succede del resto alla Mercedes Classe E, anch’essa gran bella auto, ma che evolve il modello che sostituisce. Per entrambe, un pò più di coraggio a livello di stile forse avrebbe giovato a renderle più moderne e più intriganti. Dal punto di vista meccanico, nulla da eccepire! Un’auto che prenderò in seria considerazione quando deciderò di sostituire la mia attuale Jaguar.