Next 5-series - pics

pburns

Ok, it's all a bit speculative (2009!!) but the important point is that BMW are rumoured to be moving away from the 'Banglised' flame surfaces, slab sides etc.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/secret_new_car.php?sid=170&page=1

Hate the new 3-series saloon. 3-series coupe a better effort though IMO...

mike65

Spot the diff!

http://www.bmwworld.com/pics/5er/10157_1024.jpg

Mike.

Lex Luthor

has the look of the 3series about it

milltown

I see they've gone bananas with the model designation:engine sizes again.
520i = 2.5L
525i = 3.0L
530i = 3.0L (eh?)
The 540 has a bigger engine than the 550 etc.

I'm not a fan of the current 3 or 5. I think I've grown used to the 5 now but I think the E46 is a much more handsome car than the new model. The coupé is close but still just shy IMO. But the biggest shock was the E30 to E36 change, I still think the 36 was the worst design they came out with. I mean aesthetically, btw, not dynamically.

Seth Brundle

Still can't beat the E30 and E28 (3 & 5 series).
The two 3.0L versions are different in that one will have a turbo AFAIK.
520i 218bhp 2.5-litre
525i 238bhp 3.0-litre
530i 272bhp 3.0-litre
535i 306bhp 3.0-litre twin-turbo
540i 367bhp 4.8-litre V8
550i 408bhp 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8
520d 175bhp 2.0-litre four
530d 204bhp 2.5-litre six
530d 245bhp 3.0-litre six
535d 300bhp 3.0-litre six

jayok

mike65 wrote:

Spot the diff!

Is it just me? But I can't spot anything major.... looks like a mid-life refresh to me.

alias no.9

jayok wrote:

Is it just me? But I can't spot anything major.... looks like a mid-life refresh to me.

Not on the front end, it's all 5 series, but take a look at the rear, they borrowed it from a hyundai sonata.

unkel

milltown wrote:

The 540 has a bigger engine than the 550 etc

That's just silly. BMW have really gone and done it this time :rolleyes:

Vegeta

it looks very very similar

smash

If they have this car already built and in prototype, then why wait till 2009 til launch... I reckon it's all media hype.

IamMetaldave

mike65 wrote:

Spot the diff!

http://www.bmwworld.com/pics/5er/10157_1024.jpg

Mike.

Women driver? :rolleyes:

colm_mcm

That's so rubbish! it already looks dated

Sonnenblumen

Dave Eyesclosed wrote:

Women driver? :rolleyes:

....with hair groomed, both hands on the steering wheel and looking at the road ahead?

overdriver

Sorry, but it's horrible. They need to do something different, and FAST!

Gatster

Not on the front end, it's all 5 series, but take a look at the rear, they borrowed it from a hyundai sonata.

Same with the current 3-series (not the coupe, I'll have a 335ci please). The arse is borrowed from some Korean design studio. I like the current BMW range apart from the 3 series saloon and the non-sport pack 5's, they've 'matured' nicely (couldn't think of a better word, sorry).

They need to do something different, and FAST!

In fairness, anything with above a 2.5 engine in a BMW is pretty quick nowadays, or, ultimately, is the M6 not fast enough for you?
EDIT - or did you mean they need to design something different quickly? They're trying, Bangles designs are a bit hit and miss, but they're massively constrained by the market.

Owen

That's not a 2009 model. The 5 Series is due a facelift in Q1 2007. It's more than likely to be something along the lines of that. It's too similar to current product lines to be that far down the road.

overdriver

Gatster wrote:

Same with the current 3-series (not the coupe, I'll have a 335ci please). The arse is borrowed from some Korean design studio. I like the current BMW range apart from the 3 series saloon and the non-sport pack 5's, they've 'matured' nicely (couldn't think of a better word, sorry).

In fairness, anything with above a 2.5 engine in a BMW is pretty quick nowadays, or, ultimately, is the M6 not fast enough for you?
EDIT - or did you mean they need to design something different quickly? They're trying, Bangles designs are a bit hit and miss, but they're massively constrained by the market.

I meant they need something radical, quickly.