BMW stops to produce 5 version

According to the preliminary information, already on October, 9th dealers in Europe will stop a demands acceptance on present generation BMW of 5th series. And in December the Bavarian company and at all will stop the conveyor on manufacture of this model. The reason for such decision consists at all in financial crisis and falling of sales. Simply BMW will begin modernisation of the main conveyor at factory in Dingolfinge that in the beginning of 2010 to begin there release of absolutely new "five".

It is not excluded that new "five" will show in January on a motor show in Detroit, however, car sales will begin only more close by the spring. New "five" hardly becomes larger than nowadays exhausted car – its length will make 4860 mm that on 20 mm more than now. Also it is necessary to count on wheelbase increase – thanks to it of space in interior becomes hardly more. Well and under cowl BMW of 5th series will start to put new motors, including 6-cylinder in volume 3,0 l with a turbo-supercharging (306 h.p.). There will be also an economic version 520d which will have the motor in volume of 2,0 l (163 h.p.). Such car begins to spend for each 100 km of a way in the so-called commixed cycle only 4,1 l of fuel.

New BMW 5. First information

In the following year company BMW should present new generation of 5th series. While information on this car very little. It is known that before Bavarian engineers there is a challenge – they should make so that new "five" practically surpassed a Mercedes-Benz of the E-class which premiere has passed in this year in all parametres.

Besides, new "five" should become the non-polluting car. And it means that designers are obliged to make so that the car spent a fuel minimum quantity. The decision of this problem will demand not only creation of new engines, but also installation of such systems as "stop start", systems recuperation energy at braking and so on. Besides, it will be necessary to lower weight of the car seriously. What particularly engines will appear under cowl BMW of 5th series of following generation for the present it is not known. But there is an assumption that the car will be equipped with a hybrid power-plant which will unite in itself the electromotor and a 3,0-litre diesel engine.

BMW 5 Series Interior Spied

Spy photographers have caught the interior in clear view of the new BMW 5 Series for first time. Even with a significant amount of specially cut foam padding used to disguise the instrument panel and center console from prying eyes, we can still make out some new details.

The i-Drive controller is placed on the right side of the gear lever, and similar to Audi's MMI interface, there are additional navigation/function buttons surrounding the controller. Also similar to Audi are the new buttons and scroll wheels on the totally new steering wheel. Sitting at the base of the gear selector console is a big button with a “(P)” for the electronic parking brake.

The shape of the dashboard is also brand new, although the two circular recesses on the passenger side are fake as well as the old i-Drive controller location. The real deal is more like, you guessed it, the Audis.

Keyless-go, active suspension, improved night vision, head-up display and a bigger sat nav screen are all features that we will find in the new 5 Series. Due to all of the heavy plastic panels, the exterior is still hard to recognize, but at least we can now see the actual size of the characteristic BMW twin kidney grilles.

The new F10 5-Series will be available as sedan, touring (wagon) and fastback, although the later will have its own name (still going under the work name PAS). Four-wheel-drive as an option will be available for all three versions as well as a new 8-speed electronic automatic transmission.

The new F10 5-Series is expected launch in spring 2010 as a 2011 model.

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2009 BMW 5-series spy photos

These spy-shots of the 2009 BMW 5-series represent the clearest look yet at the future design direction of this class-leading luxury sedan. It is the first sight of the latest interpretation of the twin-kidney grille.

This BMW will move away from the polarizing design of the current model. Already under development with the internal codename “F10,” the next-generation BMW 5-series will soften the harder lines of the current E60 with more conventional-looking headlights and a cleaner front-end design.

New European pedestrian safety standards are expected to drastically alter the design of many European cars for the worse, but BMW will not only maintain its classic twin-kidney grille design, it will reduce the length of the front overhang.

As is typical of most recent BMW redesigns, this 5-series will add some space between the wheels by extending the wheelbase nearly 10 centimetres and widening the track.The overall length will grow by less than 2 centimetres, while its height will be reduced slightly and its width increased by a fraction. A set of 17-inch wheels will be the smallest available with 18- and 19-inch wheels optional.

Under the hood, this 5-series is expected to use variations of existing engines in BMW’s line-up. Base power will likely come from a 2.5-litre straight-6 while top-range models will use the current 4.8-litre V8. A wild card could be thrown into the mix if BMW attempts to combine its latest turbo technology with a V8 of slightly smaller displacement. Also in the works is a more powerful version of the M5’s 5.0-litre V10.

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