Get An Early Look At The New BMW 5-Series Thanks To This Leak
In this highly connected, Internet driven age, it’s spectacularly difficult for manufacturers to keep new cars under wraps until they’re supposed to be revealed. The latest in a very long line of examples? BMW’s new ‘G30’ 5-series, not due to go on sale until well into next year, but appearing in these leaked images for the whole world to see.
We’re not sure where they appeared first - some are reported that it was a Chinese website called Auto Home, while others are suggesting it was Germancarforum.com. Either way, we now have our first proper look at the new 5-series, and as you can see, it looks very, very similar to the current 7-series, even going so far as to replicate the bigger car’s distinctive gills located behind the front wheels.
Not necessarily a bad thing given that the 7-series is a relatively handsome brute, but a little more distinction might have been nice - other than the different shaped grilles, a lower swage line and different shaped light clusters at the rear, there’s not a lot in it. Take a look at the comparison below and see what you think.
The new car will sit on BMW’s new ‘CLAR’ (or ‘cluster architecture) platform, and thanks to the use of carbonfibre and aluminium in its construction, it’s set to lose 100kg over its predecessor.
Under the bonnet, we can expect a range of 2.0-litre, 3.0-litre turbocharged engines in both petrol and diesel forms, and a nice, meaty 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 in a 550i.
There’ll be a hybrid option - probably using the 2.0-litre-based, part-leccy powertrain found in the 330e - but of more interest to us is the eventual M5. It’ll almost certainly be packing the same 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 as the current car, with a power output in excess of 600bhp, and - for the first time in an M5 - optional four-wheel drive, so you can put that power down without ruining your trousers.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Hang on…. Why the hell does it look like an 5 and 3 Series thrown into a blender?!
G30 + 5 =
Sorry but it looks kinda boring and not really original prepares for downvotes
Yes… But it’s supposed to look a little restrained, since it’s the business car benchmark… But it could look more original.
Not original? I agree. I’m seeing more than a bit of a hint of 3-Series in the headlamps….
Bimmers(non M models) have been boring for some time now, Especially in the interiors Mercedes has gone leaps and bounds. Hell Lexus seems to make the most soulful cars nowadays
Hopefully new cars won’t leak as much as their images
Have my upvote !
Probably will, every BMW contains auto-leaking blinker fluid system
They’re not leaking, they’re markings their territory.
1 question, i cant seem to find this anywhere. Do the newer BMW’s come with an electric park brake only?
5 series and upwards have electric park brake. 1,2,3,4 series still have normal ratchet
I’m sure it’ll be very capable however I think most saloon car manufacturers try to hard to make their cars look like the sportier versions. Jaguar, BMW, Audi and Mercedes all sell performance-line appearance packages so I suppose it must be popular. Look fast and expensive but only cost slightly more than base model…..
My favourite designs in that segment have to be the Volvo S90 and dare I say it - the Kia Optima ……
But back to the Beemer - put on wider arches and a small bonnet bulge on the one above and you’ll have the best looking M5 since the E61 Touring.
I’m down with the headlamps. So much better than current BMW ones. They hark back to E46.
Other than that… BMW styling nowadays leaves me cold.
I love BMW, my plan is to become car designer there, but i don’t like this one… Seriously, what was Mr. Van Hooydonk thinking? The rear is okay, but the front?! Do you wanna see that in your rear view mirror? It looks fat somehow and the headlights look too chinese with this big white stripe up top… I prefer the older 5’s…
As someone who has aspirations to become a designer you have to understand that other people like other things, and that there are huge differences in understansing whats good looking over the continents. You have to make a car thats globaly popular. Just look how design works in asia and over the pond. Car manufacturers don’t have the comfort to make cars beautiful like Pininfarina has. And then we get to the purpose of the car and its buyers. In my opinion they did a good job for what the car is.
Looks decent. I would still own one for daily driving
I can almost predict what the new 3-Series is gonna look like. It’s gonna look like the 5-Series which was washed on too high a setting. Much like the 5-Series looks like a 7-Series washed on too high a setting.