More low-res leaked shots of BMW 5-Series GT!
Now that was pretty darn quick – right after french magazine L’Automobile magazine posted up a story with full undisguised albeit low-res production photos of the new BMW 5-Series GT 5-door hatchback, a full set of even more photos untainted by watermarks have surfaced on the internet!
But they are still low res of course, we’ll have to wait for the official unveiling for the full hi-res images, which should be very soon, perhaps even in a week’s time.
I still don’t really like how it looks like. The long flowy front seems suddenly interrupted by a short and stubby back. The front end is clearly inspired by the BMW Concept CS, but with all the details toned down significantly. It does share a family face with the new F01 but as I’ve always said, having oversized kidney grilles are fine really if only they are slightly rectangular instead of the F01’s square shape, and here we go, on the F10 with their slightly rectangular shape they look so much better. I can’t wait to see how the F10 sedan looks like.
There are many more photos of the interior in this set, with some showing off the car’s massive panoramic roof that will give the 4 passengers a nice open and airy feel. Yes, the car only seats 4 as there is an armrest cum storage area going through the middle of the two individual seats in the rear, which by the way are said to be reclinable!
Look after the jump for the full set of images.
May 22, 2009 @ 12:16 pm
Ugly as h**l. Bring back the svelte lines of the 90’s!
This is just another pointless car model..
May 22, 2009 @ 12:20 pm
damn ugly , this project should be canceled !
May 22, 2009 @ 12:21 pm
First…
The front looks wicked and in line with their current design language…
But as Paul said…
The back looks stubby and doesn’t seem to fit the overall of the design of the car…
The rear looks a lot like X6 though…
Just my 2 cents…
=)
May 22, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
just bring back Bangle, everyone hate him but he design nice cars..
May 22, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
Instead of kidney grille the new design more akin to PIGNOSE grille.
May 22, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
The back looks like the Lexus 460L
May 22, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
Gen2???? hehehe just kidding :p
May 22, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
The interior is looking pretty good though, especially with the ambient lighting. Probably the best BMW interior of their range so far.
May 22, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
Is it just me or the front head light look almost exactly like Evo X?
May 22, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
my god…..
this is ugly……….
May 22, 2009 @ 2:02 pm
leaked shots?
more like prelaunch promotional pics….
May 22, 2009 @ 2:12 pm
First, ugly
Second, really ugly
May 22, 2009 @ 2:14 pm
What de heck is this?
May 22, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
hey the back sucks ,what a 7 series taillamp on a short ass no way.
it is a sick ugly car.
May 22, 2009 @ 2:27 pm
I like how BMW is (finally) getting back at getting the front to look like a BMW. Manages to strike a fine balance between “new” but still retains the BMW DNA.
The E60/F01 all got thier noses all messed up (and still do) and the E90 went a bit too conservative.
Paul,
I think the 4 seat arrangement is an option, since I see some shots with 3 abreast seating (clue the 3rd middle headrest)
That said, this is a really pointless model…. as with the X6….
May 22, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
Gen-2 on steroids. The headlamp is a reminisience of Lancer.
May 22, 2009 @ 2:48 pm
yuck!! worst car ever for bmw..
May 22, 2009 @ 3:00 pm
the exterior is hideous but the interior is rly nice,put the interior into the current 5 series shell will be even nicer
May 22, 2009 @ 3:19 pm
its a hatchback version of the new 5 i guess, prefer bmw’s older and current design 5 and 7, the current 3 is already hideous.. new 7, nothing special..bangle needs to come bck
May 22, 2009 @ 3:34 pm
X6 lowered version….ugly at first sight, eye sores…we’ll swallow the design slowly than it would be more eye pleasing..Conservative m’sian (where most of us are) can’t accept this kinda design for a large hatchback…but the europeans may be..
May 22, 2009 @ 4:07 pm
do they realy need to produce tis
May 22, 2009 @ 4:20 pm
well, i personally quite like this ‘thing’…the front styling is just perfect!..the back is a bit non-BMW but just like the X6 or even our very own Gen2..people will accept it eventually..by the way, automabile designing definitely needs more ‘new and fresh’ elements…isn’t this new and breathtaking enough?…after all, i still like this ‘thing’ a lot….haha
May 22, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
the front look a bit like…angry pig.
May 22, 2009 @ 5:56 pm
it’s a car for function rather than design .
the problem is that it looks weird and odd, really odd .
if you see properly into the rear 3/4 it is too heavy looking . they should style it like the X6 .
May 22, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
maybe the real car might looks better…sometimes those car designer vision is way beyond our eyes.. i still remember when first Honda CITY comes out..damn weired the design.. but then slowly..we already step into a new era which all sedan boot are rise up , no more straight line like proton Wira type ‘90 car…
May 22, 2009 @ 9:42 pm
aiyoh.. even vios looks better than this.. this is not BMW..
May 22, 2009 @ 10:01 pm
if ur ‘Golf’er…buy this car! it is not for real man thing…
May 22, 2009 @ 11:49 pm
Aside from the big nose, the rest is ok
May 23, 2009 @ 2:18 am
E60 looks better than dis…
May 23, 2009 @ 10:38 am
when i 1st saw the current 5 series in 2004…i was stunned…now the looks is ridiculous…seriously wats happening..whats with the rear profile…interior also seems like a facelift…
May 23, 2009 @ 4:14 pm
like or loath design, sorry, dislike. Sedan should look great base on these pictures here, just wonder how is BMW going to differentiate this from regular 5 wagon.
May 23, 2009 @ 10:52 pm
Frankly the front profile looks like a wildhog. Put two ‘tusks’ on the bumper, and there you have it, Wildhog on wheels.
I don’t prefer the design language that BMW is heading. The front design of the 7-series is a let-down.
Its a matter of personal taste. Since Bangle left, all doesn’t seem so right with BMW’s new releases.
May 24, 2009 @ 1:15 pm
[quote comment="240436"]just bring back Bangle, everyone hate him but he design nice cars..[/quote]
This appears to be one of the last designs Chris Bangle approved.
Chris Bangle didn’t actually design any of the production BMWs.
May 24, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
No they did not stop with the X6 did they? The design philosophy of mocking every non American is now flowing into the 5! The first sedan to have a tailgate. You’d think with Bangle gone, there would be some semblance of art left in the company. BMW doing a Toyota.
May 24, 2009 @ 2:50 pm
This tall MPV-ish 5-series GT is not for everyone, just wait for the standard 4-door 5-series sedan, i’m sure that one will look much better.
May 24, 2009 @ 4:58 pm
Paul, new Captiva 2009 just launched. Can do a road test and give your honest comments?