Following on from the release of several spyshots of the G31 BMW 5 Series Touring, our team of carparazzi have uncovered yet another batch of its sedan variant, the G30 BMW 5 Series, undergoing testing. Though we’ve seen the mules prior to this, this will mark the first time we’re getting a glimpse of the G30 sedan with its updated, production-spec head and tail lights.
From what we can gather, the G30 BMW 5 Series will likely adopt a softer, more fluid shape for its headlight assembly – following on from the design of its bigger brother, the G11/G12 BMW 7 Series. As such, expect LED headlights to be featured as standard with the marque’s Laserlight with Selective Beam system presented as a cost option. While not visible here, the fog lamps should be an all-LED affair, as well.
At the rear, one can almost make out the presence of the L-shaped LED taillights – another cue adopted from the sixth-generation 7er. Safe to say then, that when the G30 premieres, we could be looking at a miniature 7 Series. Which is no bad thing unless its new rear end happens to remind you of a certain Japanese D-segment sedan that’s been recently given a facelift.
Of course, as the months sail by, expect the G30 5 Series to peel away its camouflage bit by bit – we’ll be able to form a more solid conclusion on its final outlook there and then. So while the new car may not be that much of a jump in terms of its styling, the brunt of the changes are expected to feature under the skin.
For starters, the G30 BMW 5 Series will ride on the marque’s CLAR platform (formerly known as 35up) which utilises a mixture of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP), aluminium and magnesium in its construction – the result is an estimated weight loss of around 80 to 100 kg. Under the bonnet, expect the marque’s B family of turbocharged engines (both diesel and petrol) to provide the required thrust.
Also, the G30 will most definitely feature a plug-in hybrid variant which is likely to adopt an identical setup currently in use in the BMW X5 xDrive40e. The M550xd, on the other hand, could employ an all-new quad turbo unit that is expected to premiere on the upcoming 2016 BMW 750d while the M5 could retain its turbocharged 4.4 litre V8 engine, albeit a significantly reworked mill.
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No need to camouflage also can, it will look almost the same anyways.
Well this isnt Hyundai or Kia with their schizophrenic range
Lol BMW designers should be sacked, they eat only know eat burgers 8 times a day then sleep in store room
schizophrenic range…. thats funny!
cant wait to order one! counting days
I was expecting to see a different angel eye design but this is rather plain to me. As for the rear tail light design I think it look more like the F30 LCI design rather than the all new 7er design.
Oh well we’ll have to wait for the interior shots later. I also didn’t quite like the F10’s rather soft suspension setup even when in Sport mode.
i smell camry lookalike
I guess this will be the conservative design update to the 5er then. Considering the F10 was the first post Bangle BMW with absolutely no awkwardness (the F01 in pre-LCI had a bit of a funny face with the smallish corona rings), they realised the design sells. A lot.
The understatement is what makes it really nice, the Mercedes and Audi look good no doubt, but I can’t help but say how the W211 and the last Audi A6 (especially the A6) feel sorely dated once their current generations came out. On the other hand, the E60 was still not too dated (save for the crap interior and iDrive 1.0 *shudder*) and even today, if you can find a well maintained one, with the iDrive CIC/NBT retrofit to it, it is a really nice car to have…
At the same time, I hope BMW doesn’t take the easy way and just do a simple refresh. The weak point in the F10 is that the rear seats are still only class competitive, not class leading. For a business sedan, they need to sort this pronto.
Yawnzzz….the interior will still be boring and plain . The three pointed stars !
How hard is it to guess the look?
Lately is all “sausage” approach by BMW, just different in the length.. take a latest 7 series and shrink it.
Not just BMW… more and more manufacturers are going down this route…
Design principles. European manufacturers understand this. That’s why you don’t have classic Toyotas or Datsuns today whereas an old outdated Merc can become a collectible.