Munich -More than 7.6 million units of the BMW 5 Series sold in the market in six generations. To maintain the popularity of the 5 Series, BMW 5 Series released the seventh generation.
New BMW 5 series revealed and interior features that exist on the latest luxury sedan. By using aluminum, high-strength steel can reduce vehicle weight up to 100 kg compared to its predecessor.
Indeed, from the outside, the German premium brand is not significantly remodel this latest generation 5 series. The biggest change is in the front where the headlights blend with the front grille that makes the 'nose' of BMW's look wider.
For those who want a car that is more stylish, the choice of M Sport to add increasingly large air intakes in the front fascia, side leaner, and a rear bumper with exhaust like a rectangle. The suspension is also humbled and 19 inch rims make it look more sporty.
This 2017 model is 1.2 inches longer than the model that came out last year and the long axis of the wheels was also added 0.2 inches. So that the leg room for passengers sitting in the back seat of about 1.2 inches wider. Increases only 0.3 inches in width and 0.6 inches higher than the current models.
BMW 5 Series is offered with a choice of two power. Both use the 8-speed automatic transmission is also offered with a choice xDrive all-wheel drive.
530i series equipped with features a turbocharged 2.0 L that has been improved so that it can able to achieve 252 horsepower and 350 Nm of torque. Car acceleration from 0-100 km / h in 6.2 seconds.
As for the series 540i, BMW offers the machines in-line 6-cylinder 3.0 L that can produce 340 horsepower and 450 Nm of torque, so the speed of 0-100 km / h can be reached within 5.1 seconds.
There is also a choice of diesel engines 520d and 520d xDrive. This machine has a 4-cylinder configuration with 6 speed manual transmission or an 8-speed Steptronic transmission. 2.0-liter engine produces 190 horsepower power with maximum torque of 400 Nm.
The lighter weight and the latest chassis technology is supposed to make the Series 5 is more easily controlled. For example, features Adaptive Drive system options including dynamic damper control.
This system can adjust the anti-roll bars with an electric motor that is faster and lighter when compared to hydraulic actuators that exist today. Rear-wheel steering wheel arrangement called Integral Active Steering is available in all models of the all-wheel-drive in the seventh generation of the 5 Series.
The combination of the Active Lane Keeping Assistant and Traffic Jam Assistant makes this BMW 5 series car with a semi-autonomous capabilities. The technology automatically makes this sedan is able to stay on the path that was supposed to or could also follow the traffic signs.
When the driver's hands free, they can use the iDrive 6.0 infotainment system, which is currently equipped with gesture control, a feature that actually exist in the Series 7. So just by moving the hand only, audio functions can be set.
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