
2011 BMW 5-Series Touring rendering
With the 2009 Audi A6 facelift now on sale and the 2010 Mercedes Benz E-Class just arriving in showrooms all around the globe, attention now turns to the next-generation BMW 5-Series. A class leader since its inception, the 5-Series Sedan and Touring wagon remain crucial vehicles in BMW’s lineup and their next-generation models are now just months away.
Yesterday we saw the reveal of the new 2011 BMW 5-Series Sedan and now we have new computer-generated renderings of its Touring wagon sibling. Expected to arrive roughly 12 months after the launch of the Sedan as a 2011 model, the new Touring model is unconfirmed for the U.S. market given the introduction of the 2010 5-Series GT.
Like the 5-Series GT, it will feature a platform shared largely with the new 7-Series. That means lots of space, good handling and plenty of appealing style, inside and out.
Power will come from a 400 horsepower twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8 and a 300 horsepower single-turbo 3.0-liter six. A range of four-cylinder gasoline and turbodiesels are also expected to be offered.
Apart from more storage, the 5-Series Touring will be almost identical to the 5-Series Sedan, which you can read about in detail by clicking here.
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Gunnar Posted: 3/17/2008 9:44pm PDT
Tony Posted: 3/23/2008 3:02pm PDT
NoNameDenton Posted: 8/11/2009 4:49pm PDT
xmas gifts Posted: 11/24/2009 7:02pm PST
The public needs to demand the best transmission BMW has to offer in the new 5 series!
It is absolutely ridiculous that the DSG appears not to be an option.If you disagree, you haven't driven a car equipped with a new DSG transmission.Personally, I will buy a 4.4 turbo with a DCT and AWD if they make it available.
clone1992 Posted: 11/25/2009 7:12am PST
bepsf Posted: 11/25/2009 10:05am PST
That's not a difficult accomplishment...
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