BMW is engaged on a facelift for the 5 Sequence, nevertheless it nonetheless desires to promote you a automotive in the present day. That’s why the pre-LCI mannequin continues to look at auto exhibits, although such occasions are more and more uncommon. This isn’t simply any 5er both; it’s the long-wheelbase model. The 530Li and totally electrical i5 xDrive50L are two of the 42 autos the BMW Group is showcasing at Auto Shanghai.
Like different current China-specific fashions, the elongated 5 Sequence Sedan has its personal codename, G68. The prolonged rear doorways make it simple to identify as a extra substantial automotive than the usual G60. Its stately 3105-mm (122.2-inch) wheelbase is even longer than that of the previous-generation, standard-wheelbase 7 Sequence (G11).
Excluding the 7 Sequence flagship, it’s the one mannequin in BMW’s intensive lineup to supply the 31.3-inch Theatre Screen. One other China-exclusive function could be discovered exterior, the place an illuminated “5” seems within the Hofmeister kink. It lights up white on gas-powered fashions and pulsates blue on the i5 whereas charging.
General, the 5 Sequence in-built Dadong isn’t dramatically completely different from its world counterpart. In fact, there’s extra rear legroom due to the longer wheelbase. The G68 additionally comes with the mannequin emblem embossed into the headrests and options two-tone upholstery with distinctive China-specific quilting.
BMW has bought over two million items of the 5 Sequence in China since native manufacturing started in 2003. It sells the most recent era in a number of variations, together with the 525Li and this 530Li. The previous is rear-wheel drive solely, whereas the latter is offered with or with out xDrive. On the EV aspect, there’s the RWD-only i5 eDrive35L and i5 eDrive40L, together with the AWD-only i5 xDrive50L.
In the meantime, the warmer i5 M60 and the M5 are additionally bought in China, however solely in standard-wheelbase kind, as they arrive from BMW’s Dingolfing plant in Germany. Not one of the wagons can be found since long-roof fashions usually are not that massive of a section in China, the place SUVs, sedans, and minivans prevail.
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