That would make sense for the Chinese market also, just upsize to 5.09m and don't have a LWB version of 5-series as it is already on the same size as previous 7-series. The wheelbase could stretch to 3.05m, so this could be a big and spacious car for the medium class.
I swear it was just yesterday when I was looking at spy pics of the F90 M5 with the M seats. Time flies it's crazy.Super Sleuth @wilcoblok captures the M5 with production wheels and exposed grille and Aero Packet.
Really sad there is not real gear for an M carThe center console design doesn't look really great in my opinion, BMW are following the same route as Mercedes in using shiny black piano plastic for the center consoles and switches. Some cost cutting going on.
The 5-series now has a black shiny plastic switch to open the central split storage compartment and the hard switches are being replaced by a black capacitive BS panel. Gearknob replaced by stubby control selector similar to the Porsche and VW items.
I-drive controller looks like a slim hockey puck.
I know what you mean by that. For now, I can imagine that it'll be a proportionate, stylish thing. The identity part comes with the finder details.
Ali, how is the M3 doing, after the M5?
That’s an interesting way to look at what we’ve seen so far. Haven’t thought of it that way. In retrospect the 5er F10 comes to mind, which in my opinion was a bit the vanilla of the range in that era and in that way, yes, one could say, missing it’s own identity. Still, it didn’t look bad, rather attractive even. I’d like to immediately add, the average styling back then, was better than what it occurs to be now.
One of the best m car i’ve ever used and drive
I think this is a 5 series not M5M5 is shaping up quite nicely. The new grill has a slight slant backwards at the bottom of the grill/bumper harking back to the shark nose 5-series E12/E28 models.
