5 Series (G60/G61/G68) [Spy Shots] BMW G60 5 Series LCI

[Design FIRST]

Dare I say it looks better without the grille?

I much prefer this:

A wide stanced visual is promoted on an automobile that can look a bit too narrow in basic trims.

Fun fact: GM's Pontiac division presented something similar as of their MY 1961 models.

 

[klier]

Dare I say it looks better without the grille?

It looks better without the grille. But I am glad they aren't making an NK car of this because that's quite frankly impossible with its basic proportions.

Better to start off fresh with a real NK car next gen.

 

[leylandi]

This is essentially the basis of the design used by BMW.

 

[Design FIRST]

Better to start off fresh with a real NK car next gen.

The future NKL i5 should be exciting.

 

[klier]

The future NKL i5 should be exciting.

I can't wait, too bad it's a full generation away still.

 

[advantage20]

Characterful vs Tesla-like meek, inoffensive, forgettable and disposable. The smooth front fascia NK sedan design paradigm will better suit the 3er that's further down the food chain, but it just looks too gentle and unremarkable on the current generation 5er.

 

[Esp5]

Characterful vs Tesla-like meek, inoffensive, forgettable and disposable. The smooth front fascia NK sedan design paradigm will better suit the 3er that's further down the food chain, but it just looks too gentle and unremarkable on the current generation 5er.

You're just seeing the interpretation of some random renderer; the key details of the brand's actual design change things substantially.

 

[leylandi]

Perhaps the work of amateur designers will yield better results.

 

[Esp5]

Excellent design as it is, light years ahead of the boring and yawn-inducing G30

 

[Ghost1]

They look great to me. Any news about the next gen 8?

 

[Uygar]

Perhaps the work of amateur designers will yield better results.

Ughhh, just shut the f*ck up and go on. Have you learned nothing? Mr. designer my ass.

 

[Titot]

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT5VBDdDEgr/?igsh=MWRtMXphYzhrYTVmdA==

 

[Titot]

The Mid Life Cycle Impulse G99.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT5juk3jBd5/?img_index=1&igsh=MWlmNDlraXI5bXZkMw==

 

[Der Hofmeister]

Appearantly, the ///M mirrors are dissapearing starting with the new wave of BMW M models. They gave a certain distinctiveness to the M-lite and full-fledge M models.

 

[McLaren64TR]

Appearantly, the ///M mirrors are dissapearing starting with the new wave of BMW M models. They gave a certain distinctiveness to the M-lite and full-fledge M models.

Since it's a prototype, some interim parts may be used or offered as options.

 

[Titot]

These are my personal opinions and observations on the recent prototypes of the Life Cycle Impulse G60, G61, G90 and G99. Regarding the revised headlight and kidney grille designs.

I have spent a few days trying to find out if this kidney grille panel that sits in between the left and right Neue Klasse-inspired headlights has something to do with the actual re-edited facelift on these recent test vehicles.

As when I looked at the kidney grille panels that covered and concealed the substantial details underneath. I noticed that there is a gap that is hidden behind a grille pillar (I have highlighted a pillar in light blue color) where it shows a connection between the headlight and grille pieces on both regular 5 Series and flagship M5 faces (highlighted in dark blue color for the connected lines between the headlight and grille).

Now, this is a crucial part of this post because I honestly think that the headlight unit and grille are still being seamlessly integrated and united on each left and right side. Identical to those early L.C.I. prototypes, but with some minor touches and mini re-profiling on the latest version. For instance, the leaner headlights and grilled silhouettes.

Meanwhile, the kidney grille panels that are being installed on the reworked prototypes are there to create confusion, distraction and illusion from the substantive elements underneath the camouflaged parts. This is to play a trick on the audiences to make them believe that BMW might be returning to the original pre-facelift kidney grille structure and swiftly abandoning the slimmer grille of the Vision Neue Klasse concept.

So, I personally think the Neue Klasse design philosophy will be continuing and spreading across the re-profiled G60, G61, G90 and G99 L.C.I. families, even though their headlights and grilles are being altered to a certain extent. BMW is playing a trick on us by inserting the fake grille panels to cause some discussions here and there before they are unveiled in 2027.

The G60 and G61:

The G90 and G99:

 

[Design FIRST]

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT5VBDdDEgr/?igsh=MWRtMXphYzhrYTVmdA==

My suggestion would have been: "Apply some organic bulk to the wheelarch sheetmetal with a somewhat wider track".

 

[Titot]

My suggestion would have been: "Apply some organic bulk to the wheelarch sheetmetal with a somewhat wider track".

That would add a touch of rear wheel drive vehicle to the regular G60 where the current model lacks.

 

[Dopebouy]

The Mid Life Cycle Impulse G99.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DT5juk3jBd5/?img_index=1&igsh=MWlmNDlraXI5bXZkMw==

Will the G90/G99 LCI still have the S68 + Plug-In-Hybrid or it’ll be Mild-hybrid?

 

[SCOTT27]

Why do the renders look like something that would come from Hasbro?