![]() ![]() What else? Well, too much to mention, frankly. There is no manual gearbox option in the UK, at least for the moment, with all models using the excellent eight-speed Steptronic ‘box, while the car’s braking ability can be uprated with an M Performance brake option – as fitted to our 540i test car. > Click here to read more about the BMW M550i xDrive BMW has released details about the new M550i which will join the range in March 2017. These are the latest modular family of engines, all turbocharged. Finally, there is Integral Active Steering, which adjusts the toe angle of the rear wheels by up to three degrees: in the opposite direction to the steering input below 40 mph, and in the same direction at higher speeds.Īt launch, the 540i is the most potent petrol-powered models offered in the UK, with the four-cylinder 530i at the foot of the range. In addition, there is the Adaptive Drive option that combines DDC with Active Roll Stabilisation, the latter’s adjustable anti-roll bars now operated via electric motors, no longer by hydraulics. Standard SE models run a fixed rate passive set up M Sport models the same, but with a firmer setting and a 10mm ride height drop and any Five can be ordered with DDC variable dampers. Springs and dampers are of the conventional type, with no air struts offered, but there are nevertheless four chassis options. The new ‘L7’ platform uses double wishbones on the front axle and a multi-link set-up at the rear. BMW talks about aluminium luggage compartment lids, lighter doors, magnesium dashboard frames, each measure snatching kilos back in an endless dietary war against the increase in tech. While the new ‘Five’ doesn’t adopt the carbon core of the 7-series, it nevertheless weighs up to 100kg less than the outgoing F10 model (despite being a larger car) thanks to careful material selection throughout. This is one of those cars that really, really matters for BMW, given one in every four euros of profit made by the company can be attributed to the 5-series family. Meet the all-new seventh generation BMW 5-series, the G30. ![]()
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