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New BMW 5-Series to be internationaly unveiled October 13

New BMW 5-Series to be internationaly unveiled October 13

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=z0zWMyrQgz8BMW has confirmed it will unveil the new, seventh-generation 5-Series on October 13, 2016.

 

In the lead up, the automaker has released a handful of videos previewing some of the technology that will be available on the mid-size luxury sedan (and wagon in some markets).

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrLY7dItEqA

These will include semi-autonomous driving aids, such as features that help keep the car in its lane, allow the car to control itself in slow-moving traffic, and sense potential emergencies and provide brake support if necessary. It also looks like there will be a neat remote view feature that, via a smartphone app, provide the owner with a view of the area surrounding the car.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B27_cqnjplk

It will ride on a shortened version of the carbon fiber-infused platform that debuted in the 2016 7-Series and, judging from spy shots of prototypes, will also borrow the BMW flagship’s styling.

 

As for engines, expect 4, 6 and 8-cylinder options to remain on offer, all with direct-injection and turbocharging technologies. A plug-in hybrid model is also planned, as are new generations of the M5 and related 5-Series Gran Turismo.

 

It is not clear when the model will be reaching our shores.




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