Facelifted BMW 5 Series to be launched in July 2020

All four and six cylinder models to feature mild-hybrid technology except PHEV and M550i xDrive models

Facelifted BMW 5 Series to be launched in July 2020

The latest 5 Series is to be launched in July 2020 with a new look, an interior brimming with refinements, cutting-edge innovations and even greater efficiencies, as most models now feature mild-hybrid technology.

Like the new BMW 5 Series Saloon, the new BMW 5 Series Touring will also be available with a plug-in hybrid drive system from November 2020.

The use of mild hybrid technology with a 48V starter-generator will be rolled out to all models with a four- or six-cylinder engine, except PHEV and M550i xDrive models.

Inside, new interior features include a larger 12.3” central information display powered by the latest operating system 7.0, including BMW’s intelligent personal assistant and smartphone integration.

The new 5 Series also benefits from the latest camera- and radar-based ADAS, including features like steering and lane-control assistant and active cruise control to name just a few.

More than 600,000 units of the BMW 5 Series Saloon and Touring have been sold worldwide since the current generation was launched.

Powertrains

A choice of plug-in hybrid models with the latest fourth-generation battery technology include an all new six-cylinder 545e xDrive saloon and four-cylinder 530e sDrive/xDrive Touring from November 2020.

From November 2020, the latest-generation BMW eDrive technology will be combined with a four-cylinder petrol engine on the new BMW 530e Saloon and – for the very first time – the BMW 530e Touring.Mild-hybrid technology, first introduced in the BMW 520d and BMW 520d xDrive models in autumn 2019, will now offer enhanced performance combined with lower fuel consumption and improved driving comfort in all four- and six-cylinder variants of the new BMW 5 Series.

Fitting a powerful 48V starter-generator and a second battery enables a significant increase in the amount of brake energy that can be regenerated and stored.

This energy is used not just to supply the electrical system, but also to lighten the combustion engine’s workload and boost its power.

The starter-generator produces an electric boost that instantly makes an additional 8 kW/11 hp available, enhancing overtaking and off-the-line acceleration.

The starter-generator also increases efficiency by assisting the engine when driving at constant speeds and improves comfort when the auto start-stop and coasting functions are in use.

Alongside the 530hp V8 found in the range-topping BMW M550i xDrive saloon, the new BMW 5 Series comes with a choice of three additional petrol and three diesel engines producing between 184hp and 340hp.

The direct injection system in the petrol units operates at increased pressure, meaning greater efficiency, while the two-stage turbocharging technology now fitted in all diesel variants makes for even sharper power delivery.

All the engines are complemented with an eight-speed Steptronic transmission as standard.

BMW xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive is also offered on select variants including the 520d, 530d, 530e, 540i, 545e and M550i models.

There is a choice of sophisticated chassis systems designed to enhance either agility and dynamism or driving comfort. M Sport suspension, Adaptive M suspension and Adaptive M suspension Professional including active roll-stabilisation can all be found on the options list.

Red M callipers are now available as an alternative to blue with the M Sport Pro pack on M Sport models and are standard on M550i xDrive Saloon models.

ADAS

As part of ‘driving assistant professional’, updates to steering and lane control assistants are included, which in turn introduces ‘active navigation’.

This system uses navigation data to spot in advance when a lane change will be required, and this can then be performed simply in advance notice, using the ‘lane change assistant’.

The newly standard parking assistant’s range of functions has been extended with the addition of the reversing assistant, which takes control of the steering while reversing for distances of up to 50 metres.

The new ‘drive recorder’ option coupled with ‘parking assistant plus’, uses in-built cameras to record video footage from different points around the vehicle, before storing the recordings so they can be either watched later on the control display or exported via the USB port.

Recordings can be up to 40 seconds in length, comprising the 20 seconds of video saved immediately prior to the ‘drive recorder’ being activated and the next 20 seconds.

In the event of a collision, the 20 seconds up to the moment of impact and the next 20 seconds are automatically recorded and saved.

Prices for the 5 Series saloon start from £37,480 and £39,730 for the 5 Series Touring.

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