Sharp new BMW 5 Series rendered
Bavarian car-maker’s eighth-generation large sedan imagined ahead of its reveal next yearDesigners at Kolesa.ru have created these cool new renderings of what the next-generation BMW 5 Series could look like, based on the first spy shots recently taken in Europe.
Expected to be revealed next year before going on sale globally as a 2023 model, the eighth generation of BMW’s standard-setting large sedan is well into its development phase and has now been spotted testing in Germany in both all-electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) forms.
Following the controversial Chris Bangle-designed E60 5 Series of 2003, BMW returned to the classic proportions of its illustrious forebears dating back to 1972 for the F10 in 2010 and the current G30 5 Series in 2016.
Now the BMW 5 Series looks set to get a big dose of aggression with the G60, which will brandish angrier headlights and a more wedge shaped profile in its renewed fight against the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6 and Genesis G80 (the Lexus GS has been axed and the Jaguar XF will likely be gone before it arrives).
As these fresh computer-generated images suggest, the 2023 BMW 5 Series will borrow a range of fresh design elements from BMW’s latest models including the new 4 Series Gran Coupe, including slimmer LED headlights flanking a more prominent grille.
That said, it’s clear from camouflage-clad test mules that the new 5er grille won’t be as divisive as the huge ‘big mouth’ double kidney grille seen on the latest M3 and 4 Series.
At the rear, a small spoiler has been moulded into the boot lid, while the flush-fitting door-handles from the BMW i4 Gran Coupe EV will also join the fray.
The 2023 BMW 5 Series will be based on same rear/all-wheel drive CLAR architecture as the latest 3 Series and 7 Series, bringing an all-new interior housing BMW’s latest iDrive 8 operating system and a range of other new technologies – perhaps including the dual-screen set-up comprising 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and 14.9-inch infotainment touch-screen as seen in the BMW iX and i4 EVs.
The 5 Series was facelifted last year, when prices increased by between $2600 and $6000, before they rose again in 2021. The current range is priced from $99,900 plus on-road costs in entry 520i form, extending to $274,900 plus ORCs for the top-shelf BMW M5 CS.
Various powertrains are currently offered in the big German sedan Down Under, including four-cylinder and V8 petrol, six-cylinder diesel and petrol-electric plug-in hybrid (530e).
And new addition for the next 5 Series sedan – and the Touring derivative that follows – will be an all-electric powertrain.
BMW’s next 5 Series isn’t set to debut until the second half of 2022, so expect more renders and spy shots in the meantime.
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