BMW IS just under a fortnight away from revealing its all-new 5 Series sedan to the world, and has released this short teaser video as an appetiser before the big event.

November 23 has been announced as the official unveil date, and it’s likely the new 5 Series will make its first live appearance at December’s [...]

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FACING STIFF COMPETITION from the new E-class, BMW is running final testing of its 2011 5 Series range in preparation for the model’s release in the first quarter of 2010.

Earlier this week spy photos revealed a lightly-camouflaged prototype.

For those who can’t wait, these unofficial renderings illustrate what we will likely see when the [...]

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BMW HAS RELEASED the first official pics of the 5 Series Gran Turismo and, in typical Beemer fashion, the media release says the eight-speed auto 550i GT offers a unique blend of style, space, luxury and sportiness.

And who are we to argue?

Going against the grain of the more prosaic 5 Series Touring, the GT offers [...]

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Australia will become the first market outside of the European Union to receive a fully comprehensive roll-out of BMWs fuel-saving and performance-preserving EfficientDynamics technology, with 26 of BMW’s 55-vehicle local line-up now featuring the tree-hugging tech.

Regenerative braking, active aerodynamics, engine start-stop and shift prompts for more efficient driving are the new additions to BMW’s EfficientDynamics [...]

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This past weekend, hundreds of BMW enthusiasts convened in Las Vegas to spend a couple of days drooling over some of the best Bimmers kicking around the continental US – and maybe a few from without, who knows.

Luckily, for those who couldn’t be there – like myself – there’s plenty of photos online, showing some [...]

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Some of you might like to argue that of the two top British automotive TV shows, Top Gear leaves a mess on Fifth Gear’s desk (and hey, maybe I’d agree) but of both show’s hosts, Fifth Gear surely has the more competent drivers.

As proof – as if it were needed – take a look at [...]

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It was only a matter of time. When BMW debuted its segment-straddling 5 series Gran Turismo concept at the recent Geneva Auto Show, it was a foregone conclusion that the four-seater demi-wagon was destined for production.

Now, thanks to BMW’s own online video channel, we can see that the German automaker has wasted no time in [...]

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At first glance, the news that the next BMW 5 Series will feature an all-steel chassis instead of a part-aluminium construction – such as in the current model – seems like a step backwards.

And perhaps technologically it is. It won’t be lost though. There’s no doubt that BMW will have learned a lot about aluminium construction technologies that we will [...]

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BMW has released a handful of official images of its genre-straddling 5 Series Gran Turismo concept, and announced that the innovative fastback hatch will be getting its global debut at the Geneva Auto Show in March.

Don’t let the generous proportions and presence of four doors fool you: the 5 Series Gran Turismo is strictly a [...]

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The first embargo-busting pics of BMW’s new 5-Series Gran Tursimo ‘Progressive Activity Sedan’ have hit the interwebs, showing for the first time the exterior and interior of the handsome midsize sedan-slash-hatch.

The images, which appear to have been taken at some kind of press preview, give us a good look at BMW’s latest styling direction, the [...]

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Time to put your Photoshop-detection skills to work. The first image of BMW’s new segment-defying Progressive Activity Sedan (PAS) has snuck onto the internet.

Only one low-res image has been leaked at this stage and even though its fuzzy lack of clarity makes it difficult to distinguish the finer details, certain elements seen on early engineering [...]

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It’s still more than a year away from going on sale, but it seems that the next-gen 5-Series’ vital statistics are already beginning to leak out onto the Interwebs.

The sixth-generation of BMW’s mid-size sedan is expected to be longer than the current model, with a slightly stretched wheelbase improving cabin room. An oversteer-cancelling active rear [...]

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