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 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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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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BMW tuning outfit G-Power has done the inconceivable and added more grunt to the M5 sedan. Not content with the standard car’s 373 kW, G-Power has added dual superchargers, an intercooler and forged pistons to create a 559 kW weapon.

Branded the Hurricane RS, the car has achieved a record top-speed run at the Papenburg High [...]

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It’s been fact now for twenty years or more: if you want respect in the company car park, there are only two choices – the three-pointed star or the Bavarian. There is something about those two badges, when sitting on the nose of the car, that ‘cuts it’ with the executive classes.

That’s not to say [...]

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J D Power and Associates are the survey kings. Barely a week seems to pass without a survey pearl from the folks at Power, and this week is no different with the announcement that BMW’s 5 Series is ranked the most appealing mid-size premium car.

JD Power and Associates honoured BMW with the award in the [...]

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