BMW's 5 Series Touring Is More Awesome Than Ever; Here's Why
BMW has already prepared the second body for Series May 2017, after meeting the saloon version several months ago. But now it's time for the Touring to unravel itself. The fifth generation of the most familiar of the range presents a renewed image, with a weight loss of up to 100 kilos and some assistance systems that remind one of those used by the brand in the last presentation.
The BMW 5 Series Touring will offer two petrol engines and two diesel, with four and six cylinders. The 530i, a four-cylinder 252 horsepower with 8-speed Steptronic automatic transmission will reach 250 km / h, signing a 0-100 km / h in 6.5 seconds. The 540i xDrive, a six-cylinder in-line associated with an 8-speed Steptronic automatic gearbox (340 hp), also has a 250 km / h stop (electronically limited) with an acceleration of 5.1 seconds.
The diesel offer will consist of a 520d and a 530d. The first, of 190 hp and that will have in option the automatic gearbox already seen in the gasoline, is associated with series to a manual box of 6 speeds; The 520d Touring, meanwhile, is a six-cylinder 265 hp with Steptronic change and a remarkable acceleration capacity, below six seconds. The latter can optionally be ordered with xDrive all-wheel drive,
Like the saloon, one of the highlights of the BMW 5 Series Touring 2017 will be the technology that incorporates. Some of the items that are worth mentioning are the attendants for autonomous driving (including the remote parking system by remote control), the gestural control, the LED optics in daytime, crossing and road lights or, in the multimedia section, the Touch screen information or inductive recharge system for smartphones, among others.
It is important to emphasize that the BMW 5 Series Touring has grown from its predecessor. Its new chassis will reach 4.94 meters in length, which is wider (1.86 meters) and grows 10 millimeters in height to settle at 149 centimeters. All this does not have many repercussions in the cabin because it only grows 7 millimeters in the wheelbase, according to Top Gear.
Even so, BMW says there will be more room for legs, head, and shoulders, which will increase comfort. With respect to the trunk of the Touring, will have a respectable capacity of 570 liters. The gate will be electric as standard.
The new 5-series family car will hit the markets in the summer of 2017, although during its debut at the Geneva Motor Show we will know more details and among them, one of the most important, what will be its price for the market.
