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BMW 5-Series Touring Is Revealed

Sunday, March 14, 2010

When a new 5-Series model comes around it is a big event. For BMW, that happened just last year in November. The new car aims to move away from some of the controversy surrounding the Bangle-designed “E60″ previous generation car. Normally, manufacturers wait a bit to introduce other model variants to continue the hype going, [...]

VIDEO: Three New Info Videos on BMW 5-Series

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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VIDEO: Three New Info Videos on BMW 5-Series

The new 5-Series was just introduced today, preceded by the amazing kinetic scupture “teaser” video that came out a bit ago. Given the importance of the 5-Series, BMW is going all-out to make sure everyone knows about its arrival -- expect a large marketing campaign around its launch. Accompanying the debut and press materials drop [...]

Official: BMW 5-Series

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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The new BMW 5-Series is officially here! Yesterday we got a glimpse through some leaked images, and before that the utterly unrevealing (but still entirely cool anyway) kinetic sculpture video from BMW. The full information drop on the car has arrived, and we’re here to cover it. Say hello to generation six of the critically-acclaimed [...]

BMW 5-Series Shots Leak Out

Sunday, November 22, 2009

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The BMW 5-Series has always been an important model for the brand – behind the 3-Series, it is a high-volume model that is sure to provide a good profit margin. We’ve been hearing about the car for quite sometime; BMW recently released a promotional video and a few images came out months ago. It has [...]

New IIHS Top Safety Picks Announced

Friday, November 20, 2009

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For many, safety is a top concern. As the automakers have progressed, overall safety has increased the point where the majority of new vehicles are achieving good results. Federal standards are remaining the same for now, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has made a change to its testing for vehicles to get [...]

Pricing for BMW 550i Gran Turismo Announced

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Pricing for BMW 550i Gran Turismo Announced

As is true with a lot of BMW’s products lately (and the brand’s entire styling language until recently), the new BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo has been quite controversial. It could get a bit more controversial with this new announcement about pricing. BMW has always said that the GT sits “between the 5-Series and the 7-Series.” [...]

VIDEO: BMW 5-Series Teaser

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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BMW has been busy lately, introducing the M5 CSL and my favorite of the two, the M3 GTS. The release of the new BMW 5-Series is getting closer, and you know what that means? BMW’s promotional campaign is just starting to crank up. The 5-Series is a highly important new model for BMW. We may already have [...]

Next BMW M5 To Drop V10

Monday, September 28, 2009

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The latest-generation of the BMW M5 is the most high-performance iteration of the car yet. Perhaps the most unique thing about it though is the engine – it has a V10 engine in place of a traditional V-6 or V-8. That’s something most people (aside from us car enthusiasts, of course) probably don’t know about [...]

BMW 5-series Gran Turismo Details Emerge

Saturday, May 23, 2009

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BMW 5-series Gran Turismo Details Emerge

You saw the leaked production pictures yesterday, and today more details have emerged with regards to BMW’s upcoming 5-series GranTurismo 5-door hatchback niche-stuffer. The 5 GT will be the first of the new-generation 5-series to hit the market, and BMW claims they’ve created a new niche with this vehicle. Regardless of the existence of the [...]

First Official BMW 5-Series GT Photos Surface

Thursday, May 21, 2009

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First Official BMW 5-Series GT Photos Surface

I normally can comfortably say I understand the automotive industry pretty well. Sometimes, though, that sense of security shows through as being a little thin, a little optimistic. It’s times like this where I raise my hands and profess, “I don’t get it.” What the world really needed was a hatchback BMW 5-series. Apparently. And [...]