Car Throttle

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 Saab 9000 5-door hatchback executive luxury saloon 20+ years ago, let's take a look at BMW's latest mid-sized luxury entry to see what it has to offer the consumer. The 5 GT is set for an official debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show this fall with European market sales to start later in the year, and initially will be available in three trim levels. The base model will be the 535i Gran

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 the good news is, now we have one!  These are the first official (leaked) photos of the upcoming BMW 5-series GT (GranTurismo), which is... a 5-door 5-series hatchback! Yeah, I don't get it either.  As you can tell from the cheesy watermarks, we have automobile-magazine France to thank for the leakage of these embargoed photographs.  What we can see from them is that... this is one seriously awkward looking car.  I