5 Series GT

[calypso]

Have any of you seen it in the flesh? My dealer called me last week to take a look at one. I would have taken some pics but it would have broken my camera. Its ugly as fuck. Like a smaller, lower, uglier X6. And its a pity because I think the X6 looks great.

I dunno, I just get the feeling its been a while since BMW have built a really beautiful car.

On the other hand, i see alot of ///M316i's now becoming ///M316iGT's

 

[Hellas]

I saw one last weekend at Kirstenbosch. Old toppie came driving in with it and it has got presence from the front, but when the car turned, I was like :thinking: Something to get used to I recon...

 

[freerider]

why must we have to "get used" to the new BMW's? Why cant they just make beautiful cars like they used to?

 

[zainm3]

if u got to make urself like it, it aint good.

 

[Ryder]

Seen one at the dealer, i think it could seriously be a contender for one of the ugliest cars ever produced by BMW :throwup:

 

[kamal]

I agree with HELLAS. I've seen it in Sandton, the front looks good. When you look at it from the side, you not sure if its SUV, sedan or some sort of panel van. The back is disappointing as well.

 

[james]

I still like it. wouldn't mind the 550i:drool:

 

[calypso]

Front is pretty much what we are going to get from the new 5 Series F10. You should see inside the engine bay, Shock towers are now aluminium, and are all spikey.

 

[badaz87]

Well... 5Series GT does form the basis for the F10 5Series, which Racing Dynamics in the US has turned into THIS:

Provisional Specs read as follows:

Shortly after the new F10 BMW 5 Series was unveiled, the Aachen based and respectable tuner, Racing Dynamics, released a photoshop of their vision of the new 5er. Following up on that, a new front-end image made its way onto the web yesterday.

Racing Dynamics’ program for the F10 5er includes both visual and technical improvements. Firs step will consist of increasing the power of the already quite powerful 550i. Powered by the V8 twin-turbo engine, the 550i normally outputs 407 horsepower, but Racing Dynamics plans to take their 550i R50S model to an incredible 620 horsepower.

Along with the substantial power increase, a new rear-locking differential, sport suspension and high performance braking system is being offered as well.

rds-sport-5series

The BMW 535i follows next, dubbed R35, the Racing Dynamics model also features the new N55 single-turbo twin-scroller engine, but with a substantial power increase: 410 horsepower, up from its 306 horsepower in standard form. The maximum torque is increased to a remarkable 530Nm (383.5 lb-ft) and the 0 to 62 mph is now achieved in 5.3 seconds, seven tenths faster than the the regular model.

To adjust the acoustics to the increased potency of R50S and R35, there is also a special exhaust system installed by Racing Dynamics that has been optimized with the help of expensive tests.

The extensively revised suspension system includes two gas struts for the front axle and a pair of gas-pressurized shock absorbers for the rear. In the development process, great importance was attached to obtain in addition to high driving dynamics and comfort at an acceptable balance. The complete system ensures that the sedan sits 35 millimeters closer to road.

In addition to the driving dynamics, a great emphasis was placed on improving the braking performance – understandable at a top speed of 340 km / h for the R50S. The brake system is designed to provide fading delay and high reliability even at red-hot brake discs and brake temperature of 800 degrees Celsius. Specific weight-slotted brake discs with four-or six-piston calipers are combined.

As seen in the photshopped image above(top one), Racing Dynamics models make use of new lightweight 21″ one-piece forged wheels.

Further details are expected to be released near the April-May time frame when first 5 Series models will reach the BMW dealerships in Europe.

(Sorry, no 0-100 time for the r50s available yet)