BimmerGuyFL

Here are some of the highlights of the next generation 5 series to be code named F10

E60 dimensions length: 190.5 wheelbase: 113.7 Width: 72.7 Height: 57.8

F10 dimensions length: 190.6 wheelbase: 116.5 Width: 72.8 Height: 57.2

The F10 will feature the following

- Center console angled more towards the driver
- Shorter front over hang
- No more trunk cut out like current 5,6, and 7 will resemble the rear of the E92 coupe 3 series
- Roofline/green house will be more rounded.
- Angel eyes still remain
- Styling will be less radical
- Light weight materials will be used throughout to lower the overall cars weight but with added equipment will weigh as much as today?s current E60
- Next generation of Electronic dampening control will be available on all models
- New Rear active kinematics suspension will be available
- 6 speed manual and new 6 speed steptronic available on all models
- xDrive available on all models

Engines are as follows
528i/528xi 3.0 liter inline 6 with 230 hrp
535i/535xi 3.0 liter bi turbo with 300 hrp
540i/540Xi 4.4 liter bi turbo V8 with 410 hrp
550i/550xi 4.8 liter V8 with 360 hrp
M5 5.5 liter V10 with 550 hrp

Supposed to bow out in 2010 as 2011 model year

subterFUSE

I just hope that those photos we have seen so far are completely wrong. If the F10 comes out looking like those pics, where it looks like an uglier version of the E90, with a Lexus rear end.... as much as I hate to say it.... I'll never buy it.


In fact..... that just gives me more reason to take extra-special care of my E60. If the next one is that ugly, my E60 might hold it's value better.

530i_msport

how do you know all these things?

whats going on with the 540 and the 550?
is the 540 gonna be more powerful than the 550?
or maybe you made a mistake and you meant to write 460hp

znod

I wonder why BMW wants to do a biturbo V-8 to get just 410 HP. Sounds like a bad idea to me. Look at MB--mucho HP natuarally aspirated V-8 which gets excellent mileage. And, the new M3 400 HP V-8 is naturally aspirated. And, only 360 HP or the 550?

aybeesea

Angling the console to the driver? Makes it more expensive to produce a world car. The orientation of the wipers on the e60 aren't even modified for righ-hand drive!.

And no diesels?

It's not April 1st is it?

ABC

LowOrbit

Good point Znod. I think the reason is that the 550 is more of a luxury car and a less stressed, lower rpm dual-turbo engine is more consistent with this role.

M3 and M5 owners are much more tilted toward performance and will put up with peaky torque curves, jerky SMG and high revs to achieve performance.

AMG does seem to have found a happy mid-point as the new NA 6.3L engines are much smoother and relaxed than the old 5.5L supercharged ones. The new Audi S8 also may have it right after making the Gallardo V10 engine less peaky - but then it only turns out 450hp. Maybe BMW engineers just suck at their jobs?

BimmerGuyFL

4.4 liter Bi-Turbo V8 will make around 410 hrp and torque will be 450@1400 rpm

znod

I doubt your torque figure very much. It is not typical of NA or non-NA engines.

ImolaRedM

I disagree. BMWs have always been angled to the driver... always until recent years. I really miss the driver centric console and feel the E60 could really use it.

That said, I read somewhere that the height of the F10 would be about 1" lower than that of the E60. The E60 is a tall car.

aybeesea

And the change in design was for aesthetics. or a world car (economic) manufacturing, decison?

We'll just have to wait to see which way it pans out.

ABC