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Sedans BMW 5-Series BMW 5-Series: Next E60
46 messages, Last post on Mar 16, 2007 at 12:24 PM
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Replying to: designman (Aug 18, 2006 11:07 am) Oh designman, before I continue, let me get the Fruit-O-Loom wedgy out of my cr  ck. LMAO As for the: 3 coupe - bland Redesigned x5 - 3 series on stilts, just look at the front end and tail lights 7 - you got me there, it is pretty nice except for the bland front end, the rear is a nice change. |
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Replying to: low_ball_88 (Aug 18, 2006 9:53 am) Actually, BMW has done that for years.
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Replying to: warthog (Aug 19, 2006 2:13 am) JMHO |
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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=116690 I think this may happen versus a minor update in '08. Looks like it will get streamlined on the outside and the inside will connect the dash to the rest of the console which are both good things. The E60 has been viewed right from the start as a controversial design as everyone knows and BMW can't wait to bring the 5-series car back into celebrity status like the E39 was to boost sales. I am putting my order on a 535xi 
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Replying to: manybmws (Sep 04, 2006 5:07 am)
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Replying to: pearl (Sep 12, 2006 7:27 pm) Customers vote with money and if sales are up even with weak dollar, mayb BMW is right ignoring c&D and others. |
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Replying to: lzc (Aug 18, 2006 8:49 am) The E60 facelift is due to hit show rooms in the Spring of 2007 as a MY 2008. The F10, will be sold as MY 2009 in the Spring of 2008. "BMW sales are up. So they are listening to customers, not to magazine reviewers. Although I am not fan of iDrive, I sometimes feel that magazine reviewers are simply computer-retarded old farts that keep dreaming of the "golden days of their youth. Customers vote with money and if sales are up even with weak dollar, mayb BMW is right ignoring c&D and others. Most Car critics are not tech savvy, and at best comfortable with Cars that are elemental in nature. The IDrive is perceived to be complex, however I find it simple to use, and my wife also finds it very easy to use as well. The design of the 5 series albeit controversial, is modern and stands out from the rest of the traffic. I think the 5 series and the 7 series has revitalised car designs that were otherwise boring.
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Replying to: achonko (Jan 07, 2007 5:50 pm)
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Edmunds and others have discussed the new BMW "F10" as a possible E60 replacement in 2009, featuring softened "Banglisms" and other improvements. At the same time, BMW has just announced the new 2008 E60/5 series (see future vehicles on the bmwusa.com site for details and pics), which feature some, but not all of the postulated changes. It would seem strange for BMW to make so many changes to the 08 5 Series, then replace it a year later. This is not in keeping with their philosophy (see E39) in which the overall design runs about seven or eight years. It would seem that the 08 5 series is the "mid-point" refresh, and that any all new 5 series won't show up until the 2011/12 timeframe; therefore, the "F10" may be the 08 5 series. Anyone have other info?
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The external facelift is virtually imperceptible. But, the thing that caught my attention is that there is no mention of a manual transmission for the 528 and 535 in the Overview and Press Release on the BMW website. It refers only to the new standard automatic and optional automatic, yet there is distinct mention of MT with the 550. Should we entertain negative thoughts, or is it just an error of omission due to the nature (lack of detail) of the announcements? The way it reads is suspicious.
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