Rendered Speculation: 2010 BMW 5-Series

[BMW News]

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With cars everywhere going all edgy, it should be clear that Chris Bangle's controversial "flame surfacing" design language has left its mark. Whether it ever looked right on the BMW 5-Series, however, is still up for debate, even after the mid-life facelift. (Not that it has stopped BMW from rolling out its 5,000,000th 5-Series earlier this week.) However the 5 is due for replacement late next year, and our friends at eGMCarTech think they have a good idea of what it will look like.
Codenamed E62, the 2010 5-Series is widely anticipated to draw on the new styling direction previewed by the CS Concept which BMW laid on us in Shanghai. That means a wider grille flanked by slanty eyes, while around back the tail-lights are expected to follow the widely-spaced units seen on the new 3-Series. The range of engines will carry on largely unchanged from the current 5-Series, although there's been buzz about a twin-turbo 4.4-liter V8 with around 400 horsepower to slot in below the next M5.
[Source: eGMCarTech]

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[Janizary]

My wife is a 5-series fan. Quote: "You can buy me one when I'm done playing with my VW (EOS)".

I told her: "You need a 2nd job. I can't afford to have two car enthusiasts in the house."

[webby]

haha I like that.

I'd say that 5 would cost a pretty penny

[Janizary]

My wife had been talking wistfully about getting a 3 sedan after the lease on her Pilot ran out and I had been thinking I might 'surprise' her with one. The 5, however, is not in my budget, given I just got her an EOS VR6 (for a 'fun' and 'girls night out' car), and I am planning on a new car in the next year myself, along with both kids in private school.

I think its about time for a mid-life crisis...

[webby]

so the new vette is on the list???

[Janizary]

Heh, I like the idea of a "smaller lighter" Vette that GM has been speculating on, given the new CAFE standards.

Of course, I love the Z4M Coupe, and would buy one at the current discounts if I could somehow slip a 2 seater by my wife. (Seriously, I have a truck, two jeeps, her Pilot and an EOS...we have ENOUGH seats already!)

[///sickyute]

5 series fan here too