New 2020 BMW 5 Series facelift to be revealed next week
The facelifted, seventh-generation
BMW 5 Series saloon will be revealed next week, according to new teaser images posted on BMW’s social media accounts.
According to BMW Korea’s official instagram account, the covers will come fully off on 27 May, alongside a similarly refreshed version of the BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo.
As predicted by our previous sightings of camouflaged prototypes, changes to exterior design will be fairly subtle. Contrary to other recent models,
BMW designers have resisted the urge to increase the size of the front grille based on the teaser shot.
The new front end is rounded off with a set of slimmer headlights, whose LED lighting graphics flow into a new, more angular bumper. Around the back, the only significant change comes in the form of a new LED signature for the tail lights. Expect some new wheel and colour designs, too.
BMW will revise the
530e iPerformance’s plug-in hybrid powertrain for 2020, as hinted by the “hybrid test vehicle” branding spotted on a test mule last year. The updated variant could feature a larger capacity battery pack, with a view to increasing the current model’s all-electric, zero-emissions range of 31 miles on a single charge. The 5 Series’s conventional engine range will also likely receive various efficiency revisions.
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