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It is clothed in the same body as today’s model.
An evolutionary approach looks set to keep it close to its predecessor in size. The new 5-series will be about 4910mm long, 1875mm wide and 1470mm tall.
The new BMW has been conceived around a lightly modified version of the high-strength steel monocoque platform structure used by the existing 5-series.
BMW is planning to give the forthcoming 5-series a new generation of turbocharged four-cylinder and six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines in a move that, sources suggest, will bring average fuel savings of up to 10 per cent across the line-up.
BMW is yet to commit to V8 petrol engines for the new 5-series. However, plans for a series of plug-in hybrid models using technology sourced from Toyota are already well advanced.