Serie5 BMW Gran Turismo, the answer to the Audi A5 Sportback
Audi is preparing to start work on a new car in its declination range of cars branded A5. It is a sedan-type five-door hatchback, which will be named Audi A5 Sportback. It we will be officially unveiled in September, as part of keeping the motor show in Frankfurt.
BMW goes to the offensive
It does so no more need to see a bounce back its natural rival BMW, which just offer us the first official photos of its BM Serie5 Griffee Grand Turismo. Recall that in March, the Bavarian manufacturer we had presented in Geneva, an extremely close conceptual version of the model series is called we are unveiled.
The general line of this new declination, is reminiscent of the massive SUV X6, but the ground clearance is meant significantly lower. Moreover, by chance, it borrows some of its mechanical elements to it.
Functional dimension, it defined as a hybrid car vocation, as always halfway between the conventional sedan, the traditional family and the versatility of an SUV. Moreover to this chapter, we note that the bench or individual seats available in supplement, advances can be a distance of 100 mm. Allowing the latter to provide a more generous loading space from 440 590 liters or 700 liters to 1, once the seat or seats fully depressors.
Three models, three engines
The european versions of the BMW GT Serie5, have three engines, all borrowed from models other than the Serie5 who define themselves as follows:
- 535i GT, 6L engine 3.0-liter, 306-horsepower. Borrows BMW X6
- 530d GT, 6L engine 3.0-liter, 245 horsepower. Borrows model 730d
- 550i GT, 4.4 liter V8 engine, 407 horsepower. Borrows from the 750i sedan
All its engines are mated, serial, has a automatic transmission has eight reports.
The new BMW Serie5 GT, will make their first appearance before the public in Frankfurt in September, and marketing will commence next month, the European automobile chessboard.
In terms of us in America, we should get to know these gems BMW signs, perhaps at the beginning of next December, when holding the auto show in Los Angeles, but a month later in Detroit ...
