2021 BMW 5-Series Is HERE! Is BETTER SAMENESS The RIGHT Recipe For Them Right Now? Or Have Their Products Become The ULTIMATE BOREDOM Machines?

2021 BMW 5-Series Is HERE! Is BETTER SAMENESS The RIGHT Recipe For Them Right Now? Or Have Their Products Become The ULTIMATE BOREDOM Machines?
Today, BMW is proud to announce the updated, 2021 7th generation 5 Series Sedan. With improvements in exterior and interior design, aerodynamics and technology, plus the introduction of a new 48v mild hybrid system, this generation of 5 Series continues to deliver cutting-edge technology and performance into the sixth decade of 5 Series production. ?

The 2021 BMW 5 Series lineup includes the:

    * 248 hp 530i and 530i xDrive Sedans ?
    * 288 hp 530e and 530e xDrive PHEV Sedans ?
    * 335 hp 540i and 540i xDrive Sedans ?
    * 523 hp M550i xDrive Sedan ?

First introduced in 1972, the BMW 5 Series has continuously built its reputation as the executive sport sedan for discerning buyers by delivering performance, modern design, comfort and technology expected from a BMW. ?MSRP pricing for the 2021 BMW 5 Series sedan is $54,200 for the 530i Sedan, $56,500 for the 530i xDrive Sedan, $57,200 for the 530e Sedan, $59,500 for the 530e xDrive Sedan, $59,450 for the 540i Sedan, $61,750 for the 540i xDrive Sedan and $76,800 for the M550i xDrive Sedan.

New exterior design.
The exterior of the BMW 5 Series sports a cleaner surface design. The most striking feature is the new BMW Kidney Grille design with resculpted headlamps. The new grille is taller and wider, reaching further down into the front bumper cover and is surrounded by a one piece grille element. The vertical grille slats are more pronounced and extend further into the air flow.

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Full 2021 BMW 5-Series Press Release

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carloslassitercarloslassiter - 5/26/2020 7:39:22 PM
+6 Boost
Most BMW enthusiasts are probably just glad to see a normal sized grill.


Car4life1Car4life1 - 5/26/2020 10:43:37 PM
+5 Boost
Agreed but the overall design is rather forgettable


MDarringerMDarringer - 5/26/2020 7:39:30 PM
-2 Boost
The 5 Series is such a rental-fleet Passat at heart.

BMW has robbed its cars of all their sporting intent.

The base model and an M5 should feel very similar in terms of handling rather than the base model being dull and having to pay double the price to get what a BMW really should be.


jeffgalljeffgall - 5/26/2020 7:44:59 PM
+2 Boost
Did they really put a M badge on the fender of a 530e?


CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 5/26/2020 8:23:16 PM
+4 Boost
Yes they did. So very sad...


atc98092atc98092 - 5/26/2020 9:40:47 PM
+2 Boost
A 9.09kWh (usable) battery in an AWD car that size, it will likely have 15-17 EPA miles of range. As usual, they don't get the point of a PHEV. Same as Mercedes. The battery, combined with net efficiency of the EV drivetrain, has to provide enough EV range for a significant number of drivers to be able to do their daily driving under EV power.

I realize that BMW isn't the brand for efficiency. It's supposed to be a great driving machine. But when you move into specific categories of vehicles you have to meet expectations. And if you're BMW (or Mercedes or Audi), many expect you to exceed them. When it comes to EV powertrains, Germany (with the exception of the Taycan) is getting the butts kicked by Tesla, Japan and South Korea.


ricks0mericks0me - 5/26/2020 10:21:24 PM
-1 Boost
Carlos: I agree with that !!!!


GermanNutGermanNut - 5/26/2020 10:31:59 PM
0 Boost
This is boring but actually better than the design direction BMW is going in with its massive pig snout grille on the upcoming 4-Series.


Agent001Agent001 - 5/26/2020 10:49:20 PM
0 Boost
Move over Hofmeister! Here comes #Schweineschnauze

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arrowmgarrowmg - 5/26/2020 11:14:44 PM
+3 Boost
boring mid-cycle refresh/facelift. not sure why we're expecting anything revolutionary here


runninglogan1runninglogan1 - 5/27/2020 3:28:55 AM
+4 Boost
These things evolve with the speed of glaciers. That's the way it is with German sedans nowadays.


MDarringerMDarringer - 5/27/2020 9:05:23 AM
0 Boost
It's also why sedan sales are sputtering (nearly 48% down for the 5 Series). Although 3 Series sales are up (aggressive leasing), they are way down from where it used to be in volume.


GermanNutGermanNut - 5/27/2020 10:14:30 AM
+4 Boost
The German sedans evolve at a snail's pace partially due to lazy design and also due to plummeting sales. SUVs have taken market share for over 5 years and with gas prices so low, the plummeting sales for sedans is set to continue.


llaroollaroo - 5/27/2020 8:00:41 AM
+4 Boost
back end way worse than front now


NewQNewQ - 5/27/2020 10:54:16 AM
0 Boost
It's fine. Slightly better and sharper than before, and better than the new looks of its chief rival the E-Class.

I mean, what do you want? This thing is perfectly designed for its mission, to communicate success for middle-upper managers. To do that it has to look modern and new, so it communicates that the buyer has the latest model. Success also has a particular "look" and that look is tied to the heritage of German car design. If you stray too far from that look, you stray too far from the image of success.

This is actually a worldwide trend with luxury; classical European design and aesthetics are pretty much the de facto language of luxury. Japan and China have their own culture of luxury and finery, as examples, but they have been less successful in making it a standard for quality and wealth across the globe. That gets into a whole thing about "default" culture being Western, and blah blah blah.

Point is, it looks good and fresh within the preset parameters of what its target demographic considers to be "luxurious", which incidentally has a large overlap with the public's opinion at large.

If you want something crazy, there's Lexus, but everyone seems to complain about them too.


TeibNetTeibNet - 5/27/2020 1:04:12 PM
+2 Boost
Why are so many folks over reacting? This not a new generation 5 Series--its a mere LCI (Life Cycle Impluse)!


carloslassitercarloslassiter - 5/27/2020 7:00:16 PM
+2 Boost
Move over Hofmeister! Here comes #Schweineschnauze

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But it doesn't have a porcine grill at all.


snowboard7snowboard7 - 5/27/2020 7:06:12 PM
+3 Boost
Doesnt look any more modern than my prior 2011 BMW 535i F10.


LexSucksLexSucks - 5/27/2020 7:46:07 PM
+4 Boost
Needs a complete redesign. This 5-Series is what happened when BMW tried to create a Lexus. And just like Lexus this 5-series has fallen out of flavor. A new grill isn't going to save it. I don't even like this car in M5 trim.


MDarringerMDarringer - 5/27/2020 8:06:22 PM
-1 Boost
You nailed it.


1lostVW1lostVW - 5/28/2020 10:18:38 AM
+2 Boost
Boring, uninspired, the same old same old formula is a looser. Sales will go out the window and BMW will blame everyone but the idiot that green lighted the design to remain nearly identical to the previous iteration. Customers want inspiring design, this "new" car, if we can call it that will inspire only the dead and seriously mentally challenged. Looser.


mini22mini22 - 5/28/2020 12:31:02 PM
+3 Boost
Look if BMW offered a wagon, raised it up 3 inches and called it a "Cross Treck" I'm sure it would sell just fine.


dlindlin - 5/28/2020 4:32:40 PM
+2 Boost
Boredom is the worst design you can get

Probably should hire some Lexus designers to give it a kick, no matter what the outcome might be
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