BMW 5 – 6th Generation

BMW 5 6th Generation

The sixth generation of the 5-Series (BMW F10) made its debut on 23 November 2009 as a 2011 model.

It is designed by Adrian van Hooydonk, with a more prominent upright split kidney grille and the absence of the “Bangle butt” rear-end styling of its E60 predecessor.

Improvements include a front dual ball joint short-long arm suspension, and rear multilink suspension, a ZF 8-speed automatic transmission, and an optional twin-turbo V8 producing 400 hp.

Externally, the car is a more traditional BMWesque design; a far more sober effort after the highly controversial E60.

Although it bears some resemblance to the E60 with the wide kidney grilles and a very pronounced Hofmeister kink, the creases in the bonnet and just underneath the door are clearly related to the E39 and other earlier 5 series models.

Inside marks the return of the centre console being clearly angled towards the driver, another marked change from its immediate predecessor which was noted for its non traditional BMW design.