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BMW"s back with the latest edition of its big, executive estate. And boy, does it have a lot to do.Aside from the fact that everyone seems to be buying SUVs and crossovers these days, there"s stiffer competition than ever in the form of the lovely Mercedes E-Class estate and Volvo"s swish new V90.So, what"s BMW done for the new 5 Series Touring? Quite a bit, it seems. To kick off, it"s thrown most of its almost-autonomous tech from the 7 Series at the 5, including automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control that can come to a stop and set off again without driver input something that"s sure to be a salve on the M4 on a Friday afternoon. You can also have four-wheel drive.The new 5 Series estate follows its saloon brother, with aluminium and magnesium playing a large part in the Touring"s construction. And it"s not just body panels, either suspension components and engine mounts are on the non-steel diet. The saloon is 100kg lighter than the old one, so expect similar shedding from the Touring.Design-wise, the Touring follows the direction of the new 5 Series saloon, with subtlety clearly the order of the day. That said, the new Touring is a slipperier fish than before, which will help keep the mpg high and the emissions low.Also on an economy drive is the EfficientDynamics" series of engines, which BMW says are more efficient than the old ones, despite power hikes across the board.
Date written: 1 Feb 2017
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BMW"s back with the latest edition of its big, executive estate. And boy, does it have a lot to do.Aside from the fact that everyone seems to be buying SUVs and crossovers these days, there"s stiffer competition than ever in the form of the lovely Mercedes E-Class estate and Volvo"s swish new V90.So, what"s BMW done for the new 5 Series Touring? Quite a bit, it seems. To kick off, it"s thrown most of its almost-autonomous tech from the 7 Series at the 5, including automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control that can come to a stop and set off again without driver input something that"s sure to be a salve on the M4 on a Friday afternoon. You can also have four-wheel drive.The new 5 Series estate follows its saloon brother, with aluminium and magnesium playing a large part in the Touring"s construction. And it"s not just body panels, either suspension components and engine mounts are on the non-steel diet. The saloon is 100kg lighter than the old one, so expect similar shedding from the Touring.Design-wise, the Touring follows the direction of the new 5 Series saloon, with subtlety clearly the order of the day. That said, the new Touring is a slipperier fish than before, which will help keep the mpg high and the emissions low.Also on an economy drive is the EfficientDynamics" series of engines, which BMW says are more efficient than the old ones, despite power hikes across the board.
Date written: 1 Feb 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6595