2017 BMW G30 5 SERIES – DESIGN AND INTERIOR

BMW has just showcased its latest 5 Series to the world. In its seventh generation, the 5 Series has become more dynamic and more luxurious …

BMW has just showcased its latest 5 Series to the world. In its seventh generation, the 5 Series has become more dynamic and more luxurious than ever before. With its bones being built from those of the current G11 7 Series, BMW had a great starting platform for the current 5 Series. BMW took a bit of heat for the 7 Series, when it first debuted, for it not being as exciting, luxurious or opulent as it should have been. So BMW set out to create a new 5 Series exuded athleticism, luxury and elegance.

“The new BMW 5 Series will make a mature, confidently stylish and dynamic impression at every opportunity. The formal and precise design combines presence, aesthetic appeal and functionality in equal measure,” said Karim Habib, Head of BMW Design. The new 5 Series is longer (36 mm), wider (6 mm) and taller (2 mm) than the outgoing F10-generation car. But while it’s physically bigger than the outgoing model in every way, it looks and seems leaner, tighter and more muscular. BMW definitely nailed the athletic look it was going for.

The front end now features headlights that connect with the, now much wider, signature kidney grilles. Those headlights are now all LED as standard and are an evolution of the classic twin-circle BMW headlight. Adaptive LED headlights are also available, with BMW Selective Beam anti-dazzle high beam technology, boasting a range of up to 500 meters.

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5 PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEW FORD BRONCO

With the Ford GT and SVT Raptor coming our way this year, it may seem like Ford’s benches are clearing. But if you’d rather spend your time blasting through trails than eating up highway, the best days are still yet to come. In November, a renegotiated contract between Ford and the United Auto Workers shifted Focus and C-Max production out of the U.S. — and brought the Ranger and Bronco back in. The midsize Ranger pickup has been out of the company’s American lineup since 2012, and the Bronco has been sorely missed since it was discontinued in 1996, a victim of SUV demand shifting away from off-road capability to suburban cul-de-sacs.

In ’96, the final-edition Bronco was based on the F-150 platform. But in the early ’80s, Ford had introduced a standalone model, the Bronco II, which shared its platform with the Ranger. In 1990, that evolved into the Explorer, which became arguably the first soccer-mom friendly mass-market SUV. After more than a quarter century apart, we now know the Ranger and Bronco will share the same DNA again, and we can expect it to be as rugged as it was in its glory days.

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