BMW 535i News

Christopher Weil is the enterprising young designer behind BMW's latest vehicle - the 5 Series Gran Turismo.

Comment about "Innovative BMW 5 Series GT" Phone Name Comment 0 BMW's 5 Series GT will be available in Europe from October with a choice of three engines: 530d, a 535i and a 550i.

There's no other car that says "yuppie" better than BMW does. The 5-series has always held a special position in the heart of its drivers.

Carscoop reader Kenneth Helman caught these photos of the forthcoming BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo in a parking lot somewhere in New Jersey.

Luxury station wagons make up a peculiar segment, and Cars.com reviewer David Thomas doesna t see a lot of people eschewing crossovers and SUVs to make any of them a big winner.

The production version of BMW's all-new 5-series Gran Turismo has broken cover for the first time and remains remarkably faithful to the concept car shown at the Geneva motor show earlier this year.

BMW has unveiled its 5-series Gran Turismo, a car which, like the X6, somewhat defies description.

Following last week's announcement of the production version of the new BMW 5-series Gran Turismo comes a new more fuel efficient engine variant.

BMW shows no sign of slowing its divergence into previously untapped market niches, especially now that its once seemingly radical X6 is selling reasonably well.

BMW is once again defining a brand-new segment in the automobile market. The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo combines elegance, space, comfort and variability in truly unique style.

BMW introduced today the latest iteration of its celebrated inline six-cylinder engine dubbed the N55 and featuring a single twin-scroll turbocharger, direct injection and Valvetronic variable valve control all good for 306 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque.

BMW a TMs twin-turbocharged 3.0L inline-six has become a staple of the automakera TMs lineup a ' both here and abroad a ' but the German automaker will roll out a new variant of the engine in the all-new 5-Series Gran Turismo .

Usually, we herald the introduction of a brand-new BMW. Even when it challenges our preconceptions about the brand - as did the 1999 X5, the 2002 7-series, and, more recently, the oddly appealing slant-back X6 - we try to keep an open mind.

Despite the departure of controversial lead designer Chris Bangle, BMW is showing no signs of returning to the "One sausage, three-sizes" styling brief that it once adhered to.

John Ertel is an Opto-Mechanical Engineer at Agilent Technologies in Santa Clara.

Highs: V-8 power with six-cylinder fuel economy, much improved ride. Lows: Lots of interior textures, understated demeanor could be too subtle for some.

Buying a BMW isna t just an expensive proposition on the MSRP front, many first-time luxury-car shoppers worry about maintenance costs.

In the past, the traditional German rivals in the mid-size sedan segment - the Audi A6 , the BMW 5-series, and the Mercedes-Benz E-class - played specific roles and carved out their own places in the market.

This is an ominous sign. All the new 2009 BMW Z4s supplied for its international press launch in Alicante, Spain -- sDrive 35i models in champagne metallic -- came equipped with the optional twin-clutch seven-speed sport automatic.

Most automakers turned to SUVs and crossovers to carry a load of people and their possessions because most people want a machine far more stylish than a station wagon.