BMW 5 Series (F10)

BMW 5 Series
(F10/F11/F07/F18)
Overview
ManufacturerBMW
Production2010–2017
Model years2011–2017
Assembly
DesignerJacek Fröhlich (sedan: 2006)[1][2]
Jean-Francois Huet (Touring)[3]
Christopher Weil (Gran Turismo)[4]
Body and chassis
ClassExecutive car (E)
Body style
Layout
PlatformBMW L6[5]
RelatedBMW 7 Series (F01)
BMW 6 Series (F12)
VinFast LUX A2.0
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,968 mm (116.9 in)[6]
Length4,899–5,039 mm (192.9–198.4 in)[7][8][9]
Width1,860 mm (73.2 in)
Height1,460 mm (57.5 in)
Curb weight1,700–1,935 kg (3,747.9–4,265.9 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorBMW 5 Series (E60)
SuccessorBMW 5 Series (G30)

The sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series consists of the BMW F10 (saloon version), F18 (long-wheelbase saloon), BMW F11 (wagon, marketed as Touring) and BMW F07 (fastback/hatchback, marketed as Gran Turismo) executive cars and were produced by BMW from January 2010 (for the 2011 model year) to 2017, with F10 being launched on 20 March 2010 to domestic market and F11 in the summer of 2010.[10] The F07 Gran Turismo was produced from early September 2009[11][12] to 2017, being launched in the domestic German market in late October 2009.

The F10 5 Series shares a platform with the F01 7 Series full-size luxury saloon and the F12 6 Series executive-sized grand tourers.[13][14][15] The F10 generation is the first 5 Series to offer a hybrid drivetrain, a turbocharged V8 engine, an 8-speed automatic transmission, a dual-clutch transmission (in the M5), active rear-wheel steering (called "Integral Active Steering"), electric power steering, double-wishbone front suspension, an LCD instrument cluster (called "Black Panel Display") and automatic parking (called "Parking Assistant").[16] A long-wheelbase saloon version (model code F18) was sold in China, Mexico, Turkey and the Middle East. Introduced in 2011, the M5 model is powered by the BMW S63 twin-turbocharged V8 engine coupled to a 7-speed dual clutch transmission. The Gran Turismo (F07) is the first and only 5 Series to be produced in a fastback body style with a hatchback truck opening.

In February 2017, the G30 5 Series was released as the successor to the F10.[17] Based on the G30 platform, the G32 6 Series Gran Turismo succeeded the F07.

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  17. ^ "2016 BMW G30 5 Series – Spy Video". www.bmwblog.com. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.