BMW releases all-electric 5-series

I mean tailing a car driving at maximum allowed speed, while the car in front is overtaking a truck. The BMW could e.g. discharge the battery to electrocute the driver while situation like this is detected.

rad_gruchalski2• 3 years ago

No touring models. I wonder how long until they release a touring EV.

pedalpete• 3 years ago

It's on the way. Should be announced before the end of the year. Rumor is they're going to do an M version of the touring to compete with the RS6.

I've got an F11 535i touring. Absolutely love it, and would love to go electric. Tesla stopped selling the right hand drive version of the S, which is opening a door for other brands in the higher-end.

TheJoeMan• 3 years ago

They really missed an opportunity to make the model naming make sense. The “i” in 530i means internal combustion. Why not call it the BMW 530e?

gammajmp2• 3 years ago

The 530e is a plug-in hybrid.

thisarticle• 3 years ago

530ev

Swenrekcah• 3 years ago

The i stands for injection, I believe to signify direct injection.

kazinator• 3 years ago

It could be repurposed for electric current.

delta_p_delta_x• 3 years ago

Direct link to BMW press release[1].

Meh, not a fan.

The LCI G30[2] is, in my opinion, amongst the best-looking 5-series ever released. This, the G60, is a significant downgrade, both in terms of exterior looks, and interior ergonomics. The new 5- (and 7-series, for that matter) have bonnets that remind me of American trucks and SUVs, which I detest; there's no curve, no elegance at all. Compare the side profiles of the LCI G30, and the G60[3,4].

Obviously the electrification is good, and as for iDrive 8.5, I am ambivalent, leaning on slightly negative—its implementation looks rubbish, essentially just a giant ultra-ultra-wide display bolted onto a dashboard[5] with no real thought of driver-facing ergonomics, but the software itself is not too bad, considering the competition.

More importantly, BMW is using the same platform for its ICE and fully-electric products, unlike Mercedes, Audi, or Volvo. This leads to some weird compromises, like transmission tunnels in a fully-electric car, and pretty bad floor clearance. I test-drove (and test-rear-passengered?) an i4 M50, and the leg clearance is... bad. I'm not even tall (~1.7 m), and the distance between the floor and the seat was so short, my legs stuck out a solid 20-30 cm above the seat.

I am again, so glad we own a BMW with iDrive 7 instead.

[1] https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T041626...

[2] https://cdn.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2021-bmw-...

[3] https://images.wapcar.my/file1/4697fb7c5a524192bbf9350a84ebf...

[4] https://mediapool.bmwgroup.com/cache/P9/202305/P90505080/P90...

[5] https://mediapool.bmwgroup.com/cache/P9/202305/P90505743/P90...

jen20• 3 years ago

Anecdotally, I have one of each, and the software in iDrive 8 is _much_ better.

I do not understand the serious regression in both with respect to screen placement vs my 2009 model though, where there is a sun shield and no touch screen.

justinclift• 3 years ago

https://archive.is/bxAUt

gambiting• 3 years ago

I'm glad it's looking somewhat normal(I'd risk saying it looks good, at least from the front), the recent 4-series with the molerat front, the XM and the iX have been among the worst looking vehicles I have ever seen(on the outside at least, the insides are decent).

BMW releases all-electric 5-series

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