有人最近在德国一个加油站旁边拍到了2017款宝马5系，新车采用渐进式改款，车身比现行版略大，轴距进一步增加，后排乘客腿部活动空间更充裕。该车采用了量产版前大灯和尾灯组，看起来与现行版差别不大。从车尾的双排气尾管判断，该车像是535i，不过这一点无法确定。虽然新车比现行版更大，但由于采用了CLAR平台，因此车重将比现行版降低100公斤，这有助于进一步提升性能和燃油经济性。新车将搭载一系列四缸、六缸和八缸汽油/柴油涡轮引擎。与人们预计的一样，新车仍将标配后驱，但可选装xDrive全驱系统。而M5也将首次提供xDrive作为选装件，该车将继续搭载4.4升V8双涡轮引擎，但功率据说将提升至626马力。对于车辆油耗更敏感的消费者可以选择530e和540e，这两款车的硬件都将与330e共享，纯电动模式下续航里程分别为22和19英里。宝马将在今年巴黎车展发布5系轿车，随后将于明年上半年发布旅行车版本，接下来是5系GT。至于M5，则有要等到明年底或2018年初才会与消费者见面。

 

2017 BMW 5 Series spied at gas station in Germany

The midsize sedan was spotted at a gas station in Germany carrying the production body which is set to adopt an evolutionary design compared to the outgoing model. Although not evident in the adjacent images, the car could be a tad bigger with a slightly longer wheelbase which would free up more cabin room for the rear passengers.

 

We also notice the production-ready headlights and taillights which won’t stray away too far from the current appearance. Judging by those dual exhaust tips, this could be a prototype for the 535i, but you can never know for sure with these prototypes.

 

Although the footprint could increase a little bit, the car will actually be lighter than the current 5 Series. That’s because the G30 generation will make the switch to BMW’s CLAR platform which has already underpinned the company’s crown jewel, the 7 Series. Some versions of the 5 Series are expected to lose up to 220 pounds (100 kilograms) which will improve both performance and efficiency.

 

Buyers will be given the possibility to select from an extensive array of four-, six-, and eight-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines, all turbocharged. As you’ve come to expect from BMW, a rear-wheel-drive layout will be standard, but customers in need of more traction will be able to pay more for the firm’s proprietary xDrive hardware.

 

Speaking of xDrive, for the first time ever in the M5’s prolific history, an all-wheel-drive system is going to be offered as optional equipment. The high-performance Bavarian sedan will continue to use the biturbo 4.4-liter V8 engine, but it will likely be upgraded to somewhere in the region of 626 horsepower, if we were to rely on the rumor mill.

 

If you would rather make fewer visits to the gas station, reports say there are going to be two plug-in hybrid versions: 530e and 540e. Both of them are expected to use hardware adapted from the 330e and will be able to provide an electric range of 22 and 19 miles, respectively.

 

The first model of the new generation to see the light of day is going to be the regular sedan set to bow in October at the Paris Motor Show. It’s going to be joined by the 5 Series Touring possibly in the first half of 2017 and then by the controversial 5 Series GT that we have already seen testing. As for the M5, it will probably arrive before the end of next year or early 2018.