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LED light rings are also featured as standard in the positioning lights of the
BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo. In combination with the optional xenon lights, the
LED light units may indeed be operated in two performance stages: dimmed
to approximately 10 per cent of their full power, they serve as positioning lights.
Operating at full power, on the other hand, they act as daytime driving lights
again in that typical BMW look.
Side view: coupé-like roofline, stretched elegance.
With its smooth flow of lines, the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo once again
creates that harmonious connection between the front end of the car, the side
view and the rear end so typical of BMW design. A dominating feature from
the side is the characteristic waistline on the level of the door openers as yet
another sign of BMW. Starting at the outer edge of the headlights, this special
contour line rises slightly along the entire length of the car and finally merges
into the contours of the rear light clusters.
Again very striking in its look, the sill line continues into the upper edge of the
front air intake and the contours of the rear air dam, this interplay of the waistline
and sill line giving the entire vehicle an even lower look and emphasising the
dynamic wedge shape of the body.
Through its roofline dropping down consistently towards the rear and finally
merging into the air spoiler lip, the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo conveys a
typical coupé feature to the style and body of a four-door saloon. The innovative
character of the car’s design is indeed a clear visual expression of its supreme
versatility. And considering the sporting look of the car from outside, the large
and truly generous interior of the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo is even more
impressive.
The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo comes both front and rear with doors boast-
ing frameless side windows, thus carrying over this feature of a particularly
sporting car into a four-door BMW for the first time.
Through their size and flared design alone, the wheel arches symbolise the
sporting potential of the BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo.
A further feature again reminiscent of particularly sporting cars is the low mass
resting on the front wheels, where the side panels are particularly low, stretched
and long. This effect is further enhanced by the horizontal configuration of the
individual body sections created by the side-line, the joint and the contour line
on the engine compartment.
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 530d, BMW 535i, BMW 550i, BMW F07, BMW Gran Turismo, Brochure and Catalogue |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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