2011 BMW 5 Series Touring Car

German car maker BMW has unveiled the station wagon variant of the all-new 2011 BMW 5 Series. The 5 Series Touring features a luggage compartment with a capacity of 560 litres and can be further increased to a maximum of 1,670 litres courtesy of the unique 40 : 20 : 40 split folding rear seats.

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Variable by up to 11 degrees, the angle of the backrest can be folded down using two control levers inside the luggage compartment, the loading space cover of which is automatically lowered when the tailgate is closed. The separately opening rear window automatically swings upwards at the push of a button.

2011 BMW 5 Series Touring Rear View

Featuring all the goodness of the all-new 5 Series, the BMW 5 Series Touring will debut with a choice of two straight-six petrol engines as well as a four-cylinder and a six-cylinder diesel. The BMW 520d Touring is powered by a 135 kW, four-cylinder, turbo diesel power unit featuring an aluminium crankcase and Common Rail direct injection. It is equipped with Auto Start Stop function as a standard feature, and with an average fuel consumption of 5.2 litres/100km (54.3 mpg) and a CO2 emission level of 137 g/km in an EU test cycle, it achieves the best efficiency in its segment.

2011 BMW 5 Series Touring Interior

The straight-six engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo under the bonnet of the BMW 535i Touring, with High Precision Injection and VALVETRONIC, develops 225 kW and the 523i Touring in lean operation is 150 kW. The BMW 530d Touring features a straight six-cylinder diesel producing 180 kW. Equipped with BMW BluePerformance technology it fulfils the EU6 emission standard. All versions of the new BMW 5 Series Touring fully comply with the EU5 requirement.

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The new BMW 5 Series Touring is the perfect symbiosis of driving pleasure, efficiency, versatility and sporting elegance. The 4th generation of the Business Touring convinces through powerful design aesthetics, modern premium-level functionality and brand-typical driving dynamics combined with exemplary efficiency. Extensive comfort and safety features, which include numerous BMW-exclusive driver assistance systems, substantiate the outstanding qualities of the new BMW 5 Series Touring as an upper midrange touring car.

2011 BMW 5 Series Touring Front View

The design of the new BMW 5 Series Touring is characterised by a high level of individuality with regard to its proportions and surface design. Its uniqueness is reflected by dynamic and powerful looks. With its long bonnet, short overhangs, the longest wheelbase in its segment, the stretched silhouette and a steeply inclined roofline, the new BMW 5 Series Touring possesses an elegance unrivalled by its competitors.

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