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BMW Commences Production Of The Next-Generation 5 Series In India
The new BMW 5 Series comes to India as a Completely Knocked Down (CKD) route and is the assembled at BMW's Chennai plant.
BMW India is gearing up to launch the new 5 Series sedan in India on June 29, 2017. The Bavarian company has begun the production of the sedan at its Chennai plant.
The new BMW 5 Series comes to India as a Completely Knocked Down (CKD) route and is assembled at BMW's Chennai plant.
BMW dealerships have already begun accepting bookings for the new 5 Series sedan varying from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh. Deliveries of the next-generation BMW 5 Series in India will start from July 2017.
The German luxury carmaker unveiled the next-generation 5 Series in 2016. The new 5 Series borrows its styling and features from the 7 Series sedan. The new 5 Series is bigger and lighter compared to the outgoing model.
There are several changes on the interiors as well. The new BMW 5 Series comes with gesture control, remote parking system, adaptive suspension and 4-zone climate control, electrically adjustable driver and passenger seats.
Once launched in India, the BMW 5 Series will compete with the likes of the Audi A6, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Jaguar XF and the Volvo S90.
BMW is expected to power the new 5 Series with three engines: a 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder diesel unit developing 187bhp, which we'll see on the 520d, a 3.0-litre, in-line six oil burner producing 261bhp on the 530d and lastly, a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine churning out 249bhp on the 530i. All the engines will comes paired to an 8-speed automatic gearbox.
DriveSpark Thinks!
BMW is pushing hard on sales not just in India but the global market as well. With the new 5 Series lighter and bigger, buyers have the option of Mercedes-Benz and Audi; the BMW 5 Series is a serious contender in the segment.
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