BMW 5 Series

The BMW 5 Series is an upper middle class model series from the manufacturer BMW . It has been available since the summer of 1972 and is the successor to the " New Class ". Since the summer of 1991 there is also a combi - variant (company name Touring ).

The designation of the BMW 5 Series stood for a reorganization within the BMW program, and the 5 Series was the first model within this model classification , which goes back to the then BMW Marketing Director Bob A. Lutz . This type of model name ( 3 , 5, 7 ) was later transferred to the entire portfolio . Mercedes and Audi later followed a similar organizational logic with comparable vehicle names ( E-Class , Audi A6 ). Competitors on the market in the BMW 5 Series vehicle class include, for example, the model versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the Audi A6, the Lexus GS , the Volvo S90, the Jaguar XF and the Škoda Superb .

From September 2009 to September 2017, a hatchback variant called GranTurismo was also available, which, with parts of the BMW 7 Series, was already included in the luxury class. The successor was presented as the BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo in autumn 2017.

The series at a glance

The 5 series models in the upper middle class:

BMW E12 (September 1972 to July 1981; in South Africa to 1985), four-door sedan as a direct successor to the "New Class"
BMW E28 (July 1981 to December 1987), for the first time also as " M5 "
BMW E34 (December 1987 to December 1995), for the first time also as a "Touring" station wagon (September 1991 to June 1996), for the first time all-wheel drive possible
BMW E39 (September 1995 to June 2003; Touring: March 1997 to April 2004), the M5 no longer as a station wagon, all-wheel drive no longer in the range
BMW E60 (July 2003 to March 2010; Touring: April 2004 to September 2010), for the first time also as a long version for the Chinese market, M5 also again as a station wagon, all-wheel drive xi / xDrive also possible again
BMW F10 (January 2010 to January 2017)
BMW G30 (since February 2017, Kombi G31 mid-2017) the BMW M5 is an independent model series BMW F90 (since September 2017)

BMW E12 , 1972–1981
BMW E28 , 1981–1987
BMW E34 , 1987-1996
BMW E39 , 1995-2004
BMW E60 , 2003-2010
BMW F10 , 2010-2017
BMW G30 , since 2017

Located in the 5 series, but marketed as luxury vehicles:

BMW F07 (September 2009 to May 2017) the "5 Series GT" was offered parallel to the classic 5 Series
The successor to the Gran Turismo has been marketed as the "6 Series GT" since 2017, the BMW 6 Series Gran Turismo

BMW F07 , 2009-2017

Timeline of the model variants of the BMW 5 Series

Model history since 1972
generation	Sales description	body	1970s										1980s														1990s															2000s																2010s
generation	Sales description	body	2		3	4th	5	6th		7th	8th	9	0	1		2	3	4th		5		6th	7th	8th		9	0	1		2	3	4th		5		6th		7th	8th		9	0		1	2	3		4th		5		6th	7th		8th	9		0			1		2	3	4th			5	6th	7th				8th	9
1st gen.	5 series	limousine		E12					E12 (facelift)						E12 (in South Africa)
2nd gen.	5 series	limousine													E28				E28 (facelift)
2nd gen.	M5	limousine																			E28S
3rd gen.	5 series	limousine																						E34									E34 (facelift)
	5 Series Touring	Station wagon																											E34 / 5				E34 / 5 (facelift)
	M5	limousine																							E34S
	M5 Touring	Station wagon																												E34 / 5S
4th gen.	5 series	limousine																																	E39								E39 (facelift)
	5 Series Touring	Station wagon																																			E39 / 5						E39 / 5 (facelift)
	M5	limousine																																						E39S			E39S (facelift)
5th gen.	5 series	limousine																																													E60							E60 (facelift)
	5 Series Touring	Station wagon																																															E61					E61 (facelift)
	5 series	Sedan, long version																																													E60 (from Brilliance-BMW)
	M5	limousine																																																	E60			E60 (facelift)
	M5 Touring	Station wagon																																																				E61
6th gen.	5 series GT	Hatchback sedan																																																							F07	F07									F07 (LCI)
	5 series	limousine																																																								F10								F10 (LCI)
	5 Series Touring	Station wagon																																																									F11							F11 (LCI)
	5 series	Sedan, long version																																																										F18						F18 (LCI)
	M5	limousine																																																												F10					F10 (LCI)
7th gen.
	5 series	limousine																																																																					G30
	5 Series Touring	Station wagon																																																																						G31
	5 series	Sedan, long version																																																																							G38
	M5	limousine																																																																							F90

In BMW, LCI stands for Life-Cycle-Impulse, synonymous with MUE for model revision.

Quantities

On March 16, 2007, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Dingolfing plant, BMW celebrated the completion of the seven millionth vehicle. It was a 535d that went to a customer in France . On November 18, 2009, the 5,555,555. BMW 5 Series built. It was a 525d xDrive that the Bavarian Forest National Park received as a donation.

From 1972 to April 2016, over 7.5 million 5-series BMWs were produced.

Web links

Commons : BMW 5 Series - collection of images, videos and audio files

Manufacturer website of the BMW 5 Series

Individual evidence

↑ https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/video/bmw-6er-gt-limousine-vorstellung-iaa-2017/
↑ http://www.autozeitung.de/auto-neuheiten/bmw-5er-2017-preis-technische-daten
↑ https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/bmw-m5-2017-daten-infos-marktstart-preis/
↑ BMW press release, March 16, 2007
↑ press.bmwgroup.com of April 11, 2016, Two million vehicles sold: The BMW 5 Series ... , accessed on June 1, 2019.

BMW timeline

Timeline of BMW models since 1950
Type	Body versions	Current series	1950s										1960s										1970s										1980s										1990s										2000s										2010s										2020s
Type	Body versions	Current series	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0
Microcar								Isetta
Small car	Hatchback	i3								600																																																								i3 (I01)
Small car	Notchback / coupe / convertible											700
Compact class	Hatchback	1 series																																													3 compact (E36 / 5)							3er Compact (E46 / 5)				1 series (E87, E81)						1 series (F20, F21)								1 series (F40)
	Notchback	1 series																																																																				F52
	Notchback	2er																																																																							F44
	Coupé / convertible																																																											1 series (E82, E88)							2 series (F22, F23) M2 (F87)
	Compact van																																																																		F45 , F46
Middle class	Notchback / station wagon	3 series																	1502,1602,1802,2002 ("02 series")									E21							E30									E36							E46							E90, E91							F30, F31, F35 F80							G20
	Hatchback	3 series																						touring																																										F34
	Coupé / convertible	4er																		1602/2002 convertible											3 series (E21 / TC1)							3 series (E30 / 2C)							3 series (E36 / 2, E36 / 2C)							3 series (E46 / 2, E46 / 2C)							3 series (E92, E93)							4 series (F32, F33, F36) M4 (F82, F83)							4 series (G22)
upper middle class	Notchback / station wagon	5 series												1500,1600,1800,2000 ("New Class")												E12								E28								E34								E39							E60, E61							F10, F11, F18						G30, G31, G38 M5 (F90)
upper middle class	Hatchback	6 series																																																												5 series GT (F07)								6 series GT (G32)
Upper class	Coupé / convertible	6 series																2000CS										6 series (E24)																													6 series (E63, E64)							6 series (F12, F13, F06)
	Notchback	7 series			501,502,2600,3200 ("Baroque Angel ")																2500,2800,2.8,3.0,3.3 (E3)										E23										E32							E38							E65, E66, E67, E68							F01, F02, F03, F04						G11, G12
	Coupe	8 series													3200CS						2800CS, 3.0CS (E9)																					E31																													G14, G15, G16 M8 (F93)
Sports car	Sports coupe																			1600 GT																															Z3 (E36 / 8)							Z4 (E86)
	Roadster	Z4																																							Z1								Z3 (E36 / 7)							Z4 (E85)						Z4 (E89)									Z4 (G29)
	Roadster	Z4							507																																											Z8 (E52)
	Coupé / convertible	i8						503												3000 V8																																															i8 (I12, I15)
Supercar	Coupe																											M1 (E26)
Compact SUV	Hatchback	X1																																																											E84							F48, F49
	Coupe	X2																																																																					F39
	Hatchback	X3																																																							E83							F25						G01
	Coupe	X4																																																																	F26				G02
SUV	Hatchback	X5																																																			E53							E70						F15 , X5 M (F85)					G05
SUV	Coupe	X6																																																											E71, E72							F16 , X6 M (F86)				G06
SUV	Hatchback	X7																																																																						G07
Converted glass sold as a BMW

Timeline of the glass series models from 1955 to 1969
Type	independent (Hans Glas GmbH)													BMW
	1950s					1960s											1970s
	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th		8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th
Microcar	Goggomobil T
Small car				Isar ("large Goggomobil")
Lower middle class								1004, 1204, 1304
Middle class										1700					1800 SA, 2000 SA / 1804, 2004 ^[1]
Coupe			Goggomobil TS
										1300 GT, 1700 GT				1600 GT ^[2]
												2600 V8, 3000 V8		3000 V8 ^[3]
Vans			Goggomobil TL
BMW era: [1]: as "BMW" (only for South Africa by Praetor Monteerders ) until mid-1974; [2]: as "BMW"; [3]: as "BMW glass"

[1] ttps://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/video/bmw-6er-gt-limousine-vorstellung-iaa-2017/

[2] ttp://www.autozeitung.de/auto-neuheiten/bmw-5er-2017-preis-technische-daten

[3] ttps://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/bmw-m5-2017-daten-infos-marktstart-preis/

[4] BMW press release, March 16, 2007

[5] ress.bmwgroup.com of April 11, 2016, Two million vehicles sold: The BMW 5 Series ... , accessed on June 1, 2019.