Well, so the enthusiastic cries of the admirers of the Bavarian automaker about the BMW 5 GT concept shown in Geneva have died off the enthusiastic cries. There were a lot of preparations in the assumption of the public that it is quite possible to combine the charms of a large salon in one car and the practicality of the X5 SUVA. And moreover, to season all this with sports from the 5th series of hot sedans, and even swing to GT! Agree, the task is from the ordinary. However, the whole “convenience” of a combination of such an idea has to be evaluated in practice to customers and journalists, in the winter of 2010, when the car goes on sale. It will be possible to see an officially serial option in September at the annual auto show in Frankfurt.
So far, we do not undertake to discuss utilitarian issues relative to 5-Series GT, but let’s look at the novelty from the other side. From the concept of the concept and its design implementation.
BMW waved, not a lot, for a completely new market segment (as it was already with the X6, by the way, disputes about the design do not subside to this day and there is something from), namely for SAV, which is deciphered as Sport Activity Vehicle In a more affordable language: sports-active car. Imagine? Sports, and even active! And not just active, but gt! T. e. Grand Turismo!
To begin with, this is not the Gran of Tourism, which has settled in the minds. What we have is such a pet from pieces of different cars: sedanov, Festbekov, coupe, MPV, SUV’ov. In general, this is such a trend in recent years of auto industry — to combine not combined. Remember at least Porcshe Panamera or at least the same x6. The question is, well, why combine a compartment and an SUV? This is a priori a difficultly full of design task with a previously known deplorable result! And the answer is simple: so marketer said. If all niches are already busy and clogged to the eyeballs, then … you need to create a new. Let and ugly, but new!
And what do we have in BMW 5 GT. Mixing not just two genres, but almost the entire lineup in one car. Well, except that they haven’t reached the relatives yet. But this is in general. In details, not everything is so sad. For example, we have doors without frames, which is first used on sedans 5 series, we have an interesting architecture of 5 doors, which can open entirely, and maybe only part of it to load small -sized trunk. By the way, as to the trunk: there is an opportunity to order 2 small seats installed behind, behind the second row, which will hide in the same trunk. Interesting? Yes! And the rear seats themselves move along the cabin and have great transformational capabilities. The car itself is built on the new platform of sedanov 5 series in size 4, 998 mm in length, 1, 901 mm wide and 1, 559 mm in height. The wheelbase is 3, 070 mm. Not a few at all.
Today there is only information about three engines that will be installed on 5GT: in -line 6 with twinturbo with a capacity of 306 liters. With. and volume 3. 0 liter; And also 4. 4 liter V8 with a capacity of 408 liters. With. A car with the first power unit accelerates from zero to hundreds per 6. 5 seconds, and in the second case, acceleration will take 5. 5 seconds. There is a three -liter turbodiesel with a capacity of 235 liters. With.
We can’t tell anything more about the technical characteristics of the car, but of course 5 Series GT have not been indifferent to us and we will follow his fate.