2010 BMW 5-series Gran Turismo - Car and Driver (blog)
Usually, we herald the introduction of a brand-new BMW. But BMW is pushing the limits of our love with its 2010 5-series Gran Turismo, aka 5-series GT, which we first saw in concept form at the Geneva auto show. BMW claims the inaptly named GT's pragmatic sheetmetal will attract Lexus buyers when it goes on sale late this year. As previewed in Geneva, the 5-series GT blends mechanicals similar to those of the next-generation 5-series with a none-too-sexy hatchback body and a capacious interior. It can be opened like a traditional hatchback and also has a separate flap that opens more like a trunk, presumably in order to make the car more palatable to people that have a stigma against hatchback designs. ) Wheel sizes will range from 18 to 20 inches, but even the biggest rollers get dwarfed by the slab sides of the GT. This fortress-on-tiny-wheels design may appeal to Lexus RX shoppers. BMW’s recent efforts to make its interiors both aesthetically pleasing and ergonomically sensible pay off in the form of elegant color combos, premium materials (including two glossy and one matte wood finish), and high-resolution, black-panel... Source: www.caranddriver.com
