In mid-2020, BMW will unleash their design and tech update for the BMW 5 Series Facelift. As always, the mid-cycle refresh comes 3-4 years into the product’s life and will bring some small, but hopefully meaningful upgrades to the popular business sedan. Of course, one of those changes will include a larger kidney grille to bring the BMW 5 Series inline with the rest of the lineup.
The folks at Kolesa have put together their own interpretation of the BMW 5 Series Facelift and incorporated an enhanced kidney grille. The headlights have also been slimmed down a bit and continue to flow into the sides of the grille. Featuring an M Sport Package, this rendered BMW 5 Series Facelift has quite large air intakes which aim to give the business sedan an even sportier look.
In the back, we will some changes in the BMW 5 Series Facelift as well. There should be a a set of 3D-shaped taillights similar to what we’ve seen on the new 3 Series, along with updated graphics. Just like the front, the rear’s lower fascia is rendered with a new design and diffuser.
Overall, it looks like the front end of the new 5er is going to be sharper and sportier looking than the pre-facelift car and even more premium.
Not many upgrades will take place in the engine department. The biggest of all is the addition of the 48V electrical system which was just announced. There will also be an upgrade to the 5 Series plug-in hybrid, likely using the same technology from the recent 745Le.
Next BMW 5 Series will likely have at least two electric variants
When the BMW 5 Series facelift (LCI in BMW-speak) makes its debut it will likely be an upgrade over the current car overall, with new headlights and taillights. However, its larger grille might invite some controversy from enthusiasts. Only time will tell.
Oh please no. The design of that grill looks fine on the 7 series but please no, not for the 5.
Saw the 7 series in person and it is just aweful, the grill completely destroy the whole profile of the car. Don’t like where they are going with this
Dogshit ugly as expected. Bring back separated grilles with slats instead of those nasty looking thick, plasticy bars.
It’s not that big on the 5ive, that’s what she said!
Just a rendering. And yes. It won’t be that big
If this render is accurate, I don’t know why BMW is replacing its iconic kidney grills with this design. I think it would be a big-time fail.
The grille will be larger than the current 5 series
but not as big as this render suggests
BMW Logic: Let’s make the G20 3 Series completely different from the (initially gorgeous G30) 5, to better set them apart from each other.
Now lets bring the 5 more in line with the 3 and 7 by giving it the same sort of hideous front end.
Not big enough yet.
This rendering orgy of hideousness has got to stop.
Doesn’t look bad. Nice job with the render.
Don’t miss an opportunity to make the previous design worse!
Do something! Please, tell them something! or sell their stock shares like me…
Please tell me it ain’t so, I was driving my 540 today and saw the new 7 series behind me, I cannot believe they managed to make it look so ugly, oh God I’m trying to be nice, it was horrendously bad. The grill is 70% of the front of the car, now the 5 series? They are killing the brand.
Those huge air intakes annoy me more than the grill to be honest. The back looks good I like the 3d lights.
Not sure I like this rendering, but the current grill looks dated to me the minute it came out. It is time for BMW to be more adventurous with its nose – traditionalists will breathe fire at me but whatever :D It is a business afterall.
– E46, E39, E66 owner.
so, looks aside, my city’s two dealerships confirmed that these vent opening and and closing vents do not last in our icy rain to -40c when ice builds up and prevents opening or closing or motors fail…