BMW has been working on an LCI facelift for the new 5 Series for a little while now. We recently saw some spy photos of it and noticed that it had some enlarged grilles. However, its frontal enlargement isn’t the only change to the facelifted 5er. It’s been given some new interior bits as well, as evidenced by these new spy photos that show off its cabin sans camouflage. (We don’t own the spy photos but check them out here)
Seen in these photos is the interior of a BMW 5 Series Touring and the only real camouflage is to the Roundel on the steering wheel. Aside from that, this new car’s interior is free for us to see. And see it we shall.
Behind the steering wheel is the brand’s new digital instrument panel, which replaces the old gauges of the pre-LCI car. It’s a small change but it makes a big difference if I’m being honest. Having recently driven the BMW X3 M, I remembered what BMW gauges looked like before this new digital panel and they just look old fashioned. Now the 5 Series has some techno-whizbangery to compete with the likes of the new Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
It also gets the brand’s new iDrive system, which features the latest software and UI, making it more modern and easier to use. While the previous setup wasn’t bad at all, this new one is better and more high-tech. However, one frustrating bit is that BMW didn’t replace the old plastic-fantastic rotary dial with the new, and lovely, knurled one. The old one looks cheap by comparison and feels it, too. Same goes for the old shift lever. Why hasn’t BMW replaced the old, oddly shaped one with the new, much nicer looking one is beyond me. BMW did the same with the 7 Series and it’s mildly annoying but not a deal breaker.
Still, it’s nice to see the 5 Series getting its LCI soon, as it’s going to need it. A few other brands have developed newer competitors and the 5 Series has been getting a bit long in the tooth. Thankfully, we’ll see a slightly updated version soon.
[Source: Car Scoops]
what a suprise…..not! The 5er looks good, but the interior is absolutely boring like the 7er. The new instrument display needs to be updated, doesn’t look good as rival gauges.
Along with the shots of the new interior, there are closeups of the front end. It seems the kidneys have grown a bit, but nothing grotesquely disastrous as the full vertical grille ala Concept 4/G80.
With the updated 48V architecture, the G30 LCI seems more promising by the day. There may even be hope for the F90.
I was thinking there is hope but looking at the pictures of the camouflaged grille with those Golf-like headlights, I am beginning to have second thoughts.
There is something about that grille that tells me it is going to look rather bad…
The headlights is similar to 7 series face lift.
Through observation, it almost seems as if part of the current design influence is coming from Ingolstadt.
The Audi-esque, conjoined and longitudinal new grille shape seems markedly less BMW. And now the headlights are making a significant departure from the “quad-angel eyes” of previously iconic BMWs.
At what point does the original BMW design DNA get diluted into oblivion? No more kidneys, no more quad angel eyes, no more Hofmeister kink – it’s visually becoming the “Ultimate Confusion Machine”.
I wish I could upvoye this post 1 billion times.
To think that I don’t even like the four rings from Ingolstadt. At this rate the F90 is likely my last BMW.
“Having recently driven the BMW X3 M, I remembered what BMW gauges looked like before this new digital panel and they just look old fashioned. Now the 5 Series has some techno-whizbangery to compete with the likes of the new Audi A6 and Mercedes-Benz E-Class.”
Rather betrays a total lack of enthusiast credibility when you swoon over video game software tricks. But hell, when there are stories on here about video game cars, what credibilty remains?
I swoon over good tech over bad tech. The old gauges are digital, too. Just with little plastic rings to make them look like physical gauges and we’re crap compared to the new stuff.
I love analog gauges, analog watches and even old-school tool gauges. But way to judge someone’s credibility because they like something you don’t…
Maybe he needs a Morgan (some are BMW drivetrain, don’t know if they’re still wood-framed). Have you guys considered starting 20thcenturybmwblog, for those living in the past who find bringatrailer or Hemmings too challenging? Former BMW CEO Dr. Helmut Panke has been on the Microsoft Board for years, do people really expect a century old global German engineering firm not to innovate? BMW have led in electric, turbocharging, iDrive, hydrogen, to name but a few. Microsoft are 1 of multiple co.’s BMW have development deals with for future tech., R&D, production. Life is change, evolve or die, follow the leader.
I agree, plus these new tech wiz last and cost how much after a couple of years?
The new iDrive and instrument cluster are really good improvement over the old stuff. Having the ability to have either map or driving assistance information (lanes and detected cars) in the center of the instrument cluster are game-changing for driving experience. So does the flexibility of information presentation – Sport Plus Mode shows completely different gauges compared to Eco Pro with Driving Assistance Professional active.
This looks like the interior that you can already order and get as a customer since middle of this year. The iDrive and instrument cluster update for sure is in, maybe some trim details are different. You can check it out in the german configurator.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f9059e0fef2239ce1550bd85411428a6cc4be64b17beac85b19792cdb404c044.jpg
Can’t tell if that’s the new one
Yes,You can check bmw Malaysia website
It looks different than here
https://paultan.org/2019/10/15/spyshots-bmw-g31-5-series-touring-interior-seen/
https://www.bmw.com.my/en/all-models/5-series/sedan/2016/images-and-videos.html
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