All-new BMW 5-series Touring revealed

By David Williams 1100AM GMT eighteen March 2010

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BMW 5-series Touring

First cinema and sum of BMW"s new 5-series Touring the fourth era of the estate indication and the manufacturer"s initial ever "self-parking" car were expelled this week.

Claimed by the German manufacturer to suggest "elegance, flexibility, flexibility and fun", the Touring right away has improved economy, innovative technology, some-more behind legroom, incomparable space for luggage and BMW"s new eight-speed involuntary gearbox.

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Prices will begin at �30,380 for the 520d version - that is approaching to be the biggest-seller - rising to �39,650 for the 535i Touring.

The ultimate Touring will be accessible with a preference of dual motor fuel engines and dual diesels.

The 523i motor fuel produces 204bhp, giving a tip speed of 144mph and a 0-62mph time of 8.2 seconds.

The 535i motor fuel delivers 306bhp, a 0-62mph in 6 seconds and a tip speed singular to 155mph whilst the 184bhp 520d does 0-62mph in 8.3 seconds, with a tip speed of 138mph.

The 530d musters 245bhp, a 0-62mph time of 6.4 seconds and a tip speed of 151mph.

BMW says that the incomparable motor fuel engine is the initial ever to mix a singular turbocharger with High Precision Direct Injection and Valvetronic, that controls how far the engine"s valves open, for best efficiency.

All models get 40/20/40 folding behind seats and self-levelling air cessation at the rear.

Boot genius is 560 litres - 60 litres some-more than the effusive indication - and there"s additionally complement to close the behind seats in a some-more honest on all sides to ease the carrying of boxy cargo.

The new Touring comes with a six-speed primer gearbox as standard, with an eight-speed involuntary as an option.

The new car, that follows prohibited on the heels of the new 5-series saloon, can additionally be specified with Park Assist, a complement that uses ultrasound sensors to indicate the highway for an reasonably sized parking space.

Once located, the motorist needs usually to work the accelerator and brake, whilst the complement takes over the steering.

The new Touring arrives in UK showrooms this September.

Tim Abbott, handling senior manager of BMW UK, pronounced "BMW can sincerely explain to have combined the thought to spin senior manager tavern cars in to unsentimental nonetheless fun-to-drive estates with the initial 5-series Touring in the UK behind in 1991.

Up until afterwards majority large estates were practical load-luggers that eschewed both the pushing capabilities of their tavern cousins as well as the style. The 5 Series Touring altered all that and the success has led to the new fourth generation."