Production|Tiger sniffing car group

Author|Hu Yang

Title Map|Hu Yang

For a period of time, it was not weird to cry in a BMW car, at best it was a bit squeamish.

Now it is like the “ancient” BMW E-heading period. The tight driving atmosphere makes people painful and happy, happy and painful. The “hard” of the E90 3 series is well known, and the 5 series E60 that pays more attention to the back row is no better. Especially the first domestically produced standard wheelbase version, the wheelbase is 70mm shorter than today’s 3 Series Li. The heavy steering feel and the tightly muscled chassis will give enough space. It is too much to cry, but it is not so incomprehensible to cry.

Today, if you want a similar tough experience anymore, you can only go to the MINI family whose legacy (but will die soon) Find in.

Yes, BMW has changed. Superficially speaking, between the F generation and the new-generation models beginning with the chassis code G, BMW has used a full three-generation product cycle to complete the transition from “a few people love, and many people awe” to “a majority enjoyment, and a minority enjoyment.” “Growth and transformation.

The process of evolution will not stop. This is the new 5 series that has just undergone a mid-term facelift.

The so-called facelift is the mid-term change of industry practice. BMW has an internal name called LCI, which means Life Cycle Impulse. Regarding the meaning of these two foreign names, you should realize that this “new” 5 series will not be a radical change, but a “mainIt must be reflected in the improved competitiveness of appearance evolution”.

In a nutshell, the changes in the appearance of the new 5 series are mainly concentrated on the front and rear lights-this is also the most common facelift update.

The current generation 5 series code-named G30/G38 was first released at the end of 2016. Three or four years later, the design style used by BMW at that time has been gradually replaced by more concise new design predictions, so when the 5 Series borrowed and changed its models, a new set of faces: simpler outline headlights and evolution It is the “angel eyes” with broken lines, and the expanded and three-dimensional kidney grille.

(before change)

(after change)

Fortunately, the new 5 series did not instantly expand into an exaggerated giant “nostril” like the mid-stage facelifted 7 series, brand new X7, and new 4 series. This shows that BMW’s “big nostril” design strategy is not to cover the entire series of models without distinction, but to look at the model positioning. On the other hand, if you are more attached to the “classic” BMW face with “small nostrils”, it will be safer to start early.

(New 5 Series: M kit and luxury kit)

Except that the grille is not expanded, you will find that the up and down width of the headlights has narrowed, and the fold lines in the outline of the light group are also hiding themselves. You can also find clues on the face of new BMW cars such as the new 7 Series, with the simplicity, straightness, and de-folding of the headlight shape. Specific to the 5 series, compared with the slightly dull “eyes” due to the larger headlight area before the facelift, the front face of the 5 series after the update is more aggressive. Especially the version with the M Performance suite, in contrast, the luxury suite version of the 5 Series looks flat.

The changes to the rear of the car are much smaller, because the outline shape of the taillights has not changed-the rear fender bumper tail box cover does not need to be re-molded. But if you find a comparison with the old one, you can intuitively feel that the rear of the new 5 series is obviously more energetic. Because the outer ring of the new taillights is blackened, only the light strip itself is still red, so although the outer contour has not changed, the visual area is greatly reduced, so it looks more focused and more capable.

Of course, the interior of the car has not changed much. The most obvious thing that can be noticed is that the central control screen is much larger. It has been upgraded from 10.25 inches to 12.3 inches. In this position, this size is basically the upper limit of the screen size. To complement it is the full-blood version of the iDrive 7 system, and now the new 5 series also has the ability to remotely upgrade the RSU (OTA).

At the same time, don’t forget that the BMW 5 Series is also a demonstration car of Apple’s Apple CarKey. This feature has been launched in China, and the iPhone can be directly used as a car key. As for the wireless CarPlay, it is not worth mentioning in comparison.

(taken by special equipment under safe conditions, please do not imitate)

It is worth mentioning that BMW’s automated driving assistance system, Personal Copilot Pro. This set of “BMW AutoPilot” can already realize advanced driving assistance functions such as autonomous lane change and hands free below 60km/h.

We are not going to elaborate on the familiar active cruise control, automatic emergency braking, and lane keeping capabilities. You can flip the turn signal switch and hold it during the cruise. The new 5 series will automatically choose a safe time to switch to Corresponding lane. If the system judges that the safety distance is not enough, or recognizes that the lane lines on both sides are solid lines, the two warning lights hidden on the upper edge of the steering wheel switch will flash and the vehicle will not execute. The smoothness of the entire lane change process is completely usable and will not be reduced to a display of dazzling skills.

The hands-free function below 60km/h is actually very similar to the low-speed L3 automatic driving that the Audi A8 failed to achieve. This function of BMW will prompt activation when autopilot assistance is turned on and the speed is lower than 60km/h. As long as the speed does not exceed this limit, you can release your hands reasonably and legally, and just keep your attention ready to intervene at any time— —The sensor on the top of the dashboard of the new 5 series will monitor whether you are “slightly running”. Before the arrival of true autonomous driving, this may be the first step for each manufacturer to move towards L3.