Shares it's platform with the F01 7-Series.

 

the front is 100% better looking then the out going 5. If the next gen 5 looks like this, without the busted back end, there will be one in my parent's garage.

 

Someone explain to me how this is different then the X6 (as stated).

I'm a HUGE Bimmer Fan, just not of..........well.......... the direction that they're going.


1 series
3 series
5 series
6 series
7 series

X1 (soon)
X5
X6

5 series GT? Did they not get the memo from MB's hugely dissappointing R Class? err...no.

Seriously. Trim that line down BMW!

 

at least over here people like it and you see a lot of them driving around...

 

They like the R Class? Huh.

To be fair, the R Class drives nicely. Its just pretty damn ugly. In Black it resembles a hearse. Sales have plummeted since the car isn't being heavily built and then subsidized.

 

The target demographic for this model is baby boomers, and individuals with families. It wasn't designed to appeal to the younger enthusiast types. The 5 GT offers a comfortable/airy cabin, higher seating position, good visibility, easy entry/exit, and room for storage. I could see my father driving one of these on road trips with his sticks and luggage in the back. It offers the niche buyer who walks into the dealer a fresh alternative to SUVs and wagons.

Companies’ have/are/will target more and more products to our aging population. I'll use an example from the industry I work in. Currently, investment companies are marketing products and services to aging baby boomers. Why? There are a lot of them with accumulated wealth. This is a smart business decision by BMW. They're thinking outside the box and focusing on what people will need and want.

2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo - Top Speed

Now, if BMW could just drop the X6, and bring out a M3 CSL, and M version of the 1-series.

 

no...they probably like the 5 Series GT

 

As much as the 'enthusiasts' might detest the GT (I'm no fan either although there isn't much wrong with the front), this car is going to sell.

Somehow this car strikes a chord with its intended market audience, the aforementioned 50+ yr. old baby boomer. Also don't forget that especially in Europe it has become 'socially unacceptable' to pull up in an SUV in many business settings, especially if you have to deal a lot with government or semi public clients.

*puke*

The GT to some extent offers the benefits of a SUV (higher seating, more interior space etc.) without the associated image.

 

exactly!

That`s the point...
it will sell...for sure

 

Everything 'sells' at some point. It's 'how well' will it sell, that's the $64,000 question.

I dont think it will be as well recieved over here in the US. Why not just get a X6?