由于宝马5系GT在中国市场大受欢迎，因此尽管它很丑陋，但宝马还是决定推出其第二代车型。最近谍照记者在纽伯格林赛道拍到了正在测试的新车，从照片看，它采用了渐进式改款，预计不会再受到那么多的批评。这款车采用更突出双肾格栅，两侧是细窄前大灯。它的车顶更高，向后逐渐变细，尾门集成扰流器。由于该车与7系共享CLAR平台，而该平台采用了包括铝、碳纤维和高硬度钢等轻量化材料组成，因此车重将大幅降低，预计将比老款车降低220磅（约合100公斤）。新车动力系统很可能包括一台3.0升TwinPower Turb六缸柴油引擎，功率265马力；另一台3.0升TwinPower Turb六缸汽油引擎功率326马力。而顶级款则有望搭载一台4.4升V8 TwinPower Turb引擎，功率450马力。

 

2017 BMW 5 Series GT tackles the 'Ring

The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo has always seemed like an answer to a question that no one asked but the model's popularity in China means the quasimodo of a hatchback will live on to see a second-generation.

 

Recently snapped undergoing testing on the Nürburgring, the redesigned model has evolutionary styling which likely won't appease critics. Putting that aside for the moment, the hatchback has a prominent twin kidney grille that is flanked by slender headlights. Things take a turn for the worse aft of the A-pillar as the model has a tall roof which gently tapers down to the tailgate with an integrated spoiler.

 

The model won't appeal to everyone but it will be significantly lighter than its predecessor as the car will ride on the new CLAR platform that underpins the 7 Series. The platform features a mix of lightweight materials - such as aluminium, carbon fiber, and high-strength steel - which could enable the model to weigh approximately 220 pounds less than its predecessor.

 

Engine options remain unconfirmed but possible choices include a 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder diesel with 265 horsepower and a 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder petrol engine with 326 hp. Buyers looking for something more powerful will likely be able to order a range-topping variant with a 4.4-liter TwinPower Turbo V8 engine that develops 450 hp.