BMW 5 - Manual (Page 13)

BMW
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11/2009
Page 13
Above the striking contour line running along the car at the height of the
door openers, a slightly flared shoulder surface, together with the coupé-like
roofline and the stretched window surface, gives the glazed section of the
passenger cell a light and stretched look despite its size.
Further down the body concave modelled surfaces create lively light and
shade effects emphasising the sporting character of the sedan. Greater
curvature around the rear wheel arches, finally, bears clear testimony to
rear-wheel drive so typical of a BMW of this kind.
The dynamic lines of the car are further enhanced by the strikingly compact
counter-swing at the bottom of the C-pillar. Featuring the smallest radius at
this point ever to be seen on a BMW sedan, this re-interpretation of the
typical Hofmeister kick underlines the stretched silhouette of the car and
gives the passenger cell a light and low appearance.
Muscular look at the rear emphasising the sporting
character of the car.
Running parallel to one another, the contour and sill lines rise up dynamically,
the former stretching out from the front wheel arch all the way to the rear
lights to create the elegant and dynamic look of the car from the side.
The sculptural shape so typical of a BMW established in this way makes
the side sections and the rear end literally flow into one another.
The contour lines continue into the contours of the rear light clusters and
finally come together above the numberplate panel.
Seen from the rear, the new BMW 5 Series Sedan also stands out through
the concave surface between the contour line and the wheel arches giving
the body a distinctly recognisable waist. The flared wheel arches and the
horizontal breakdown of the rear end, in turn, strongly emphasise the powerful
stature of the sedan, the wide track and the wheels ending flush with
the wheel arches further enhancing this impression.
The L-shaped rear light clusters again reflect the typical look of a BMW
and provide that unmistakable night design. Three rows of LED lights form
the look of homogeneously glowing bodies again quite characteristic of
BMW. And last but not least, the direction indicators and brake lights also
come in LED technology.
Characteristic night design ensured by innovative lights technology.
Innovative lights technology gives the new BMW 5 Series Sedan a particularly
striking look at night both from the front and from behind. Both the headlights