BMW's new executive saloon on sale next March; Conventional looks, sophisticated new underpinnings; Improved ride and handling promised; More space, extra kit. BMW has given itself a break from inventing new body styles by revealing a conventional-looking new 5-series four-door saloon, the seventh generation of its second biggest seller, which first appeared in 1972. Despite its familiar format, the new Five, which goes on sale after the Geneva motor show next March, breaks new ground by importing much of the equipment and technology of the recently launched 7-series, reinstating a driver-oriented fascia design (which BMW dropped for one generation) and adopting a sophisticated new double wishbone front suspension set-up.
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