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Motoring: All-electric BMW i5 spearheads arrival of class-leading new 5 Series

BMW’s new 5 Series obviously takes inspiration from its predecessor, but it has been thoroughly modernised with a new front end, new lights and more minimalist flanks

Few cars are as important to BMW as the new 5 Series. Up against more talented rivals than ever before, the big executive saloon has a tough act to follow and even tougher competition to ward off. So BMW has opened with a bold statement. Instead of introducing the car in its less powerful petrol or diesel forms, as might normally be expected, the company has gone straight in with electric options which wear the ...