[Mark]

Well folks, the next big step in the upcoming 5-series technical development has finally arrived. The car has now been seen lapping the famed Nurburgring.

The new 5 is still seen wearing its heavy armour suit, but the car is said to borrow heavily from the BMW Concept CS styling to create a more reserved but aggressive look at compared to the current car.

Whats to be expected?

Unsurprisingly, the car will have big kidney grills, ala Concept CS, new 7-series and X6.

Conservative headlights with integrated LED powered 'eyebrows' similar to the current 7-series in idea.

The car will also be a technological advancement platform that will see further evolutions in BMWs EfficiencyDynamics push. Expect to see advancements in regenerative braking technology, more advanced ZF engineered transmissions and increased use of turbo-powered engines.

This car is also said to be the basis platform for the upcoming "PAS" which stands for Progressive Activity Sedan which will be a crossover vehicle that will mix traits from a 5 series sedan and a similar sized Wagon/SUV.