BMW India, on Thursday, announced the exclusive ‘50 Jahre M Edition’ of the BMW 5 Series. This edition will celebrate 50 years of iconic BMW M GmbH. It will be locally produced at BMW Group Plant Chennai and will be available only in one variant– the BMW 530i M Sport. BMW will be producing only 10 units of this edition and it is priced at ₹67.50 lakh.
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The exterior comes with BMW Kidney Grille with iconic M Emblem with ‘50 Years of M’ door projector which is inspired by the classic ‘BMW Motorsport’ logo. The M emblem can be seen on the front, back, and wheel hub caps. This vehicle also gets BMW Laserlight which distributes light perfectly up to 650 meters and is accentuated by the M Lights Shadowline which offers a dark tint around the headlamps. Other details include the BMW Kidney grille in black high gloss along with window surrounds and tailpipe finishers in black high gloss. This limited edition gets the aerodynamics of the M sport package, Distinct wheel arches, and a brand-new L shape light graphic which comes from the taillight in a three-dimensional form.
For sporty touch, it comes with exclusive 18” 662M jet black alloy wheels with Red M Sport Brake Callipers. The color scheme of this car includes M Carbon Black, Bernina Grey Amber Effect, Phytonic Blue, and Alpine White, paired with Sensatec Perforated upholstery in Cognac finish with contrast stitching. An optional M Accessories Package is available for a more sporting character, while the Racer’s Package exterior upgrade offers side skirt transfers in black, a rear spoiler in matt black & key fob. The Motorsport Package provides exterior mirror caps in carbon fiber, and the Carbon Package enhances the sporty character of the car with carbon fiber accessories such as kidney grille, rear spoiler pro, mirror caps, etc.
The driver-focused interior of the BMW 5 comes with Sports Seats with leather covers, seat belts with M color stitching, a sports leather steering wheel, and specific trim strips. While the Ergonomically optimized Lumbar Support provides vertical and lateral seat adjustment. Piano Black finish and black ceramic surround for controls of the cabin come from BMW Individual interior trim finishers. Other tech includes Ambient Lighting with six dimmable designs and four-zone automatic climate control with extended features. The cabin is equipped with a 7.0 includes 3D Navigation, a 12.3-inch fully digital instrument display behind the steering wheel, a bigger 12.3-inch Control Display, BMW Virtual Assistant, and BMW Gesture Control that recognizes six pre-defined hand movements for control of a number of functions. Other features include a wireless charger, Wireless Apple CarPlay® / Android auto, Harman Kardon Surround Sound System with a high-end 16 speaker system with woofers, and BMW Display Key.
The 2-liter 4-cylinder petrol engine of the BMW 530i produces maximum output of 252 hp and peak torque of 350 Nm and can run 0-100 km/h in just 6.1 seconds. It comes with eight-speed Steptronic sport automatic transmission, steering wheel paddle shifters, cruise control with braking function, and Adaptive Suspension with its individual electronically controlled dampers which can vary with the driving modes. This edition offers Comfort, Sport, ECO PRO, Adaptive driving modes, and Sport+ mode for a sportier driving experience.
It also gets Diver assistance systems with Parking Assistant, Comfort Access System, and Reversing Assistant and the system keeps a record of the last 50 meters driven and assists by taking over the steering. The Comfort Access System makes it possible to open all four vehicle doors without using the key. BMW Efficient Dynamics offers features such as 8-speed Steptronic Sport Automatic Transmission, Auto Start-Stop, Brake-Energy Regeneration, Electronic Power Steering, 50:50 Weight Distribution, and ECO PRO mode in Driving Experience Control. BMW Safety technologies include six airbags, Attentiveness Assistance, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Brake Assist, Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) including Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) and Electronic Differential Lock Control (EDLC), Cornering Brake Control (CBC), electric parking brake with auto hold, side-impact protection, electronic vehicle immobilizer and crash sensors, ISOFIX child seat mounting and emergency spare wheel.