The sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series consists of the BMW F10 (sedan version), BMW F11 (wagon version, marketed as ‘Touring’), and BMW F07 (fastback version, marketed as ‘Gran Turismo’) executive cars. The F10/F11/F07 was produced from 2009 to 2017[5]and is often collectively referred to as the F10.
The ‘Gran Turismo’ version is the first and only 5 Series to be produced in a fastback body style. The F10 generation is also the first 5 Series to offer a hybrid drivetrain, a turbocharged V8 engine, an 8-speed automatic transmission, a dual-clutch transmission (in the M5), active rear-wheel steering (called “Integral Active Steering”), electric power steering, double-wishbone front suspension, an LCD instrument cluster (called “Black Panel Display”) and automatic parking (called “Parking Assistant”). A long-wheelbase sedan version (model code F18) was sold in China, Mexico, and the Middle East.
The M5 model, introduced in 2011, is powered by the BMW S63 twin-turbocharged V8 engine coupled to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. It is the first M5 to use a turbocharged engine.
From November 2005 to December 2006, the exterior was designed by Jacek Fröhlich under the leadership of BMW Group Design Director Adrian van Hooydonk. The Touring version was designed by Jean-Francois Alexandre Huet.
The interior features an updated iDrive system and a 13 mm (0.5 in) increase in rear knee-room for rear passengers. The F10 saw the return of the center console being angled towards the driver as used on the 5 Series from 1981 to 2003.
The equipment available on the F10 includes regenerative braking, a driving mode selector (“Dynamic Drive Control” with Comfort, Normal, Sport and Sport+ modes, an 80 GB hard disc for navigation data and music storage, Head-Up Display, radar cruise control which can completely stop the car and accelerate from a standstill (“Active Cruise Control with Stop and Go”), blind-spot monitoring, lane departure warning system, night vision rear-wheel steering (“Integral Active Steering”), side-facing cameras in the front bumper (“Sideview”), a virtual overhead graphic of the car to assist with parking (“Topview”) and speed limit display, which uses a camera to recognize street signs and display the speed limit.