The new BMW 5-Series Li has been launched n the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show in China. The 5-Li is the long-wheelbase variant of the 5-Series, designated G38. The Li’s wheelbase is extended by 13.2 centimeters and it is marginally wider and higher as well.

BMW went for a standard-design D-pillar instead of for a more special design like the E-Class L. All the extra space goes to the passengers in the back. Dimension size is 5087/1868/1500 mm, and wheelbase is 3108 mm.


There will be three engines available: a 2.0 turbo with 224 hp (525 Li), a 2.0 turbo with 252 hp (530 Li), and a new 3.0 turbo six with 340 hp (540 Li). The long-wheelbase 5 competes with other locally made L cars including the Audi A6L, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class L, and the Volvo S90 L. The 5-Series Li is manufactured in China by the Brilliance-BMW joint venture.


It fitted with the Luxury package which included Nappa leather seats and a Bowers & Wilkins sound system, and two 10.25 inch screens for the rear-seat entertainment, which can be controlled with a touch-pad on the arm rest. The base versions will go without the screen, which is really a pad. Passengers can take it off and take it out, so they never ever need to have their eyes off the screen.


There is also another version available. This is the 5-Series Li M Sports. It is just a kit with fancy bumpers and wheels, nothing else. The kit is available on every model, seen here on the 530 Li. 

Cr : Carnewschina