It’s a giant world on the market and BMW strives to cater to the wants of every particular person market to retain its international gross sales luxurious crown. Once in a while, this unending ambition to be the dominant participant within the premium phase results in some uncommon conditions. Living proof, the 5 Sequence might be bought in India with a selection between two wheelbase choices.

Whereas international markets have the standard-wheelbase G60 and China will get the long-wheelbase G68, India will obtain each flavors of the luxurious sedan. Autocar India reviews the gasoline and diesel variations of the 5er are going to be assembled domestically on the Chennai plant with a stretched wheelbase whereas the absolutely electrical i5 might be imported from some other place with an everyday wheelbase. The EV model gained’t be coming from China as a result of BMW makes the left-hand-drive model there whereas India is a right-hand-drive market.

It’s not going to be the primary time BMW sells a sedan on the planet’s most populous nation with two wheelbase sizes because the technique has already been used for the three Sequence / 3 Sequence Gran Limousine. It is sensible to duplicate the plan for the 5er contemplating its smaller brother was the corporate’s best-selling product in India final yr when BMW Group gross sales have been at document highs.

The G68 is initially going to be bought in 530Li guise and might be accessible alongside a G60 i5 eDrive40. The eighth-generation 5 Sequence Sedan is scheduled to go on sale in India later this yr to tackle the Mercedes E-Class however not the EQE because the electrical saloon hasn’t been launched there but.

It’s price noting that the stretched 5 Sequence Sedan is the one mannequin apart from the 7 Sequence to come back with the non-obligatory 31.3-inch Theatre Display. It’s accessible in China however stays to be seen whether or not the Indian variant will get the super-sized leisure system for rear passengers. The elongated mannequin is supremely massive, at 5175 millimeters (203.7 inches) lengthy whereas carrying round a stately wheelbase of 3105 mm (122.2 in).

Supply: Autocar India