When the i5 Touring debuted earlier this month, the official photos depicted BMW’s first-ever electrical wagon in a veritable winter wonderland. Right this moment, BMWBLOG can share some behind-the-scenes photos together with juicy particulars about what it took to shoot the brand new 5 Collection wagon in Ålesund, a municipality in Norway.

The i5 eDrive40 together with the 520d xDrive wagons had been shipped from Munich utilizing two vans that lined greater than 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) over 4 days. The wagon duo spent about 20 hours on the Kiel to Oslo ferry. The journey befell final December, shortly earlier than Christmas. Why Norway? Primarily for its great panorama, particularly within the chilly season, but additionally as a result of it’s a rustic the place EVs are standard.

The photographers bought fortunate with the climate as other than an abundance of snow, there have been additionally some sunny, albeit brief days – good for including a terrific selection to the press photos. A number of the pictures had been taken in distant areas with solely a handful of individuals round, subsequent to the Atlantic Ocean. The crew spent a complete of eight days capturing the new 5 Collection Touring and its electrical sibling, having to endure the predictably freezing temperatures of Norway.

The primary capturing space was across the well-known surfer seashores Hoddevik and Ervik, in addition to Vestkapp, probably the most westerly level on the Norwegian mainland.  The top result’s nothing in need of spectacular, even when you’re not a giant fan of the automobile’s design. Though BMW wished the photographers to deal with the usual 520d xDrive and the i5 eDrive40 with M Sport Package deal, the brand new 5 Collection Touring (G61) is obtainable in a number of different variations.

The German luxurious automaker additionally sells a rear-wheel-drive 520d, the 530e plug-in hybrid with or with out all-wheel drive, together with the six-cylinder 540d and the mighty dual-motor i5 M60. Later this yr, the M5 Touring (G99) with its brawny V8 engine will change into the crown jewel of the lineup.

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