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Comfort and safety:
Safety and comfort are not mutually exclusive.
In the new 5 Series, occupants travel in a cabin of outstanding design while
bathed in comfort.
But they also know that, should the unthinkable happen, they would be protected
by a car equipped with class-leading crash protection.
The new 5 Series offers a total of four different seating options, including
Comfort Seat, a fully electric seat with passenger memory, lumbar support for
driver and passenger and back width adjustment.
The Comfort Seat also comes with an Active Headrest.
This moves forward in the event of an impact, minimising the effect of whiplash
and helping to prevent spinal injury.
Passive safety throughout the 5 Series is coordinated by BMW's Active Safety
Electronics (ASE) system.
This features a central safety module, linked to satellite sensors located around
the vehicle.
In the event of an impact ASE deploys the most appropriate airbag (of the six
standard bags), but also deactivates the electric fuel pump and alternator and
battery, and activates the hazard-warning lights if necessary.
Five star design:
Sporting, refined and powerful are three adjectives more normally used to describe
a BMW chassis and power train.
But they are equally applicable to the design of the new 5 Series.
Although all the design cues are clearly BMW, the new model is distinctively
different to its predecessor, all other BMW models and, importantly, to its
competitors.
This unique design language shows that BMW wants to escape from the 'Russian
doll' school of design (small, larger and larger still but from the same mould)
and offer distinctive and individual cars.
Striking twin headlamp clusters, light and shadow moving across subtle convex
and concave panels and a powerful rear end suggest a modern design classic.
But though modern, the new 5 Series includes many familiar BMW design cues,
like the redesigned double kidney grille and the familiar C-pillar Hofmeister
kink.
Inside, the 5 Series is a triumph of ergonomics, clarity and space.
The interior presents an ambience of calm, encouraged by wave effects across
dashboard and door panels, as well as a series of complementary interior colours,
materials and innovative lighting effects.
All constructed to BMW's legendary build quality.
Driver and front passenger benefit from an innovative control layout including
a revised iDrive concept and careful separation of driving and comfort functions.
Rear seat passengers enjoy more room thanks to a longer wheelbase than its predecessor,
while boot space is significantly enlarged with easier access thanks to a broader
loading aperture.
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