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BMW’s new 5-series Touring has been spied in Germany ahead of it going on sale next year.

BMWis set to unveil the saloon version later this month, but we’re likelyto have to wait until next year to see the estate version. As has beenpreviously seen on spy shots of the saloon car, the styling is muchmore subdued than the current-generation 5-series, which was designedby the controversial, and now departed, Chris Bangle.

See the hi-res spy pics of the new BMW 5-series Touring

Thefront-end is akin to the one seen on the new 5-series GT, while thereare also plenty of styling cues from the current 3-series. It sharesits platform with the GT, which is itself a cut down version of the onefound on the 7-series.

BMW insiders have previously told Autocarthat the benefits of sharing the platform across models has allowed itto apply many of the lessons it learned in developing the ride andhandling in the 7-series and GT to the new 5-series.

The bootspace is likely to be increased from the maximum 1650 litres in thecurrent car, but it remains to be seen whether or not it will dwarf the1950 litres seen in the new Mercedes E-class estate.

As in thesaloon car, the car will be slightly larger than the outgoing model butthanks to weight-saving measures it should be no heavier. However, BMWhas abondoned its use of lightweight aluminium on key parts of the car,opting instead for an all-steel arrangement.

Although this isofficially because of the problems presented by working in aluminiumand steel, cost-savings are also thought to have been a factor.

However,clever aerodynamic features are expected to help lower the car's drag,helping to reduce fuel consumption and emissions nevertheless.

BMWis expected to introduce an M5 version of the Touring, as is the casewith the current model. This would get the firm’s twin-turbo V8 engine,rather than the V10 seen in the current car.

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