BMW India could launch the 520i petrol F10 5 Series sedan as its new entry level model

The F10 BMW 5 Series Sedan is a good seller for the German luxury car brand in the Indian car market, helping it to bag the top position in the Indian car market, edging out Mercedes Benz and Audi. To further cements its position, BMW India, it appears could launch a new entry level variant of the BMW 5 Series in the form of the 520i. The sedan will feature a smaller 2 liter petrol engine in an inline four cylinder layout. This engine is expected to produce a peak power output of 184 Bhp and a peak torque output of 270 Nm.

Crucially, the peak torque of the smaller engine remains similar to that of the bigger 3 liter, six cylinder engine, at 270 Nm. So, performance for most part of the rev range(read low end and mid range) chould be identical. Power though, on the bigger engine is higher by about 20 Bhp, as the peak output is rated at 204 Bhp. The new engine is expected to retain the 8 speed automatic gearbox, which is both highly responsive and fuel efficient. The arrival of the new 2 Liter petrol engine on the 5 Series line up could have to do with BMW India likely to introduce this engine on the upcoming F30 3 Series Sedan, which will debut in India over the next few months.

Considering that BMW assembles most models of the F10 5 Series and 3 Series sedans through completely knocked down(CKD) kits with the engines and transmissions also being assembled in India, sharing the 2 liter petrol engine between the F10 5 Series and the f30 3 Series sedans makes sense for BMW as well as the customer, who will now have the option of a cut price entry level 5 Series sedan. Pricing details of the new2 liter petrol engined 520i variant of the F10 5 Series remains unknown at the moment. Launch details too remains unknown although our friends over at IndianAutosBlog assert that some BMW dealers in India have already begun accepting bookings for the new 520i variant.

If that indeed is the case, expect the car to be soft launched pretty soon, as is the case with new cut price engine variants in the luxury car space. With the arrival of the 520i variant, BMW India is expected to continue offering two petrol engines and a choice of three diesel engines. Of these, the 520i, the 520d and the 525d are assembled in India while the top of the line petrol 535i variant and the high performance 535d diesel variant are imported as CBUs.

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