Gurgaon, October 10, 2013: German luxury carmaker BMW has launched the 5-series facelift in India. Produced locally at the BMW Plant in Chennai, the saloon gets cosmetic updates and additional features.

Exterior updates include a slightly more pronounced front grille, chrome surrounds for the front fog lamps, updated front and rear apron, re-styled lower air intakes and slimmer, sharply contoured tail-lamps. The side turn indicators are now integrated with the wing mirrors. The updated 5-series luxury saloon gets new-design alloy wheels and more paint shades.

Standard equipment includes Xenon headlamps and LED fog lamps. Adaptive LED headlamps are now also available as an option in the updated BMW 5-series. The interior ambient lighting can be alternated between orange and white while the iDrive control screen comes with a trackpad on the control dial and also gets a chrome border.

The carmaker claims increased storage spaces on the inside and improved fuel consumption with the help of a function that disengages the powertrain when coasting. An added feature allows the opening and closing of the boot with a motion of the foot under the rear bumper.

Speaking at the launch, Philipp von Sahr, president, BMW Group India, said, “The BMW 5 Series has played a major role in the company’s success globally. It is one of the core models in our product portfolio in India and accounts for over one-third of our local production in India.

The new 5-series is the most advanced 5-series ever, a vehicle in which perfection is a given.” BMW has not revealed prices for the petrol engine range for the updated 5-series for India.

The 2013 5-series range now includes the following models:

520d Modern: Rs 46.9 lakh

520d Luxury: Rs 46.9 lakh

525d Luxury Plus Rs 51.9 lakh

530d M Sport Rs 57.9 lakh

All prices ex-showroom, Delhi

Photograph: Philipp von Sahr, president, BMW Group India, with the new 5-series.