2014 535 model?

Anyone know when the 2014 535 series will come out and whether it will be a significant change from F10 to something else? If so any links?

Sorry I havent been following.

Thanks a lot.

Starts production July 2014. Yes, significant changes. Do a search.

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

Starts production July 2014. Yes, significant changes. Do a search.

Oh ok. Thanks. I probably wont see this in AU till 2015 then.

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

Starts production July 2014. Yes, significant changes. Do a search.

I thought it starts production July 2013 ?

China already has the updated iDrive Touch.

My car (produced 3/2013) already has iDrive 4.2.

So many changes are already in flow.

Oh good then I hope it will be available in AU by 2014 middle then as thats when I plan on changing the car.

Originally Posted by lindros2

I thought it starts production July 2013 ?

China already has the updated iDrive Touch.

My car (produced 3/2013) already has iDrive 4.2.

So many changes are already in flow.

Isn't iDrive 4.2 what every MY '13 has?

Originally Posted by chuna

Anyone know when the 2014 535 series will come out and whether it will be a significant change from F10 to something else? If so any links?

Sorry I havent been following.

Thanks a lot.

The industry writers badly predicted this one as being announced basically at every car show from Geneva to Shanghai and it did not happen. If you Google on "BMW F10 LCI" or "2014 BMW 5 series", you'll find a lot of articles and if you search forums, you'll find numerous discussions about the LCI. There are various spy shots of winter testing as well.

The MY 2013 5 series already had the Professional Navi with large screen and other HW upgrades but without the iDrive touch. That now appears to be in the MY 14 X3.

This is my culling of the 2014 F10 changes as written in the articles:
Basically, there's slight mods to the front and back ends that reflect the BMW design language as seen on the 3 and 4 series. There's also usually a mention of fixes to the steering. The 550 F10 will get the boosted 8 cylinder that was already in the F07. Some say the N55 will be upgraded but very little on that. The F07 gets a new back end but not an active spoiler like the F34.

Originally Posted by lindros2

I thought it starts production July 2013 ?

China already has the updated iDrive Touch.

My car (produced 3/2013) already has iDrive 4.2.

So many changes are already in flow.

Yes, my bad. Starts production in July 2013.

Originally Posted by ernesthouse

the my 2013 5 series already had the professional navi with large screen and other hw upgrades but without the idrive touch. That now appears to be in the my 14 x3..

x5.

A boost to the 535i N55 and improved steering might be enough to warrant trying to get out of my lease early and into a facelift, considering I'm already so happy with my F10 I can just imagine with some bonafide improvements.

Otherwise I think BMW nailed it well enough with the pre-facelift that I won't go out of my way to swap into a 14.

Originally Posted by K-A

Otherwise I think BMW nailed it well enough with the pre-facelift that I won't go out of my way to swap into a 14.

x2

I'm not liking that chrome accent piece on the lower fascia. It does a U Turn to the fog lights. Looks awkward to me, the pre-LCI looks much more clean. And the indent above the headlights looks silly, I know they're trying to make it look more aggressive, but I dunno... guess I have different taste.

I think we will come to appreciate the pre-LCI design even more once the 2014 comes out. From what I can see, this is a bad case of force fitting. The squared off angel eyes does not work with the overall design of the car. They added sharp angles above the lights and in the chrome to mitigate the clash, but it still doesn't work (at least for me). The entire car would need reworked, with sharper angles which we will probably see in the redesign. The current f10 is a curvaceous beauty and needs well rounded t$ts to match


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