BMW has announced that the company has scheduled to debut the Activehybrid concept model of the new 2011 5 Series (F10) at the upcoming 2010 Geneva Motor Show, which will take place in March. According to the car manufacturer the sales of the vehicle in Europe will begin shortly after its presentation. However, it should be noted that there is information on whether the BMW ActiveHybrid 5 will be available in the vehicle market in the USA or not.
It is also said that the Touring (station wagon) version of the vehicle will not likely be available in the US dealerships as well. According to the official information fewer than 1,000 previous E60 generation 5 Series Touring models were sold in US market last year.
“I don’t think we will sell it because in the past, station wagons have not sold well,” said Klaus Draeger, BMW AG board member for Research and Development. The addition of the quirky 5 Series Gran Turismo has also thrown a spanner in the works for a buying public that is exposed to an ever-increasing choice of models.
When the vehicle arrives at the dealerships in June only the 535i and 550i will be available. The BMW 535i is equipped with a turbocharged 3.0-litre straight six engine with the output of 225kW (306hp) and 400Nm. The BMW 550i, on the other hand, comes with a twin turbo V8 engine, which has the output of 300kW (408hp) and 600Nm of torque.
