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The artist previously known as the 2010 BMW V5 has been spotted during hot-weather testing and continues to confound everyone of its raison d'etre. Since it's no longer called the V5 apparently, we're just going to refer to it as the Mutt, since it's a mix of pretty much everything. The BMW Mutt appears to be about the size of a 5-series, but sporting a fifth-door hatch and no rear decklid. Completing the Mutt's look is a wide, BMW 7-series-style grille and enough cladding to make a styling guess nearly impossible. Seems to us BMW couldn't be happy with just the niche-UV BMW X6, so they're branching out to blur other segments. Full dazed-and-confused spy report below. More »
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It's been a while since we last saw the 2010 BMW V5, but if these new shots acquired by Autogespot are any indication, it looks like the the crossover based on the next-generation BMW 5-Series is still on course for production. To most people, the V5 is simply a blob on four wheels, but BMW insists that this is a "Progressive Activity Sedan." And what is that, really? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399759&view=rss&microfeed=true Call it the Ultimate Driving High-Roof MPV, a Mercedes R-Class killer, or the answer to a question they only ask in Scarsdale. BMW calls it the Progressive Activity Vehicle, though we hear it'll be tagged V5, as it's based on the 5-Series. Autocar vidded up a look at the PAS in action before it goes on sale early next decade. Will it remain a dubious luxury paradigm created via obsessive market research, or a favorite of empty nesters transporting sausage stuffing and pies across state lines. Only the AARP knows for sure. [via Carscoop] More »
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Hey look everyone, it's more of the rumored 2010 BMW V5 taken by our European snow-bound spy photographers. Except this time the shots are our own and lookee here, they even caught a very camo-ed shot of the interior of the vehicle we're still told is a mix between a Touring and an MPV, with awd variants thrown in for fun. And no — it's not the BMW X6.
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No folks, despite that extended rear end, we're told this tester caught by the spy peepers at UK's InfoMotori isn't the BMW X6 but actually is the 2010 BMW V5 out for some early testing. According to BMW's game plans revealed a few months ago, the V5's supposedly a sort of a mix between a Touring and an MPV, with awd variants. Although the unevenly shaped four-door may end up being called the 5 series coupe — especially seeing as it'll get the same engine lineup as the 5 series and the X5 — for the time being fans of Bayerische Motoren Werke are calling it the V5, so we guess we'll roll with them on it. [via InfoMotori] More »
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