The Chicago 5 Series is going to get very exciting when the 2011 models appear on showroom floors!  Racing Dynamics (RDSport) , based in Italy, is planning to make the new 5 series more supercharged, powerful, and fun to drive!

The 2 model options that may be available at your BMW Chicago dealer are: 410HP 535i R35 and a 620HP 550i R50S.  Certainly long names that you hope will provide a powerful punch at the wheel!  RDSport is working to make the engine in the 535i R35 capable of going from 0-60 in a little over 5 seconds!  The R35 model will also have a V6 engine with a “twin-scroll turbocharger”.   Definitely a big step up in power compared to other Chicago used BMW 5 Series models!

The 550i R50S model will most likely have a v8 engine with a 4.4 liter engine, and the R35 will have  a 3.0 liter engine.  These new BMW Chicago cars will also be stocked with quality amenities one expects with a BMW product.

For example, the Chicago 5 Series coming out soon will feature the four-wheel steering found in the 7 series.  Another feature is the lane- departure warning system.  This is activated just before you start to veer out of your lane…The system will make the steering wheel gently vibrate.  It is then deactivated when the indicator is used, so the driver isn’t thrown off course by multiple signals.  I know this is a feature that my friend’s Chicago used BMW 5 Series does not have and she wishes it did!

Some other features the new 5 Series will have are the radar-based adaptive cruise control, head-up display, and night-vision system with pedestrian detection.  The night vision system will give the driver a heads up of any people or animals within 300 meters of the car.  The head-up display gives the driver any important information right in it’s path of vision, such as alerts of possible traffic patterns coming up.   The Chicago 5 Series is a car with quite a bit of great features to help keep the driver and passengers safe.

After getting all of this information, I cannot wait to cruise around in one of these new 2011 5 series when they are on lots….Even if I don’t own one, a test drive will be very exciting!