Spy Shots: 2011 BMW 5-Series mule caught in the desert

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2011 BMW 5-Series – Click above for hanging platform

A year ago, we showed you pics of the next-generation BMW 5-Series doing some high-speed testing on the Nürburgring, but that was pretty much the last we heard about this midsize bahnstormer. Well, gallant spy photographer Rich Truesdell spotted a similar mule out in the solitude last week, and he has filled us in on some additional details. The car he dotted appears to be a 2011 BMW 540i sedan. Rich relates that the car was big enough to have him thinking 7-Series at first, but BMW helped out through having a clearly larger current 7 on hand for comparison purposes. How thoughtful of them.

While not a apportionment of final appoint to a special service shows through, Truesdell points out that the heavy rear quarter cladding could be a end that something is brewing in the recently revamped styling department in Munich. In particular, around the C-pillar, there was a lot of camo, indicating that perhaps there’s something worthiness hiding. Beyond that, the sedan looks like a shortened 7-Series from most angles, and the dual exhausts suggest that this is likely the V8-powered 540i. Follow the cause link to peruse what Rich thought of the vehicle and to comprehend all of the photos in high-res.