Was the BMW 5 Series (2010) inspired by Alfa Romeo?

Robin Capper

02 Apr 2010 — 1 min read

I stumbled upon this BMW 5 Series 2010 design gallery today. Is it just me that thinks the concept sketch below looks more like an Alfa Romeo 166, below left, than the resulting production car?

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