I do not have any particular infatuation with the , the easiest vehicle to forget BMW makes. But BMW remembers, and for some reason updated this five-door family hatchback, a car that probably shouldn’t exist.

I’m more of a fan of five-door family hatchbacks in general than I am of the 6er GT. It’s like the Geo Prism of BMWs.

For reasons beyond my comprehension, five-door hatchbacks seemed to spring up across carmaker model lines in the 1980s and trended on into the 1990s and 2000s, at least in the case of Hyundai. Camrys, Corollas, Integras all came in five-door layout, not quite a wagon, not exactly a fastback. Somewhat aerodynamic, somewhat practical.

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We already saw the redesigned 2021 BMW 5 Series a couple of weeks ago, but here it is for real now.

There are various four-cylinder and diesel engines available, but it’s the straight-six gas 640i that catches my eye on the spec sheet, with 333 HP and 332 lb-ft of torque from the single-turbo 3.0-liter.

Somehow, a straight-six turbo five-door family car is a thing that exists. I don’t understand it, but I don’t need to.