New X5 spotted – with an E-license plate!
Unfortunately, the BMW test team was in a hurry, and the electrified or even electric X5 simply left our also electrified Dacia Duster Hybrid at the traffic light – until we got our second chance through a second red phase and could quietly follow, even if only from behind.
It is clear: The new X5 is likely to come across visually much slimmer and somewhat more coupe-like: The more sharply angled rear window certainly helps the look, aerodynamics, and distinction from the more "upright" X7. Whether it also comes with a fuel cell in Europe is still open.
It is clear that the X5 is expected to be built on the second generation of the CLAR platform and will also come again with mixed engines – here, the all-electric version overtook us, but there could certainly be another round for combustion engines (and plug-in?) if the Munich-based company does not elevate the base of the “New Class” and "align" the X5 there.
We then expect top models to have ranges of about 600 to 700 kilometers according to WLTP – thanks to more densely packed batteries, more efficient drives, and even more efficient engines.
The front displayed an extremely flat light band – here BMW is likely to adopt the flat headlamp slits of the iX and possibly combine them with a small kidney grille. Clearly – it is also a kind of “New Class” then.
One thing is certain: The leap to the next X5 is likely to be more significant than before, where the model from the E53 in 1999 to the current G05 since 2018 always “only” grew and was developed further evolutionarily. And since the G05 turns seven this year, the successor is likely to be unveiled in the showroom in 2026. If anyone knows more, please feel free to report or comment…
What does that mean?
It’s clear that the X5 will also be replaced in line with its cycle. And possibly integrated above the “New Class SUV.” How BMW will handle the naming (and the iX) will be interesting to see. In any case, production is likely to remain in the USA - the main market - with a later following X7.
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