BMW Just Gave the X5 One Last Send-Off Before an All-New Model
The xDrive40d diesel gets a lavish Final Edition and a budget-friendly Original trim before the G65 takes over.
The xDrive40d diesel gets a lavish Final Edition and a budget-friendly Original trim before the G65 takes over.
The first iX5 will be BMW's heaviest production vehicle ever, outside of the armored cars.
BMW's engineer breaks down the new X5's shared platform, biggest battery, and rear-wheel steering.
BMW's best-selling SUV breaks cover this month, with production and five powertrains rolling out through 2028.
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From a pure petrol inline-six to a 578 hp iX5, the G65 X5 spans 600 kg — and one chassis has to handle every variant.
From the X5 40 xDrive to the 578 hp iX5 60, the G65 prototype reveals a sharper, more connected X5 across all five powertrains.
The luxury SUV's cabin was mostly camouflaged but BMW deliberately left a few interesting details exposed.
BMW confirms the X5 G65 lineup will include a diesel and an M Performance gasoline plug-in hybrid for Europe, both with six-cylinder engines.
Spot detection, safe exit, saved paths, and cross-traffic braking — how the X5 parking suite actually works.
From a 144 kWh electric iX5 to a hydrogen fuel cell model in 2028, the new X5 covers every powertrain at once.
The former V8 production area at the Steyr plant in Austria is being repurposed to build fuel cell drivetrains for the 2028 iX5 Hydrogen.