BMW will bolster its electrical automotive portfolio in 2023 with the discharge of its first-ever i5, an EV model of the next-generation 5 Sequence Sedan. Sharing the “G60” codename with the combustion-engined fashions, the zero-emission variant will function basically the identical design because the ICE-powered vehicles. This recipe has already been used a number of occasions: X1 / iX1, X3 / iX3, 3 Sequence / i3, and seven Sequence / i7.
Very similar to the fashions talked about above, the eighth-generation 5 Sequence will lend its platform to the purely electrical i5. Spy photographs have strongly steered BMW gained’t be rocking the boat with the automotive’s design, so don’t count on the styling to drastically change because it’s been the case with the larger 7er. A brand new speculative rendering makes an attempt to see into the way forward for the Mercedes EQE competitor by imagining what was hiding behind the camouflage utilized to prototypes noticed in latest months.
Not like the i3 and i7 supplied solely as sedans, it’s broadly believed that BMW is growing an i5 Touring to the delight of wagon followers. Just like the gasoline- and diesel-fueled 5 Sequence Touring, the long-roof electrical model is understood internally by the “G61” codename. A spread-topping M Efficiency model is seemingly within the offing because the i5 M60 xDrive with the identical powertrain because the iX M60. On the different finish of the lineup, there’s doubtless going to be no less than one eDrive model, which means rear-wheel drive.
Driving on an evolution of the CLAR platform, the revamped 5 Sequence will transition to the eighth-generation iDrive with a pair of screens atop the dashboard. As seen within the different two sedans, there can be a 12.3-inch digital driver’s show and a 14.9-inch touchscreen for the infotainment. BMW is probably going sticking to the rotary knob as a supplementary method to management the multimedia system. As chances are you’ll recall, the most recent X1 and a couple of Sequence Lively Tourer have misplaced the iDrive controller.
When ought to we count on to see the brand new 5 Sequence break cowl? Effectively, manufacturing is reportedly beginning in July 2023, so the world premiere might happen within the first months of subsequent yr. We’re doubtless going to see the sedan at first, full with combustion engines and the electrical i5. The Touring is believed to hit the meeting line in March 2024, so the reveal may not happen till close to the tip of subsequent yr.
Already formally confirmed to get a plug-in hybrid V8, the hotly anticipated M5 (G90) will arrive later in 2024 when BMW might unveil an M5 Touring (G99). As soon as once more, China will get its personal long-wheelbase 5 Sequence, believed to reach in early 2024 underneath the “G68” codename.
i5 Sedan rendering: TopElectricSUV | i5 Touring rendering: Motor.es
