{"id":2019312,"date":"2026-06-30T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2019312"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:00:00","slug":"the-all-new-bmw-x5-has-every-single-powertrain-imaginable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2019312","title":{"rendered":"The all-new BMW X5 has every single powertrain imaginable"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"articleItem\">\n<p>    {&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/schema.org&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Article&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/080-bmw-ix5.jpg&#8221;,&#8221;mainEntityOfPage&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;WebPage&#8221;,&#8221;@id&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/bmw\/2026-x5\/&#8221;},&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/first-official-pictures\/bmw\/2026-x5\/&#8221;,&#8221;author&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Person&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Piers Ward&#8221;,&#8221;description&#8221;:&#8221;Piers Ward is the deputy editor of CAR magazine and orchestrates the magic that happens on its pages each month. From writing features and first drives to instigating daft ideas and organising outlandish photo shoots, Piers is involved in every stage of the magazine cycle.u00A0u00A0nA 25-year veteran of the UK publishing scene and a road tester for a significant chunk of that, Piers has written for most of the outlets that matter u2013 including stints on Autocar, BBC TopGear and Auto Express, as well as jobs working for external agencies.nCareer highlights include importing half a dozen cars into China for an Awards shoot and being the first journalist in the world not to stall Sebastian Loebu2019s C4 WRC car. It must have been all the practice heu2019d had learning to drive in a Lada Riva.nWhen not wielding a keyboard, Piers can often be found scanning the classifieds for his next car purchase or getting behind the wheel of historic racers. 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href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/098-bmw-x5-m60e.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"The all-new BMW X5 has every single powertrain imaginable\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/480x270\/098-bmw-x5-m60e.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/720x405\/098-bmw-x5-m60e.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/1056x594\/098-bmw-x5-m60e.jpg, (large)]\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleContent\">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/bmw\/x5\/\" title=\"View all BMW X5 Reviews\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"info-link\"> View all BMW X5 Reviews<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"bold-links\">\n<p><strong>\u25ba<\/strong> <strong>New BMW X5 SUV revealed<br \/>\u25ba New generation exterior and interior design<br \/>\u25ba Will come with five drivetrain options, from EV to diesel to hydrogen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to say that no matter how you like to fill up your car, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/bmw\">BMW<\/a> has you covered with the brand-new X5. There will eventually, by 2028, be a total of FIVE drivetrain options: petrol, diesel, PHEV, EV and hydrogen. Or at least there will be if you live in Europe \u2013 in the UK, we have to make do without the pure petrol.<\/p>\n<p>And of all those, one number in particular stands out \u2013 the iX5 EV will get a 140kWh battery. That is enormous. Not quite on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/gmc\/hummer-ev\/\">Hummer EV<\/a> levels, but vastly bigger than every other car on sale in the UK.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It gives the iX5 50 eDrive a theoretical range of 497 miles, making it the longest-legged of any large SUV. Plus it gets ultra-fast charge capacity of 450kW (although this isn\u2019t in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/tech\/byd-flash-charging\/\">Denza\u2019s flash charging<\/a> territory). All those batteries come at a cost, though \u2013 the EV weighs 2890kg. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/480x0\/098-bmw-x5-m60e.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-267097\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/480x0\/098-bmw-x5-m60e.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/720x0\/098-bmw-x5-m60e.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/1040x0\/098-bmw-x5-m60e.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>So even though it can muster 570bhp and 593lb ft, the headline sprint of 4.7 seconds isn\u2019t <em>that<\/em> fast.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the engines, then. Petrol is a 40 xDrive (straight-six mild-hybrid, 394bhp, 5.4 seconds, 30.4-32.9 mpg, not coming to the UK), diesel is 40d xDrive (another straight-six mild-hybrid, 308bhp, 6.2 seconds, 37.2-40.4mpg) and there are two PHEVs. The 50e xDrive gets 483bhp thanks to a 194bhp electric motor and has a useful 53-63 mile electric range, although this isn\u2019t dramatically more than the current PHEV. A more powerful M60e xDrive also has a straight six but total system output climbs to 603bhp and the 0-62mph headline drops to 4.5 seconds. Electric-only range is similar to the 50e.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Technical spec on the hydrogen model will be announced later, but what we do know now is that BMW has been clever with the engineering of this version because it can run down the same factory production line as the EV, thereby giving flexibility and hopefully making this, BMW\u2019s first series production fuel cell, a more realistic prospect. Not that you\u2019ll be able to fill up anywhere\u2026<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/480x0\/094-bmw-ix5.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-267094\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/480x0\/094-bmw-ix5.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/720x0\/094-bmw-ix5.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/1040x0\/094-bmw-ix5.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Two chassis set-ups will be offered. The base runs on air suspension and offers rear-wheel steer of up to 3.2 degrees, an impressive number but not at the level of the Range Rover (it can manage 7.3 degrees). Being on air, it means the X5 can lower or raise the ride height to help the aero.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Upper trim levels will get a similar set-up but this time add roll stabilisation, details of which are a little vague at the moment. BMW calls it a new Active Roll Comfort and claims it \u2018actively counteracts rolling movement on uneven roads\u2019. It sounds like this is achieved through an enhanced electronic anti-roll bar but we don\u2019t know any more than that at this stage. What we do know is that it\u2019ll be standard on the M Performance models in the UK.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/480x0\/089-bmw-x5.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-267089\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/480x0\/089-bmw-x5.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/720x0\/089-bmw-x5.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/1040x0\/089-bmw-x5.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The X5 continues the Neue Klasse trajectory outlined by the iX3 and i3, so follows the same styling cues inside and out. I\u2019ll let you make your minds up about how it looks (those \u2018X\u2019 daylight running lights can be turned off, if so desired), but let\u2019s just say no-one is going to miss it when it\u2019s parked outside your house. If nothing else, the fact it\u2019s available with 23-inch wheels for the first time tells you a lot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Panoramic iDrive and Panoramic Vision (the full-width display running along the base of the windscreen) both make their debuts in the X5, as does a lot of the background hardware\/software that we\u2019ve all read so much about in this new BMW era. The electric version gets the same four-brain set-up as the i3, controlling all the major functions in the car, and making the set-up much less laggy and more coordinated.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/480x0\/090-bmw-x5-cluster.jpg?scale=down\" alt class=\"wp-image-267090\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/480x0\/090-bmw-x5-cluster.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/720x0\/090-bmw-x5-cluster.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/266155\/1040x0\/090-bmw-x5-cluster.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not all about tech, though, as BMW has used this all-new X5 as an excuse to up the luxury feel of the materials inside. There\u2019s more complicated stitching on the doors (aping Bentley\u2019s best efforts) and natural materials like slate and glass to lift the ambience. Soft-close doors are now standard (or they are if you live in the EU \u2013 they\u2019re optional here), so luxury is quite clearly the play here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019ll be interesting to see how it pans out. We\u2019ve always loved the X5 because it handled well \u2013 let\u2019s hope the luxe and tech (and weight!) don\u2019t get in the way of that.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<aside class=\"about-author\">\n<h2 class=\"about-author-heading\">About the author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"about-author-inner\">\n<div class=\"main-author-summary-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"main-author-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/piers-ward\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/166305\/120x120\/piers_ward.jpg?quality=90)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-author-name-container\">\n<div class=\"main-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/piers-ward\/\">Piers Ward<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"main-author-job-title\">Deputy editor<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"main-author-byline\">CAR magazine&#8217;s deputy editor has a penchant for automotive adventure and trading in quirky, often-unreliable old cars. 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