BMW’s best-selling luxurious SUV is about to enter a brand new chapter. The subsequent-generation BMW X5, chassis code G65, begins manufacturing in 2026 and launches as a 2027 mannequin yr. That includes Neue Klasse-inspired styling, cutting-edge expertise, and the first-ever totally electrical iX5, the brand new X5 lineup guarantees to be essentially the most versatile but. It’s an SUV value ready for, whether or not you need luxurious, effectivity, or uncooked efficiency. In 2026, BMW’s flagship SUV is on the point of cowl all of the bases.
G65: Subsequent Era BMW X5 Coming in 2026
The brand new X5 debuts as a 2027 mannequin yr, however manufacturing begins quite a bit sooner than that. So far as we all know, the G65 will begin manufacturing in August 2026. So, anticipate deliveries to start out later within the yr (from This fall on) or early 2027. Spy pictures point out that the brand new X5 will get Neue Klasse influenced styling in and out. Our first have a look at X5 inside revealed Neue Klasse additions like Panoramic Imaginative and prescient and a singular 17.9-inch heart show.
Powertrains are diversified, with fuel, hybrid, and EV choices all on the best way. BMW may conceivably launch a hydrogen-powered mannequin; particulars are scant in the intervening time, although. If there’s a hydrogen BMW X5 coming, it received’t be launched with the preliminary lineup providing — 2028 manufacturing is extra probably. Talking of manufacturing: BMW, presently, is estimating G65 manufacturing to run by way of July 2035. That’s an extended than normal manufacturing cycle probably accounting for the large number of fashions on supply.
First Ever iX5 Coming in 2026
Arguably extra thrilling is the all-electric iX5. It’s the primary of its form, and BMW will allegedly supply three distinct grades: 50 xDrive, 60 xDrive, and M70 xDrive. Because the G65 iX5 will successfully bump the iX from the lineup over time, anticipate enhanced efficiency however related positioning. We’ve additionally heard stories of an iX5 Rex, or range-extended mannequin with over 1,000 kilometers of vary. The extra vary comes from a smaller fuel engine, or “vary extender,” just like what the i3 has. All electrical X5s will depend on a brand new Neue Klasse battery with tremendously elevated efficiency total, however laborious numbers are nonetheless off-limits. We do know that the swap to an 800-volt structure will allow max charging of 350 kW. That equates to 186 miles (300 kilometers) of added vary in round ten minutes.
Fuel, Hybrid, and Diesel G65 X5 Powertrain Breakdown
Reportedly, fuel engines lengthen to six- and eight-cylinder fashions. The lineup might embody no less than two hybrid fashions, 50e xDrive and M60e xDrive; whether or not the S68 + battery mixture will trickle down from the XM and M5 to the G65 X5 stays to be seen, however a G95 X5 M is deliberate. That stated, we spied PHEV inline-six and V8 fashions testing just some days in the past. Ought to the S68 stay restricted to the M60 xDrive mannequin, anticipate the M60e to sport a extra highly effective model of the B58 inline-six that may probably additionally sit beneath the hood of the 50e xDrive mannequin.
Diesel choices will probably be obtainable, most probably solely exterior the US, and BMW continues to supply rear- and all-wheel drive choices on the entry degree (X5 40). China will even see lengthy wheelbase variations, however they received’t come to different markets. Dimensionally, as all the time, the following X5 will probably be greater total than the present G05 mannequin.
That about wraps it up on what we all know concerning the G65 X5. With manufacturing beginning round one yr from now, leaks will probably ramp up because the date attracts nearer forward of an official reveal a month or two earlier than manufacturing begins. The brand new G65 will probably be a vastly completely different automobile than the mannequin we all know in the present day. We’re excited to see BMW hopefully nail it.
