The New Audi Q7 Brings The Fight To BMW’s Next X5
Fully redesigned inside and out, the third-generation Q7 overhauls Audi's luxury SUV weeks before BMW comes out with the new X5.
Fully redesigned inside and out, the third-generation Q7 overhauls Audi's luxury SUV weeks before BMW comes out with the new X5.
The standard-wheelbase BMW X5 G65 is weeks away from its world premiere, and will be followed next year by a stretched X5 G78 for China.
The new X5 G65 has been spotted testing with combustion engines as well as with plug-in hybrid and electric power.
According to a BMW insider, the "G95" EV will hit the assembly line in April 2028. We believe there will also be a gas version with a big ol' V8 engine.
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CEO Oliver Zipse reveals the new X5 G65 is getting a China-specific variant, potentially known as the G78.
The 2027 BMW X5 G65 will benefit from the full gamut of Neue Klasse developments when the fifth-generation luxury SUV debuts in the coming months.
The BMW X5 G65 will be initially offered as the 40 xDrive, and its technical specifications have surfaced months before the luxury SUV's launch.
The next-generation BMW X5 with a combustion engine has been spotted hiding the production body. The electric iX5 will look largely the same.
Dealers are giddy with excitement about upcoming products, including the next-generation X5 due in the United States in Q4 2026. The X7 will follow in 2027.
Despite a construction halt at a supplier's battery cell plant, EV production is still on track to start this year.
The new iX3 sits on a bespoke electric car platform, but the iX5 and other larger models will share their underpinnings with gas models.