Long-running SUV is electrified with Neue Klasse design and tech – plus a truly enormous battery
BMW is going to have to start work on a jet turbine and a flux capacitor at this rate.It seems that with the new BMW X5, it’s going for the record for most power sources available in one car. It will at some point be available with mild-hybrid petrol, mild-hybrid diesel, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell drivetrains.At a time when EV mandates and subsidies come and go and consumers can’t make up their minds whether diesel really is the devil’s work, BMW is not taking any chances and is just giving us everything. But can it do everything well?The G65-generation X5 isn’t due in the UK until March 2027, but I’ve already had substantial seat time in late-stage prototypes of the petrol, PHEV and EV (badged iX5) to get an early glimpse.
