Updated
Updated · Car and Driver · Jun 30
BMW Reveals 2027 X5 on New Platform as Fifth-Generation SUV Debuts
Updated
Updated · Car and Driver · Jun 30

BMW Reveals 2027 X5 on New Platform as Fifth-Generation SUV Debuts

3 articles · Updated · Car and Driver · Jun 30

Summary

  • BMW unveiled the fifth-generation 2027 X5, showing the redesigned SUV in new photo sets and confirming it rides on a more modern platform.
  • The platform change is the key upgrade in the full reveal, with BMW highlighting broader enhancements beyond the styling teased ahead of launch.
  • The 2027 X5 had already been previewed with Neue Klasse-inspired cues, including X-shaped daytime running lights and revised kidney grilles.
  • BMW has tied the new X5 generation to five powertrains, including gasoline, diesel, plug-in hybrid, fully electric iX5 and a hydrogen variant expected later.

Insights

Is BMW’s new X5 a futuristic design masterpiece built on a compromised, older platform?
By offering gas, electric, and hydrogen, is BMW smartly hedging its bets or delaying a true EV commitment?