Overview
- BMW R&D chief Joachim Post indicated future i5 and i7 models will shift to the dedicated Neue Klasse EV platform, separating them from their combustion 5 Series and 7 Series counterparts on CLAR.
- The next-generation X5 is reported to adopt Neue Klasse design cues and the Panoramic iDrive layout, with a debut expected around mid‑2026 and customer deliveries likely from early 2027.
- Reporting points to an unusually broad X5 lineup spanning gasoline, diesel, plug‑in hybrid, fully electric iX5 variants, and a hydrogen option, with some details still unconfirmed.
- BMWBlog reports the facelifted 7 Series and long‑wheelbase iX3 arrive in April, the new X5 will break cover this summer, and a 5 Series/i5 Life Cycle Impulse is scheduled for 2027.
- BMW leaders say the brand will keep investing in sedans and wagons, with product chief Bernd Körber noting steady sedan demand in Europe and Korea and gains in BMW’s sedan market share.