Extra dynamic than ever, that includes a wealth of digital improvements and all-electric drive for the primary time, the eighth technology of the BMW 5 Sequence Saloon continues to face for superior know-how mixed with sporty, elegant design and hallmark driving pleasure.
The brand new technology of the world’s most profitable enterprise saloon additionally intensifies its dedication to sustainability, considerably lowering its carbon footprint by 20 to 25 per cent within the provide chain, and as much as 58 per cent throughout its life cycle in comparison with its predecessor.
The outside design of the most recent technology reinterprets the sporty magnificence of a BMW 5 Sequence Saloon within the model’s present design language. Its proportions make the character of the dynamic enterprise saloon immediately recognisable. As a efficiency mannequin from BMW M GmbH, the all-electric BMW i5 M60 xDrive comes as customary with particular exterior options that visually underline its excellent sporting potential.
The highway presence of the brand new BMW 5 Sequence Saloon is enhanced by its athletic proportions and the bigger exterior measurements in comparison with its predecessor. The eighth technology automobile has grown in size by 97mm to five,06mm, in width by 32mm to 1,900mm and in top by 36mm to 1,515mm. The wheelbase has been elevated by 20mm to 2,995mm for improved seating consolation, particularly within the rear.
Along with a pure-electric drivetrain, the most recent technology BMW 5 Sequence debuts a number of firsts for the long-lasting saloon. It’s the first BMW within the UK to function Veganza upholstery as customary from launch, encompassing the seats, dashboard and door panels whereas the hanging BMW Interplay Bar first seen within the BMW 7 Sequence is now integrated within the new BMW 5 Sequence. Moreover, the saloon is now accessible with a panoramic roof – the primary time within the mannequin’s historical past – and the digital expertise is taken to a brand new excessive with cutting-edge additions of AI-driven servicing notifications and the introduction of in-car gaming.
Accessible in three exceptionally properly specified trim ranges within the UK – M Sport, M Sport Professional and the unique BMW i5 M60 xDrive – the brand new BMW 5 Sequence Saloon is on the market to order now priced from £51,000.
The BMW 5 Sequence Saloon vary has expanded additional with the introduction of the BMW 530e and BMW 550e xDrive plug-in hybrid fashions, which supply an electrical vary of as much as 63 miles (WLTP) and 55 miles (WLTP) respectively. Set to additionally be part of the mannequin household in spring 2024 is the subsequent technology of the BMW 5 Sequence Touring, which may also be accessible with all-electric drive for the primary time, in addition to with plug-in hybrid drive and pure combustion engine drive.
ModelMaxPower(hp)Acceleration(0-62mph)(secs)Prime Pace(mph)Electrical Vary(WLTP) (miles)Gasoline ConsumptionCombined(WLTP) (mpg)Electrical PowerConsumption(WLTP) kWh/62milesOTR PriceBMW 520i2087.5143N/A45.6 – 48.7N/A£51,000BMW 530e2996.314258.4 -63.4403.5 – 470.821.4 – 20.0£59,455BMW 550e4894.315552.8 – 55.9282.5 – 353.122.9 – 21.6£76,550BMW i5 eDrive403406.0119312.5 – 356N/A18.7 – 16.2£74,105BMW i5 M60 xDrive6013.8142284.6 – 315.7N/A20.5 – 18.4£97,745
Unique design options for BMW i5 M60 xDrive and M Sport Professional modelsIndividual design options give the BMW i5 M60 xDrive a hanging look and emphasise its dynamic efficiency. A entrance apron with black surfaces in its centre and enormous air intakes, a BMW kidney grille with contour line lighting, horizontal slats and M brand, aspect skirts and exterior mirror caps completed in high-gloss black, a singular 20-inch M mild alloy wheels and a rear apron with a pronounced diffuser insert sign the top-of-the-range mannequin’s sporty character. An M rear spoiler lip can also be customary on M Sport and i5 M60 xDrive fashions.
M Sport Professional variants of the BMW 5 Sequence Saloon stand out with the illuminated BMW kidney grille with black encompass, the dynamic mild carpet, high-gloss black exterior mirror caps and a black-painted M rear spoiler. As well as, there are additionally the M Shadow Line lights for the entrance and rear and red-painted brake calipers.
Totally digital BMW Curved Show with new graphic show and optimised contact operationWith its frameless glass floor barely inclined in the direction of the driving force, the BMW Curved Show consists of a 12.3-inch Data Show behind the steering wheel and a Management Show with 14.9-inch display, which merge right into a single totally digital high-resolution show unit. The BMW iDrive expertise, based mostly on BMW Working System 8.5, provides a brand new graphic show with a very clear begin display and “QuickSelect” entry for easy and intuitive contact operation. The newest-generation working system introduces new functionalities, together with video on demand by way of YouTube for the driving force and entrance passenger when stationary (SIM card reader and separate knowledge plan required).
The advances in digitalisation make it doable to scale back the variety of buttons used within the cockpit. They proceed for use solely the place they’re the best answer for quick and intuitive operation. A big inside trim strip for the instrument panel highlights the BMW Curved Show and the BMW Interplay Bar. With an Aluminium Rhombicle Darkish Silver end, it is usually optionally accessible within the Carbon Fibre variant with high-gloss silver threads and in a number of high-quality wooden finishes.
Contemporary designs for steering wheel and centre console management panelThe newly designed steering wheel has three spokes and a rim that’s flattened within the decrease part, with distinction stitching in BMW M GmbH colors. With BMW i5 M60 xDrive, a pink centre marker on the steering wheel emphasises its sporty character. A steering wheel heating perform is obtainable on all fashions as a part of the Consolation Pack.
The management panel on the centre console has additionally been redesigned. The iDrive Controller, new gear selector swap, begin/cease button, My Modes buttons, quantity management and different buttons are clearly organized on the centre panel. With the CraftedClarity possibility, crystal glass purposes for chosen controls add an opulent contact. A wi-fi charging tray is included as customary on all fashions.
Enhanced air-con with nearly invisible seam vents, warmth pump know-how within the BMW i5The customary gear of the brand new BMW 5 Sequence Saloon contains automated air-con with an prolonged vary of options. Within the instrument panel space, seam vents are used as an alternative of standard air vents, positioned on the top of the BMW Interplay Bar.
To maximise vary, BMW i5 fashions have energy-efficient warmth pump know-how as customary. A 4-zone automated air-con system with separate management panel within the rear, air vents within the B-pillars and nano particle filters is on the market as a part of the Consolation Plus Pack. For the primary time, the air-con makes it doable to individually regulate the temperature within the entrance footwells. A second photo voltaic sensor is used to manage the temperature within the rear. Preheating is customary gear within the BMW i5.
Introduction of all-electric powertrains to the BMW 5 Sequence for the primary timeThe new BMW 5 Sequence Saloon is to be supplied for the primary time with the selection of all-electric fashions. The brand new BMW i5 is being launched with two mannequin variants: the BMW i5 M60 xDrive efficiency mannequin is positioned on the prime of the mannequin collection. Each it and the BMW i5 eDrive40, are geared up with enhanced fifth-generation BMW eDrive know-how.
BMW i5 eDrive40: Superior BMW eDrive know-how, conventional rear-wheel driveThe BMW i5 eDrive40 combines superior BMW eDrive know-how with conventional rear-wheel drive. The electrical motor is positioned instantly within the rear axle and generates most output of 340hp and most torque of 400Nm or 430Nm with the Sport Increase or Launch Management perform. The zero-to-62mph dash is roofed in 6.0 seconds, whereas most pace is electronically restricted to 120mph. Its mixed energy consumption is between 18.7 and 16.2kWh per 62 miles.
BMW i5 M60 xDrive: All-electric driving pleasure on the prime of the mannequin rangeThe BMW i5 M60 xDrive is the brand new prime mannequin and combines a 601hp (with M Sport Increase or M Launch Management) electrical drive with hallmark M efficiency and particular design options. Two extremely built-in drive models on the entrance and rear axles kind the electrical all-wheel drive system. The rear motor generates 340hp, whereas the entrance motor produces 261hp. The system torque generated by each motors is 795Nm or 820Nm when M Sport Increase or M Launch Management is activated. This allows the brand new BMW i5 M60 to speed up from zero to 62mph in 3.8 seconds. The utmost pace is electronically restricted to 142mph. Its mixed energy consumption is 20.5 to 18.4kWh per 62 miles.
The BMW i5 M60 xDrive and BMW i5 eDrive40 function a shift paddle marked with “Increase” close to the left steering wheel spoke. If the paddle is pulled for greater than 0.8 seconds, a Sport Increase indicator seems on the Data Show, and most acceleration is triggered by the accelerator pedal. On the identical time, the drive sound adjustments to that assigned to My Mode SPORT.
Excessive-voltage battery with compact design and excessive vitality contentThe high-voltage battery used within the all-electric variants is derived from the most recent fifth-generation BMW eDrive know-how. It’s composed of 4 modules with 72 battery cells every and three modules with 12 cells every. The battery has a very flat design and is fitted within the underbody of the BMW i5 to avoid wasting area. It offers a usable vitality content material of 81.2 kWh. The BMW i5 M60 xDrive has a spread of 282 – 320 miles (WLTP), whereas the BMW i5 eDrive40 has a spread of 296 – 362 miles.
The newest model of adaptive recuperation helps to preserve or get well vitality. The system can use navigation knowledge and data from the driving force help programs to regulate how a lot energy is recuperated based on visitors ranges. The driving force may also choose excessive, medium or low braking vitality restoration within the BMW iDrive menu. Low recuperation triggers the coasting perform – the BMW i5 rolls alongside with out drive torque as quickly because the accelerator is launched. Effectivity is additional enhanced by combining the warmth pump know-how for the inside and the drive models and battery.
Mixed Charging Unit and clever charging software program minimise charging timeThe Mixed Charging Unit (CCU) of the BMW i5 allows AC charging as much as 11kW as customary and optionally as much as 22kW (customary on the i5 M60 xDrive). The battery could be charged with DC as much as 205kW. This permits the cost stage to be raised from 10 to 80 % in round half-hour. As well as, the vary could be elevated by as much as 97 miles in 10 minutes at a DC fast-charging station when beginning with a cost stage of 10 %.
Charging effectivity is optimised utilizing the most recent model of the charging software program. The system constantly adjusts the charging energy as an alternative of delivering a “staircase curve” thereby making charging instances even shorter. The waste warmth generated by the electrical motors is used to regulate the temperature of the battery within the BMW i5 for the primary time, considerably lowering the vitality required to preheat the battery on the best way to a charging station.
When the navigation system is lively, the battery is robotically pre-conditioned earlier than a deliberate charging cease. Pre-conditioning could be manually activated at any time. As well as, it’s doable to avoid wasting charging settings for particular person charging factors. They’re then robotically restored on the subsequent go to. The cloud-based navigation system within the BMW i5 calculates charge-optimised routes and can grow to be much more exact as time passes.
Adaptive Suspension ProfessionalThe Adaptive Suspension Skilled with electronically managed dampers is optionally accessible throughout the vary. Infinitely adjustable valves allow wheel-specific regulation of the damper forces. The rebound and compression levels of the dampers are infinitely variable. Utilizing My Modes, two totally different maps could be activated for the dampers. The damper management takes under consideration longitudinal and lateral acceleration, pace, steering angle, and physique and entrance wheel acceleration, with a purpose to activate the required damper pressure inside a number of milliseconds.
Adaptive M Suspension Skilled with further Energetic Roll Stabilisation supplied completely on the BMW i5 M60 xDriveThe Adaptive M Suspension Skilled with further Energetic Roll Stabilisation is obtainable completely on the BMW i5 M60 xDrive as customary. This technique makes use of the brand new management logic to optimise sportiness and luxury and the damper forces are managed utilizing M particular traits.
The Energetic Roll Stabilisation deploys 48-volt electrical swivel motors to make sure notably quick and exact compensation of lateral inclination forces. Energetic Roll Stabilisation advantages agility and driving precision, whereas on the identical time enabling a dynamic steering response by offering higher roll assist. It additionally will increase consolation when driving straight forward by decoupling the anti-roll bar, lowering physique roll attributable to highway unevenness. The Energetic Roll Consolation perform ensures that the system not solely reduces physique roll, but in addition builds up a counter-torque to maintain the physique horizontal, particularly when the highway floor is uneven on one aspect. On this means, the driving force and passengers hardly discover any bumps within the highway.
Mounted kilowatt-hour costs for public chargingThe predominant benefit of BMW Charging’s public charging supply is the fastened and engaging kilowatt hour costs for AC and DC charging. For drivers of a BMW i5, the month-to-month charges for the bp pulse and the IONITY Plus package deal are waived for the primary twelve months within the UK. These packages repair the price of charging, for instance IONITY high-power charges are at the moment 0.26 GBP / kWh and bp pulse DC charging is 0.55 GBP / kWh (for stations as much as 149 kW, beneath 90 minutes of charging). BMW Charging ensures that each cost makes use of renewable vitality, whereas offering entry to greater than 466,300 public charging factors in 29 international locations in Europe with only one registration.
New BMW 5 Sequence Saloon meets premium requirements of sustainabilityThe new BMW 5 Sequence Saloon makes a major contribution to attaining the corporate’s bold local weather targets by lowering the carbon footprint within the provide chain by 20 to 25 per cent and by as much as 58 % throughout your complete life cycle in comparison with its predecessor.
The brand new BMW 5 Sequence is the model’s first mannequin within the UK to supply Veganza upholstery as customary from launch. Revolutionary Frozen paints produced utilizing the Biomass Stability course of are actually accessible. Within the BMW i5, the waste warmth from the electrical drive can be utilized for the primary time to heat the battery whereas the brand new MAX RANGE perform, the vary could be elevated by as much as 25 % if required.
Oct 25, 2023