BMW is increasing its 5 Sequence mannequin line-up within the U.S. with a brand new plug-in hybrid variant and a brand new i5 trim. Moreover for 2024, BMW can be including Stage 2 driver help functionality to some present U.S. fashions.
At present, there are two variants of the BMW i5 accessible to order within the U.S.: the rear-wheel-drive i5 eDrive40 with 335 horsepower and a beginning value of $66,800 (excluding supply charges), and the mighty i5 M60 with 593 hp and an MSRP of $84,100.
The U.S.-bound xDrive40 will slot between the 2 trims talked about above. It comes with dual-motor all-wheel drive, with a complete system output of 389 hp and 435 pound-foot of torque. BMW says the i5 xDrive40 will dash from 0-60 miles per hour in 5.2 seconds, 0.5 seconds quicker than the RWD mannequin, however slower than the ferocious M60 which does the job in a neck-snapping 3.7 seconds.
Enabling this uncooked efficiency is a battery with 84.3 usable kilowatt-hours, which delivers an EPA-estimated vary of 295 miles on the eDrive40 and 256 miles on the M60. Count on the incoming xDrive40’s vary to be someplace in between these two figures.
The i5 helps 11-kilowatt AC charging, and as much as 205 kW of DC quick charging, the latter enabling 10-80% state of cost (SoC) in beneath half-hour, supplied there’s a practical and quick sufficient charger round. As with just about each different carmaker within the U.S., BMW will even undertake Tesla’s NACS connector, so i5 house owners ought to have extra charging choices in 2025.
Transferring on, BMW has additionally confirmed the stateside arrival of the 550e xDrive plug-in hybrid. The PHEV launched in Germany in September 2023, alongside the 530e which the U.S. gained’t get. The 550e is powered by a 3.0-litre in-line six-cylinder engine mated to a 197-hp electrical motor. Mixed system output is 483 hp and 516 lb-ft.
Its 19-kWh battery permits an all-electric vary of as much as 55 miles on the European WLTP cycle. Count on the EPA determine to be decrease than the optimistic WLTP quantity.
BMW will even add Freeway Assistant to its $2,500 Driving Help Skilled Bundle. It’ll enable hands-free driving with supervision at speeds as much as 85 mph. It’ll additionally allow energetic lane change with eye activation the place the automobile can counsel a lane change, and the driving force can affirm just by wanting within the outdoors rearview mirror. Nonetheless, this characteristic will solely be accessible for sure fashions produced from March 2024 onwards, and that features the i5.
The manufacturing of the 2025 BMW i5 xDrive40 will start in March 2024 at BMW Group Plant Dingolfling in Germany. The mannequin will price $71,095 within the U.S., together with supply and dealing with charges. The manufacturing of the 550e PHEV will start in July 2024, and pricing and extra particulars will comply with at a later date.