2027 BMW X5 SUV
The BMW X5 created the Sports Activity Vehicle segment in 1999, and the fifth-generation model becomes the first BMW built to run on five different power sources: gasoline, plug-in hybrid, battery-electric, and eventually hydrogen fuel cell. Inside, there's no gauge cluster behind the wheel at all; BMW Panoramic Vision projects driving data across the base of the windshield instead, next to a 17.9-inch central touchscreen and, for the first time in an X5, a slate-trimmed center console made from a thin layer of real stone shaped to the cabin's contours. The battery-electric iX5 60 xDrive introduces BMW's Gen6 architecture: 120-millimeter cylindrical cells packed directly into the pack without separate modules, an estimated 435 miles of range, and DC fast charging at up to 460 kW that adds 170 miles in 10 minutes. It's also the first X5 wired for bidirectional charging, capable of powering a house during an outage or topping off another EV. The combustion X5 40 keeps a reworked B58 inline-six at 394 hp, and a plug-in hybrid version pairs the same engine with an electric motor for additional output. The badge hasn't changed since 1999. How you fuel it now depends entirely on where you live and how you drive.
