Brilliance BMW i5 electric car official image unveiled
Brilliance BMW i5
According to news on August 8, BMW China today released the official image of the domestic version of the new generation of 5-series electric model – i5.
The new car will be put into production at the BMW Brilliance Dadong plant.
The official said that the new car will be a “model that combines emotional design, luxury, electric fun and smart technology.”
Compared with the overseas models that have appeared many times before, the new car still provides many exclusive configurations for the Chinese market.
In terms of appearance, the domestically produced BMW i5 still inherits the “excellent tradition” of extended wheelbase and body, and BMW’s latest design language is used throughout the body.
It can also be seen from the picture that the decorative area around the window and the wheel hub are embellished with gold, and the C-pillar has a blue stroke number “5”, which may emphasize its identity as an electric vehicle.
Compared with the old 5 series models, the interior of the car also has a huge change.
The original iconic “chicken leg” gear lever has now been replaced by a knob-type shift mechanism.
The central control area is equipped with a 12.3-inch LCD instrument and a 14.9-inch touch screen, and is equipped with a Bowers&Wilkins surround sound system.
Four-zone automatic air conditioning with independent control.
The car also has a number of exclusive configurations and designs for the Chinese market, including a 31-inch suspended giant screen on the top of the rear seats.
This entertainment screen has 8K resolution and supports real-time interconnection.
The overall design style and configuration are closer to the new generation of 7 series.
In addition, the position of the central control panel in front of the co-pilot is also equipped with a Chinese-exclusive flowing gold trim design, and the Chinese character “five” is also printed on the back of the front seat.
The power parameters of the new car have not been released yet.
Overseas BMW i5
You can refer to the previously reported parameters of the same overseas model as follows: The new car provides eDrive 40 and M60 xDrive.
The entry-level model is equipped with a rear motor with a maximum power of 340 horsepower and a peak torque of 430 Nm, the zero-to-hundred-acceleration time is 6.0 seconds, and the top speed reaches 193km/h.
Production of the electric i5 has already begun at BMW’s largest production plant in Europe in Dingolfing, Germany, with production overseen by Milan Nedeljković, a member of BMW’s board of management.
The i5 is the third all-electric model to be produced at the BMW plant, following the BMW iX and BMW i7.
BMW expects the share of electric vehicle production to expand to more than 40 percent next year.
BMW said 280,000 cars rolled off the production line at the Dingolfing plant last year, and this year, along with the production of the i5, is expected to be well over 300,000.
At its annual meeting in March, BMW Chief Executive Zipse showed off the new electric i5, saying it created a “unique sales growth driver” for the company.
BMW says the i5 series sits between the 3-series and 7-series, and as the company’s second-best-selling model (after the 3-series), plays an important role in BMW’s history.
As for the high-performance M Performance version, the M60 xDrive model will share the powertrain with the iX M60, with a maximum power of 601 horsepower, a peak torque of 820 Nm, a zero-to-hundred-acceleration time of 3.8 seconds, and a top speed limited to 230km/h.
However, there is no further information on battery life parameters.
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