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The 2027 BMW X5 has arrived wearing BMW’s boldest design language yet, and it looks nothing like the SUV it replaces. This fifth-generation model brings the Neue Klasse look to Munich’s best-selling large SUV, following the iX3 and i3 into a fresh new era. Underneath, it still rides on an updated version of the familiar CLAR platform rather than the brand-new architecture, but you would never guess it from the sheet metal.
Neue Klasse translates as ‘New Class’, a name BMW first used in the 1950s to haul itself back from financial ruin with the 1500 saloon. The modern revival, mapped out in 2021, signals a new platform, fresh technology and a clean-sheet design signature. The X5 is the latest to adopt it, and the rest of the range will follow over the coming years.
Up front, slim kidney grilles make a comeback alongside a bold X-shaped headlight graphic that bundles the daytime running lights, indicators and main beams into one motif. The pattern nods to the X badge rather than any racing car, and it can be toned down through the screen if the quadruple X feels too loud. Along the flanks, conventional door handles give way to aero winglets near the B and C pillars, a first for the X5. Powered doors are optional, and soft-close is standard. The tail apes the iX3, with a slim light bar and a chunkier bumper.
Inside is where the overhaul really lands. A wrap-around display stretches beneath the windscreen and does away with the need for a head-up display, feeding the driver speed, navigation and more. A 17.9-inch central panel handles almost every function, joined by an optional passenger screen. The steering wheel switches between vertical spokes on lesser trims and horizontal spokes on M cars. Material quality climbs a clear notch, with heated seats standard and ventilation on the options list.
Powertrains are the real headline. Five are planned, starting with the mild-hybrid 40 xDrive and its 375 hp turbocharged straight-six, which cracks 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds. A plug-in hybrid 50e follows with 483 hp and around 44 miles of electric range. Then comes the all-electric iX5, packing BMW’s largest-ever 144 kWh battery, a claimed 435 miles of range and rapid 460 kW charging. A V8-powered M Performance model with more than 520 hp lands in 2027 or 2028, and a hydrogen fuel-cell version, BMW’s first, rounds out the line-up. A Neue Klasse 3 Series waits in the wings too.
