{"id":22168,"date":"2022-05-13T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22168"},"modified":"2022-05-13T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:12:00","slug":"2024-bmw-i5-nurburgring-spy-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22168","title":{"rendered":"2024 BMW i5 Spied At The Nurburgring As Fully Electric 5 Series Sedan"},"content":{"rendered":"

After giving China the i3 Sedan and introducing a globally available i7, BMW is gradually shifting focus toward the third saloon it will convert from ICE to EV. The i5 is coming sooner than you might think since the company announced back in mid-March it would start pre-production of the 5 Series without a combustion engine<\/a> later in 2022. A few days ago, CEO Oliver Zipse confirmed the production version will hit the market sometime next year.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, there\u2019s a lot of testing that needs to be done to iron out the kinks. To the surprise of no one, BMW is evaluating prototypes of the first-ever i5 at the N\u00fcrburgring<\/a>. The adjacent spy video largely focuses on the silent sedan, but the prototype with the license plate ending in \u201c9595\u201d spotted at a gas station had a combustion engine. You can clearly hear the ICE when the car is leaving whereas the only sound coming from the other test vehicle was the noise made by the tires.<\/p>\n