{"id":33967,"date":"2022-10-18T08:57:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T12:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33967"},"modified":"2022-10-18T08:57:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T12:57:50","slug":"2024-bmw-i5-unofficial-rendering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=33967","title":{"rendered":"2024 BMW i5 Rendering Imagines Electric Sedan With Sharp Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW will bolster its electric car portfolio in 2023 with the release of its first-ever i5, an EV version of the next-generation 5 Series Sedan. Sharing the \u201cG60\u201d codename with the combustion-engined models, the zero-emission variant will feature essentially the same design as the ICE-powered cars. This recipe has already been used several times: X1 \/ iX1, X3 \/ iX3, 3 Series \/ i3, and 7 Series \/ i7.<\/p>\n

Much like the models mentioned above, the eighth-generation 5 Series will lend its platform to the purely electric i5<\/a>. Spy shots have strongly suggested BMW won\u2019t be rocking the boat with the car\u2019s design, so don\u2019t expect the styling to drastically change as it\u2019s been the case with the bigger 7er. A new speculative rendering attempts to see into the future of the Mercedes EQE competitor by imagining what was hiding behind the camouflage applied to prototypes spotted in recent months.<\/p>\n

Unlike the i3 and i7 offered exclusively as sedans, it is widely believed that BMW is developing an i5 Touring<\/a> to the delight of wagon fans. Like the gasoline- and diesel-fueled 5 Series Touring, the long-roof electric model is known internally by the \u201cG61\u201d codename. A range-topping M Performance version is apparently in the offing as the i5 M60 xDrive with the same powertrain as the iX M60. At the other end of the lineup, there\u2019s likely going to be at least one eDrive model, meaning rear-wheel drive.<\/p>\n