{"id":38299,"date":"2022-12-14T19:30:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T00:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38299"},"modified":"2022-12-14T19:30:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T00:30:56","slug":"bmw-i5-touring-spied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=38299","title":{"rendered":"SPIED: BMW i5 Touring Spotted Lookin&#8217; Sleek in the Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BMW\u2019s next generation of 5 Series is on the way and with it will come the all-electric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/11\/23\/spied-bmw-i5-m50-seen-testing-at-the-nurburgring\/\">BMW i5<\/a>. As with the standard 5 Series, the BMW i5 will also come with a wagon version, which will make it the first electric wagon in BMW\u2019s history and one of the more exciting Bimmers in the pipeline for customers. The BMW i5 Touring will likely be among the brand\u2019s most popular EVs, due to its practicality, and its new shape can be see in some new spy photos. (We don\u2019t own the photos but they can be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2022\/12\/2024-bmw-i5-touring-spied-as-an-electrifying-suv-alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>In these spy photos, you get a really good look at the BMW i5 Touring and its overall design. It\u2019s covered in camouflage but you can see its profile and some of its new design elements through it. The i5 Touring\u2019s profile is the same as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/12\/12\/spied-g61-bmw-5-series-touring\/\">5 Series Touring<\/a> we saw a few days ago in its own spy photos. But that\u2019s no surprise, as the cars will both be based on the same chassis and use the body, albeit with very subtle differences. Despite its electric nature, the new 5 Series will not be part of BMW\u2019s Neue Klasse chassis, so it sticks with a modified CLAR chassis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_419684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-419684\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-419684\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-830x830.jpg\" alt=\"02 BMW i5 2 830x830\" width=\"830\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 02 BMW i5 2 830x830\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-419684\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20830%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-830x830.jpg\" alt=\"02 BMW i5 2 830x830\" width=\"830\" height=\"830\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/02-BMW-i5-2.jpg 1800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 02 BMW i5 2 830x830\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-419684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo provided by instagram.com\/wilcoblok<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How do we know this is a BMW i5 Touring, rather than a normal 5er, if they look the same? A few different ways. For starters, it has no exhaust pipes, as it has no engine. BMW doesn\u2019t do fake exhausts (mercifully), so without visible tips, you know it\u2019s electric. Another tell is the grille. Looking at this car\u2019s kidney grille, you can see that it\u2019s shaped normally and is completely blacked out, just like the BMW i4. Again, no engine means no frontal cooling. Lastly, though, and this one might be a bit too subtle\u2014it says \u201cElectric Test Vehicle\u201d on the side of the car.<\/p>\n<p>Customers love the 5 Series Touring for its blend of handsome looks, near-perfect blend of handling and comfort, and its long-roof practicality. If BMW can offer that same package with an electric powertrain, decent range, and an attractive price, it will be every bit as popular as the standard car, potentially even more so. It will be very interesting to see what the i5 Touring is like when it debuts and how it\u2019s received by customers but I have a feeling it\u2019s going to be a hit. Especially since it looks like a properly handsome BMW, rather than a beaver-toothed ogre.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2022\/12\/2024-bmw-i5-touring-spied-as-an-electrifying-suv-alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Car Scoops<\/a>] [Top Rendering: <a href=\"https:\/\/topelectricsuv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TopElectricSUV<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMW\u2019s next generation of 5 Series is on the way and with it will come the all-electric BMW i5. As with the standard 5 Series, the BMW i5 will also come with a wagon version, which will make it the first electric wagon in BMW\u2019s history and one of the more exciting Bimmers in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":38300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}