{"id":85042,"date":"2026-03-16T09:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85042"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:52:06","slug":"bmw-confirms-china-next-generation-x5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85042","title":{"rendered":"BMW Confirms China Is Getting A Different Next-Generation X5"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>The new BMW X5 will spawn a separate version for China as part of the Neue Klasse lineup.<\/li>\n<li>CEO Oliver Zipse confirmed the China-exclusive X5 in the Q&amp;A session following the BMW Group&#8217;s annual conference.<\/li>\n<li>The model&#8217;s internal codename is likely G78, different from the global version&#8217;s G65.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>BMW intends to roll out 40 new models by the end of 2027, and the next-generation X5 is among them. While most of the world is getting the \u201cG65\u201d car that paparazzi have repeatedly spied, a separate version is brewing. Once again, the luxury automaker is developing a derivative specifically for the Chinese market.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Oliver Zipse made the disclosure during a Q&amp;A session following the BMW Group\u2019s annual conference last week. While the company\u2019s outgoing boss didn\u2019t go into details, reports claim this second variant is internally codenamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/06\/06\/bmw-x5-g78-for-2027\/\">\u201cG78.\u201d<\/a> If it\u2019s anything like the current X5 sold in China, it\u2019ll have a longer wheelbase.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s \u201cG18,\u201d available in the world\u2019s largest market, has a 130-millimeter (5.1-inch) stretch between the axles. With a wheelbase of 3105 mm (122 in), it matches the X7. Longer rear doors make it easier to get in and out of the back seats, which are often more luxurious than those in global BMWs. Of course, the benefit of an elongated wheelbase is found in the superior legroom compared with the equivalent international model.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2027-bmw-x5-g65-spy-photos-18.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-498481\" title=\"2027 BMW X5 G65 SPY PHOTOS 18\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2027-bmw-x5-g65-spy-photos-18-830x554.jpg\" alt=\"2027 BMW X5 G65 SPY PHOTOS 18\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2027-bmw-x5-g65-spy-photos-18-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2027-bmw-x5-g65-spy-photos-18-1535x1024.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2027-bmw-x5-g65-spy-photos-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2027-bmw-x5-g65-spy-photos-18-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2027-bmw-x5-g65-spy-photos-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2027-bmw-x5-g65-spy-photos-18.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to sources familiar with BMW\u2019s agenda, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/03\/04\/2027-bmw-x5-specs-leaked\/\">fifth-generation X5 will be bigger<\/a>. Its wheelbase is allegedly growing by 60 mm (2.36 in) to 3035 mm (119.4 in). It\u2019s reasonable to assume the version for China will have an even longer wheelbase, possibly exceeding that of the outgoing \u201cG18.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before BMW stretches out the new X5 in China, it\u2019s about to introduce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/02\/23\/bmw-ix3-long-wheelbase-hits-the-road\/\">long-wheelbase iX3<\/a> (\u201cNA6\u201d). The first regional Neue Klasse model premieres next month at the Beijing Auto Show, where it\u2019ll share the spotlight with the 7 Series facelift. Ironically, the company\u2019s flagship doesn\u2019t have a long-wheelbase version. That\u2019s despite the fact it carries the \u201cL\u201d suffix in its name for the Chinese market. It\u2019s likely a marketing technique to lure in more buyers.<\/p>\n<p>While the standard X5 is entering production this fall at the Spartanburg Plant, its Chinese cousin should follow in January 2027. The longer variant could be assembled at the Dadong factory, as is the case today. Similarly, BMW is likely to build the fully electric iX5 there as well.<\/p>\n<p>In China, BMW also sells long-wheelbase versions of the X1\/iX1 and X3\/iX3 alongside three stretched sedans: 2 Series Gran Coupe, 3 Series\/i3, and 5 Series\/i5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary The new BMW X5 will spawn a separate version for China as part of the Neue Klasse lineup. CEO Oliver Zipse confirmed the China-exclusive X5 in the Q&amp;A session following the BMW Group&#8217;s annual conference. The model&#8217;s internal codename is likely G78, different from the global version&#8217;s G65. BMW intends to roll out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85043,"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-85042","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\/85042","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}