{"id":85875,"date":"2026-06-30T09:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85875"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:03:32","slug":"bmw-ix5-60-g65-leaked-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85875","title":{"rendered":"BMW\u2019s Next X5 Leaked Two Days Early, And The Split Tailgate Is Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Photos of the next-generation BMW X5 (G65) hit Instagram two days before BMW was set to pull the cover off the car itself. But for most of us, this is nothing new. The car already leaked back in March, though some of those early photos were ambiguous enough that it wasn\u2019t clear if they were real or AI-generated. The model leaked is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/06\/16\/bmw-x5-g65-weight-spread-chassis\/\">iX5 60<\/a>, the electric range-topper, caught in full production trim from the front, side, and rear.<\/p>\n<h2>A face Borrowed From The iX3, With One New Trick<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaIYamIDQcI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaIYamIDQcI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; 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The kidney grille looks slightly different, both in height and width. What truly sets the X5 apart is the daytime running light graphic: the photos show a stylized X pattern worked into the lighting signature, which gives the X5 its own identity for both day and night running lights instead of just inheriting the iX3\u2019s look wholesale. The lower fascia leans aggressive, with the kind of deep, sculpted air intakes and blacked-out trim that signal an M Sport-style treatment rather than a base car.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_inside\">\n<h3>Up next<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"related-posts\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/06\/16\/2027-bmw-x5-g65-first-drive-review\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-BMW-X5-G65-camouflaged-prototype-8-120x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2027 BMW X5 G65 CAMOUFLAGED PROTOTYPE 8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-BMW-X5-G65-camouflaged-prototype-8-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2027-BMW-X5-G65-camouflaged-prototype-8-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_inside_text\">\n<h4>We Drove the 2027 BMW X5 Prototype \u2014 Here Is What It Feels Like<\/h4>\n<div class=\"exp\">\n\t\tSpartanburg, South Carolina, is BMW\u2019s American heartland. Plant Spartanburg has built X5s since 1999, and it is fitting that&#8230;\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>Flared Fenders And Door Handles From A Six-Figure Roadster<\/h2>\n<p>In profile, the wheel arches are pushed out hard enough that the fender flares read as a styling statement on their own, not just a way to fit bigger tires. The bigger story is the door handles. They sit low, just under the window line, in the same winglet shape BMW previously reserved for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/08\/02\/bmw-speedtop-sold-out\/\">Speedtop<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/02\/13\/production-bmw-skytop-proves-beautiful-design-still-exists\/\">Skytop<\/a>, two ultra-low-volume specialty builds. Putting that design on a mainstream SUV that will sell in real numbers is a bigger deal than it looks. It also shows how BMW is thinking: some design elements, even from highly-exclusive models, do eventually end up on the more affordable models.<\/p>\n<h2>We\u2019ve Said It Before: The Tailgate Is Gone!<\/h2>\n<p>At the rear, the family resemblance to the iX3 continues with a light bar that runs nearly the full width of the car, broken only by the BMW roundel in the middle. The graphic itself is different enough, and the bumper and lower skirting are shaped differently enough, that nobody who knows what they\u2019re looking at will confuse an X5 for an iX3 in a parking lot. The X5 seems also larger than the outgoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/06\/06\/bmw-x5-g05-reliability-best-generation\/\">G05 X5<\/a>, but we will find out on Tuesday by how much.<\/p>\n<h2>First-Ever Electric X5<\/h2>\n<p>The iX5 60 xDrive is the G65 in its most extreme form. It uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/12\/03\/bmw-gen6-charging-800v-explained\/\">BMW\u2019s sixth-generation eDrive technology on an 800V architecture<\/a> \u2014 the voltage level that allows faster charging and more efficient power delivery \u2014 with cylindrical battery cells, the format that Tesla has used for years and that most of the industry has now adopted. The battery is 144 kWh usable in the US (141 kWh in Europe), which BMW confirms is the largest high-voltage pack it has put in any production model. Two motors produce a combined 425 kW \u2014 578 horsepower \u2014 and xDrive all-wheel drive is standard.<\/p>\n<p>It is also, by a considerable margin, the heaviest X5 ever built. The weight difference between the lightest G65 and the iX5 is approximately 600 kilograms \u2014 more than 1,300 pounds. The iX5 comes with air suspension, electronically controlled adaptive dampers, active rear steering, and active roll stabilization as standard.<\/p>\n<p>There will be more variants, and further details about each model, revealed on Tuesday, so stay tuned for a full coverage on BMWBLOG and on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/bmwblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube channel<\/a>! In the meantime, you can see our exclusive test drive of the 2027 BMW X5 prototype right below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"cmplazyload\" data-cmp-vendor=\"s30\" data-cmp-purpose=\"c52\" title=\"We Drove the 2027 BMW X5 Before the World Reveal \u2014 First Drive\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-cmp-type=\"text\/plain\" data-cmp-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IKchGNvs2jg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[The top image is an older render we\u2019ve made]<\/p>\n<p>First published by https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos of the next-generation BMW X5 (G65) hit Instagram two days before BMW was set to pull the cover off the car itself. But for most of us, this is nothing new. 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