Not the whole lot at BMW’s sales space in Munich this week is concerning the iX3 on the IAA Mobility Present. And that’s factor—as a result of whereas the all-electric SUV has dominated the headlines, some followers are anticipating a change of tempo. BMW delivered with one thing way more eye-catching than a household crossover: a brand-new M5 Touring.
Completed in a shocking shade of Daytona Violet and loaded with M Efficiency Components, this long-roof supercar is something however refined. The G99 construct wears a full carbon fiber physique equipment, non-compulsory carbon-ceramic brakes, and maybe probably the most placing wheels in BMW’s present portfolio: the 1075 M design in Frozen Gold Bronze. With their “Y” spoke format and self-leveling heart caps—a trick borrowed from Rolls-Royce—these wheels make the M5 Touring stand out even in a corridor full of latest metallic.
This G99 is undoubtedly an train in opulence, and an costly one at that. In Germany, the ultimate invoice edges dangerously near €200,000 as soon as all extras are factored in, proper all the way down to the M-branded tire valve stem caps. There might ultimately be a fair pricier model if BMW ever decides to launch an M5 CS Touring. Nevertheless, even when such a spicy variant is deliberate, don’t anticipate to see it earlier than the Life Cycle Impulse.
The long-roof M5 is believed to bear its LCI in mid-2027. Camouflaged prototypes of the facelifted sedan have already been noticed testing, however the wagon has but to seem in entrance of the automobile paparazzi’s lens. Each physique types will obtain the Neue Klasse remedy previewed by the iX3. Which means main adjustments in and out. Relying on style, this might be good or dangerous information. Some could want the present automobile with its previous-generation design language and iDrive, whereas others are eagerly awaiting an M5 with the recent look and avant-garde infotainment.
Seeing the brand new iX3 alongside the X3 and M5 Touring at IAA Munich highlights simply how dramatically totally different BMWs of tomorrow will probably be. By the top of 2027, greater than 40 new or up to date fashions will be part of the reborn Neue Klasse lineup. It signifies that in simply two years, the portfolio will look vastly totally different. For higher or worse, each present and next-generation fashions will hint their lineage again to the brand new iX3.
The subsequent automobiles to undertake the Neue Klasse remedy arrive in 2026. BMW will unveil the electrical i3 sedan and its gas-fueled 3 Sequence sibling subsequent 12 months, together with the next-generation X5 and the facelifted 7 Sequence. Protected to say, Munich is holding busy.
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