BMW M5 Velocity Yellow Races Into 2026 Chicago Auto Present

We are able to’t realistically count on automakers to host world premieres at each automobile present they attend. With curiosity in conventional occasions waning and types pulling out of sure venues altogether, we needs to be grateful BMW has dedicated to a different Chicago Auto Present. The 2026 version marks the occasion’s 118th. Having first been organized again in 1901, it’s one of many oldest within the enterprise.

BMWBLOG is on location, and we couldn’t go up the chance to {photograph} this eye-catching M5 G90. Munich’s tremendous sedan wears a BMW Particular person shade and pairs Velocity Yellow paint with Jet Black 951M wheels. We’re nonetheless patiently ready for BMW to supply the M5 basic silver alloys, because it did a few years in the past with the M2 and M3.

Elsewhere, BMW splurged on the M Carbon Exterior Package deal, which contrasts the yellow end with carbon-fiber accents on the mirror caps, roof, and trunk-lid spoiler. Whereas the M Efficiency Components catalog is filled with goodies for the G90, this specific construct may be configured instantly by means of the net configurator. If you’d like further M bits, although, you’ll must get in contact together with your native supplier.

Whereas the outside is unapologetically daring, BMW performed it secure inside by choosing black leather-based and carbon-fiber trim. By the top of subsequent yr, the M5’s cabin will look very totally different. The Life Cycle Impulse utilized to automobiles constructed from July 2027 will usher within the next-generation infotainment. We’ve already seen on the new iX3 the place a 14.9-inch touchscreen takes heart stage. On the backside of the windshield, a pillar-to-pillar projection renders the digital instrument cluster out of date.

There are additionally whispers of a front-passenger showalongside the removing of most bodily controls. Sure, which means the iDrive rotary knob is nearing the top of its life. We’ve additionally heard by means of the grapevine that BMW plans to make use of extra Alcantara all through the cabin. Nonetheless, nothing has been made official but because the facelift continues to be greater than a yr away.

Within the meantime, BMW is already updating the M5 in Europe, although lovers there aren’t thrilled. The dual-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 is being detuned to adjust to Euro 7 laws. Nonetheless, the discount in combustion-engine output is offset by extra electrical energy, leading to the identical mixed output as earlier than. The ratio between combustion and electrical help stays unchanged in the US, the place the S68 powertrain carries over with out alterations.