While the new 2019 BMW X5 is anticipated to have its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show this October, likely making its online debut earlier in the summer, Russian website Autoreview claims to have the first official photos of the car.
Obviously, you’re waiting to learn if they’re real. Sorry to disappoint, but at this point, we can neither confirm nor deny their authenticity, but we will say that the details on the X5 pictured here, including certain telling elements like the positioning and shape of the rear reflectors, match what we’ve seen in the latest G05-codenamed prototypes.
We asked our own artist, Josh Byrnes, who was the one who actually stumbled on the photos, for his two cents. “If they’re fakes, then they’re pretty convincing. I believe most of the details line up with the spy shots,” said Josh.
If anything, even if these images prove to be cunningly disguised renders, this is what we expect the real fourth-generation X5 to look like anyway.
For reference, here’s our rendition of the new X5 based on BMW’s test cars.
And here’s what the guys over at Bimmerpost came up with.
The exterior styling is evolutionary with the 2019 X5 fusing elements from the current BMW X3 and the forthcoming BMW X7 that we’ve seen in concept form. That’s not to say that Munich isn’t introducing some fresh design cues like the oversized double kidney grille that dominates the front, or the kinked crease on the rear fenders and more bulbous taillights.
It’s an evolutionary tale inside too, with the new X5 adopting an array of climate controls and other buttons just under the center screen, together with a number of buttons and new switchgear on the lower center console. You’ll also notice the digitalized instrument cluster flanked by a large central touchscreen for controlling all infotainment functions on the right.
Slightly bigger but a lot lighter
Beyond the design, the G05-codenamed luxury SUV is built around the same CLAR (cluster architecture) platform as the 7-Series with a new suspension. Despite a modest growth spurt that will improve cargo as well as second- and third-row passenger space, it’s expected to be significantly lighter than the current vehicle, with some reports placing the savings at over 200kg (440lbs).
Four, six and eight-cylinder engines
Borrowing its powertrains from the latest 5-Series, the 2019 BMW X5 will offer 2.0-liter four, 3.0-liter straight-six and 4.4-liter eight-cylinder turbocharged gasoline alongside 2.0-liter four and 3.0-liter six-cylinder turbo diesel units. The most potent offering will be the X5 M with the M5’s monstrous 592 hp (441 kW / 600 PS) twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 combined with xDrive all-wheel drive.
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