[car home New Car Launches] On November 17th, 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show officially kicked off. At the BMW booth, it brought us (|) models. As a model favored by domestic users, the BMW 5 Series has ushered in the eighth generation of products, and this time coincides with the electrification wave of the automobile market. Therefore, the BMW i5 came into being. In the future, a new generation of BMW 5 Series will be put into production in the BMW Brilliance Dadong factory following the BMW iFACTORY strategy. According to the official, the new car will be a model with emotional design, luxury, electric fun and intelligent technology. It is worth mentioning that, according to the previous plan, a new generation of domestic BMW 5 Series /i5 cars will start production in January next year.
In terms of appearance, the new car has a sharper line design, which outlines a more vivid sense of edges and corners. In the front part, the new car still adopts the kidney-shaped front grille design, and the champagne gold elements are integrated around the grille and the front enclosure, which plays a very good role in embellishment. At the same time, we can also see similar designs at the rim. In addition, the new car has simplified the angel eye headlights to make them more in line with the minimalist aesthetic trend of the current era.
Coming to the side of the car, the new car has a very stretched visual experience, inheriting the elegant temperament of the BMW 5 Series. In the rear part, the new car will adopt a highly recognizable taillight design and incorporate L-shaped chrome decoration, highlighting the luxury attributes of the vehicle. In addition, the new car also designed a "5" bright logo at the corner of Hoxhorn, which can produce a blue breathing effect when the vehicle is charging, which is an exclusive customized design element for domestic users.
Entering the car, the new car is built with the latest generation of family-style design language, reaching the leading level of the brand. First of all, the new car will be equipped with a 12.3-inch LCD instrument+a 14.9-inch touch screen, and adopt the currently very popular joint screen design. In addition, the new car will also be equipped with an encircling interactive light belt, and the concealed air conditioning air outlet will be integrated with the light belt design to make the visual effect inside the car more simple. Finally, the design of the flowing gold plaque in front of the co-pilot was inspired by China, in order to blend a touch of oriental charm into the luxurious atmosphere.
In addition, the new car has been upgraded for the rear row. It is worth mentioning that the new car will be equipped with a rear suspended giant screen. This luxury configuration from the BMW 7 Series will become the exclusive option for domestic long-wheelbase version of the 5 Series customers (not available in overseas versions). The screen size reaches 31 inches, the resolution is 8K, and it supports real-time interconnection. Not only that, the new car will also be equipped with Bowers & Wilkins surround sound system, four-zone automatic independent air conditioning (with independent control panel in the rear) and other high-level configurations. Finally, the front seat backrest will also be equipped with the Chinese character "five" exclusive logo, further highlighting its special status as a domestic version of the model.
The BMW i5 adopts the upgraded fifth-generation eDrive electric drive system, and the eDrive 40 will be equipped with a rear motor, with a maximum power of 340 HP, a peak torque of 430 Nm, an acceleration time of 6.0 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h and a top speed of 193 km/h.. In order to make effective use of space, the 81.2kWh high-voltage battery pack of BMW i5 is placed under the car body. The cruising range of the eDrive 40 model under WLTP is about 497-582 kilometers. (Text/car home Zhouyi)