With such an extensive line -up, BMW works around the clock to keep its numerous products fresh and competitive. There is always something in the works whether a next generation model or a life cycle impulse. Spy videos recorded in Austria show both types of new models. The following clip is a window in the future of the Fifth Generation X5 (G65). Judging by the license plate, which ends in “E”, we assume that it is either a plug-in hybrid or a full electrical IX5.
But that’s not the most interesting part of the X5 prototype. Although the video is shot from afar, we cannot help but notice tiny winglets above the belt line. It looks like BMW is giving the G65 the tiny door handles that we saw on the vision of new class X. last year. Oddly enough, the 2026 IX3 – which the concept priced – you will not have. Instead, the second generation IX3, like other BMWs, which are offered for sale today, will take a lower flush door handle.
The new X5 will definitely have some NEE class design cues. About a year ago, a dealer mentioned X-shaped headlights in the United States. She probably referred to the inner graphic, not to the shape of the headlight itself. Whatever may be the case, the front fascia will have a “common” look with “probably the coolest thing” with “common” look [headlights] I saw. “These quotes are more than just a hot gossip.
The G65 is expected to enter production in August 2026, so that its world premiere is to take place in about a year. BMW keeps the V8 engine alive for another generation for the X5 M60 XDrive. According to reports, BMW plans a second M performance version as a purely electric IX5 M70 XDrive. The unconfirmed name with a higher number suggests that the EV packs more blow than the 4.4-liter V8 engine of the gas model. A plug-in hybrid-x5 M60E could also be in the open.
A second spy video shows the 7 Series LCI, which is either a PHEV or an EV based on the license plate. We bow to the former because the lower section of the renal grille is not closed. It indicates that there is a combustion engine below the bonnet that has to be cooled down. The horizontal slats indicate that it is the M760E, but we cannot see whether there are quad exhaust pipes. Even from this point of view, you can observe the back of the new central touchscreen for the iDrive X. The next generation infotainment is impressive 17.9 inches.
The jury is still adopted whether the G70 presented with the G70 shown will still have split headlights. We cannot see the upper strip of the LED day running lights. However, this was also the case with early prototypes of the 7 -generation of the 7 Series of the current generation. The fact that the most important headlights (even if still temporarily) are so low makes us believe that BMW does not yet give up two lights.
The 7-series facelift could arrive a little earlier than the next generation X5. The updated flagship sedan in Bavaria allegedly entered production in July 2026 a month before the SUV.
