We’re still wrapping our heads around the 2023 BMW i7, but spy photographers have snapped new photos of its smaller sibling. Caught undergoing testing in Germany, this 2024 i5 prototype is heavily disguised but is wearing production headlights. While they’re largely obscured by camouflage, we can see they’ll have vertical LED daytime running lights that double as turn signals.
Additional details are hard to make out,
but the model has a wide kidney grille and a sizable lower intake with
prominent supports. We can also see vertical air curtains, an angular shoulder
line, and minimalist door handles. They’re joined by a discreet rear spoiler,
an upward sweeping beltline, and obligatory “electric test vehicle” badging.
While there isn’t much to see outside, spy
photographers snapped a handful of interior pictures. Despite extensive
camouflage, it’s clear the model will be equipped with a Curved Display which
should consist of a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 14.9-inch infotainment
system. Elsewhere, there’s an i7-like steering wheel and a large iDrive
controller. The latter is surrounded by new switchgear and a minimalist
shifter.
Performance specifications remain shrouded
in secrecy, but the i7 likely gives us a few hints at what to expect. The i7
xDrive60 has a 101.7 kWh battery pack that feeds a dual-motor all-wheel drive
system with a combined output of 536 hp and 745
Nm of torque. This enables the model to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in
4.7 seconds and travel up to 625 km on a single charge in the WLTP
cycle. It will be followed by additional variants including a high-performance
i7 M70 xDrive, which has a dual motor all-wheel drive system generating a
combined output “well over” 592 hp and 1,000 Nm of torque. The M variant will rocket to 100 km/h in less than four
seconds.
