Some details about the all-new 8th-gen BMW 5 Series were announced at BMW Group’s Annual Conference.

This teaser image is the new 8th-Gen BMW 5 Series which will be revealed in just a few months time. At the BMW Group Annual Conference 2023, Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG shared some insights into the luxury sedan.

The 8th-gen BMW 5 Series is said to be “more dynamic and more comfortable than ever’, and will feature the new operating system 8.5 with the trendy curved display. For the first time, there will be a purely electricity-powered BMW 5 Series, which will adopt the i5 name.

A preview of the new operating system in the BMW 5 Series

The platform which will underpin the 8th-Gen BMW 5 Series features powertrain flexibility, meaning you can expect petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid and all-electric engines. For the performance fans, the next bit of news might have mixed results.

“The all-electric BMW i4 M50 shows how BMW blends dynamic performance and electric mobility to perfection,” said Zipse. “It was the best-selling BMW M model worldwide in 2022. A fully electric performance version from BMW M GmbH will also be included in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan line-up.”

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Hmm, so does that mean the new BMW 5 Series performance flagship will be all-electric? A battery-powered BMW M5? At this stage nothing is confirmed, but it could be badged in a similar style to that of the iX, with the M60i badge indicating performance status.

The brand-new BMW 5 Series will be built exclusively at BMW Group Plant Dingolfing, which is BMW Group’s largest manufacturing site in Europe. The worldwide launch of the new BMW5Series Sedan will get underway in October 2023. The BMW 5 Series is rivalled by the Audi A6, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Lexus GS, to name but a few.

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