宝马X5上市已经有接近20年了，在这期间该车曾在2006和2014进行过两次更新换代。现在，宝马准备跳过2018款X5直接推出下一代2019款车型。据宝马博客介绍，新一代X5将于明年夏季发布，随后将于秋季上市。现行版F15X5最早将于明年7月停产，随后将很快投产新车。谍照显示，新一代X5将采用新的前脸，从前大灯到双肾格栅都是新的，甚至侧面轮廓也与现行版不同。新车将与现行版7系共享宝马的CLAR模块化平台。由于采用了更多轻量化材质，预计整备质量将比现行版的2122公斤仅一步降低。除了采用新平台，新一代X5还将搭载新引擎。虽然宝马官方未透露引擎细节，但CLAR平台支持宝马最新系列引擎，从四缸插电混动到V12。而X5 M仍将搭载取自新款M5的4.4升V8双涡轮引擎。
BMW X5 To Skip Facelift, Next-Gen Model Coming Summer 2018
Believe it or not, the BMW X5 has been on the market for nearly 20 years now. In that time SUV has undergone two major makeovers – one in 2006, and the most recent coming in 2014. But now for the 2019 model year, in honor of the SUV’s 10th anniversary, the German automaker will skip the the typical facelift for an entirely new platform.
According to BMWBlog, the new BMW X5 will arrive in summer of 2018, followed by a market launch in fall of the same year. The current F15 X5 is scheduled to end production at BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina plant as early as July 2018, and the new model is scheduled to take its place shortly thereafter.
Spy photos have given us an early look at the updated SUV, showing off its new front fascia, ranging from the headlights to the dual kidney grille, and even the profile. The new X5 will ride on BMW’s modular CLAR platform, which currently underpins cars like the 7 Series. The new underpinnings will feature an extensive use of lightweight materials, which should give the SUV a lighter curb weight overall. The current model tips the scales at 4,680 pounds (2,122 kilograms).
Alongside a new platform, the BMW X5 will come with a range of new engines, too. No official details on the engine have been given, but the CLAR platform supports BMW’s latest range of engines, everything from a four-cylinder plug-in hybrid, to a biturbo V12. An M variant, if produced, would likely use the same 4.4-liter biturbo V8 found in the new M5.