宝马i5轿车最新细节最近曝光，该车主要竞争车型为特斯拉Model S。宝马i5将于2019年在莱比锡工厂与i3和i8共线生产。该车将最多限度拉长轴距，缩短前后悬，因此内部空间将比3系车更大。同时，由于电机设置在两个后轮之间，因此不会影响到行李箱容积，足以容纳一家人出行所需行李。宝马i5纯电动版是一辆四门，四座轿车，采用前置101千瓦/135马力和后置168千瓦/225马力双电机组合。而插电混动版包括一台205千瓦/275马力后置电机和一台前置三缸或四缸引擎动力组合。这两种版本都将标配扭矩矢量全驱系统，而为了提升性能，该车也将像i3和i8一样，车身结构将采用碳纤维材质，使车重降至1564公斤以下。

 

BMW i5 sedan details emerge, will be offered in electric and plug-in hybrid flavors

A new report sheds some light about the BMW i5 sedan which will be positioned as a Tesla Model S rival.

 

More than a month ago we heard BMW's R&D boss Klaus Froehlich saying the third "i" model won't be out before the end of the decade, but now Automobile Magazine mentions the i5 is set to enter production at the Leipzig factory in 2019 where it will share the assembly line with the i3 and i8. It will be more spacious than a 3-Series by mixing up the longest possible wheelbase with short overhangs while the trunk will be spacious enough to carry a family's luggage as capacity won't be hampered by the electric motor since that will be positioned between the rear wheels.

 

The BMW i5 will be available as a pure electric four-door, four-seater sedan with a rear-mounted 225 bhp (168 kW) electric motor working together with a 135 bhp (101 kW) electric motor mounted at the front. The plug-in hybrid version is expected to combine a more potent 275 bhp (205 kW) rear electric motor with a 3- or 4-cylinder combustion engine driving the front axle.

 

Both configurations are going to come as standard with a torque-vectoring AWD setup and BMW's engineers are aiming to keep the weight below 3,450 lbs (1,564 kg) by using carbon fiber in the vehicle's construction as they did with the i3 & i8 duo.