The performance of the new BMW i5 is improved in an all-round way! Break 100,340 horses in 6 seconds and have a cruising range of 567 kilometers.

In the past few days, Nianhan has received many messages from riders, most of which are about the new BMW 5 Series, because didn’t I write a car review about the new BMW 5 Series? The riders who asked these questions didn’t understand a little. How many new cars did the BMW 5 Series have, and the fuel was pure electricity for a while, what was going on?

In fact, the BMW 5 Series is not a car, but refers to a series of models. For example, both the BMW 5 and the BMW i5 belong to the BMW 5 Series. Did you understand it at once?

Ok, let’s get down to business. In order to help riders better distinguish the BMW 5 Series, Nianhan will talk about new cars in two parts. In this issue, we will talk about the new BMW i5 first, and then we will talk about the new BMW 5 in detail in the first issue, which will completely peel off the fuel and pure electric vehicles.

Before getting into the topic, Nianhan thinks that we need to know a general situation of the new BMW i5 first. In fact, the new car was officially released in November last year, but it was not listed in China at the same time, but it was postponed to January this year.

The new BMW i5 has launched four models, all of which are eDrive35L versions, with the price range of 439.9-465.9 million.

Ok, let’s take a look at the design of the new BMW i5. It can be said that it is very eye-catching. The new car continues BMW’s family-style design language and uniquely adopts the M sports kit. The overall shape shows a strong sports style.

In addition, the brand-new kidney-shaped air intake grille, with blackened interior and long and narrow LED headlights on both sides, looks very sharp.

The side of the car body adopts a slip-back design with a hidden door handle to create a low-lying posture. The rear of the car is a penetrating LED taillight group, which looks more sporty with the diffuser below.

The performance of the new BMW i5 is obviously stronger in terms of space, and the body size is significantly increased, with a length of 5175mm, a width of 1,900 mm, a height of 1520mm and a wheelbase of 3105mm, so this size will provide more space for the optimization of the interior space of the car. The increase in the height of the car body is actually an engineering design to adapt to the battery pack of i5, which is also a highlight of space optimization.

As for the interior, the new BMW i5 adopts a new design language, and the overall layout is more concise and full of technology. The center console is equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument panel and a 14.9-inch floating central control panel, equipped with the latest iDrive 8 operating system.

In addition, the new car is equipped with HUD head-up display, three-zone automatic air conditioning, BMW intelligent key and other configurations.

What’s more, the new BMW i5 is a pure electric vehicle. The new generation i5 is equipped with the latest software technology of BMW and the operating system version 8.5. At the same time, there are some additional technical support and a new front subframe, which provides the i5 with stronger rigidity than the new 5 Series.

Not to be outdone in terms of performance, the new BMW i5 adopts the fifth-generation eDrive electric drive system, with a maximum power of 250kW, a maximum horsepower of 340 horsepower, a peak torque of 430N·m, a top speed of 190 km/h and a zero acceleration of only 6 seconds.

Unfortunately, however, the new BMW i5 did not introduce a more powerful front and rear dual-motor model, that is, the offshore version of the M50 model. The maximum power of the car reached 400kW, the maximum horsepower was 544 horses, the peak torque was 795N·m, the top speed was 240 km/h, and the zero-hundred acceleration was shorter, only 3.6 seconds!

If this four-wheel drive version is introduced, Nianhan thinks that the estimated price may go up to 600,000, so after this price range is widened, it will naturally cover some middle and high-end customer groups, thus stimulating new car sales. As for why it has not been launched together, I think it should be a conservative strategy to see how the market responds.

As for the battery life, the new BMW i5 is equipped with a 79.05kWh ternary lithium battery made in Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, with a cruising range of 567km under CLTC.

Finally, let’s take a look at the main competitors of the new BMW i5. First of all, Mercedes-Benz EQE must take the lead, followed by Audi e-tron GT, followed by Tesla Model S, Weilai ET7 and Tucki P7, and so on.

These models are all located in medium and large pure electric cars, and they are very competitive in terms of design and interior configuration, including power and endurance.

However, Nianhan believes that Mercedes-Benz EQE and Audi e-tron GT are the most direct competitors of BMW i5. Because these two models have adopted the latest design language of their respective brands, they have certain advantages in terms of interior luxury and technology.

Tesla Model S has strong power and battery life, and is the first choice for consumers who pursue performance and battery life. Weilai ET7 and Tucki P7 have high performance-to-price ratio, and are comprehensive in power, endurance and intelligence.

However, the new BMW i5 has its own advantages, such as the latest design language and technology of BMW mentioned earlier. The new BMW i5 still has certain advantages in handling and driving pleasure, and the price is relatively low compared with these competitors.

Finally, Nianhan briefly summarizes the new BMW i5. This new car may not be the best choice, but the price/performance ratio can be said to be the existence of "top students" among competing models of the same level. This evaluation is very pertinent.