X5 [Spy Shots] Next Gen BMW X5 (G65) and iX5 - coming in 2027?

[Merc1]

Indeed it will have a hard time against X5.
Why someone would by the new GLE when its 80% the old car with few cosmetic "improvements".

Same reason why anyone buys any car that has had a facelift. Is this even a serious question? 99% of buyers don't know where you got this 80% number from nor do they care. Using this logic, no one would ever buy a merely "facelifted" vehicle.

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[Esp5]

Los datos más recientes disponibles para una comparación precisa en los EE. UU. son de 2024, pero calculo que no deberían haber cambiado mucho para 2025.

GLE - 67.928 unidades
X5 - 72.573 unidades

Es un hecho que, considerando el trabajo realizado por cada uno (un segundo rediseño, extraño y anticuado desde el principio, frente a un modelo completamente nuevo, más innovador que nunca), esta diferencia no hará más que aumentar, tal como sucederá en el resto del mundo. No se debe subestimar la importancia económica de vender 10 000, 20 000 o 30 000 unidades o más que antes; por eso se está realizando todo este trabajo.

La base del éxito actual de BMW reside precisamente en un mayor trabajo y una mejor ejecución, con productos más acordes a las necesidades del consumidor actual; los diseños de Mercedes últimamente dan la impresión de apuntar a un público objetivo de mayor edad media, lo que, en mi opinión, es una de las razones por las que su cuota de mercado disminuye año tras año.

Sin olvidar que el nuevo X5 incluye una versión eléctrica y el GLE no, así que sí, todo parece indicar que se avecina una derrota épica, The GLE is a beautiful SUV, but like everything, it has an expiration date.

 

[Esp5]

In English
The most recent data available for an accurate comparison in the US is from 2024, but I estimate that it shouldn't have changed much by 2025.

GLE - 67,928 units
X5 - 72,573 units

It's a fact that, considering the work done by each (a second redesign, strange and outdated from the start, versus a completely new model, more innovative than ever), this difference will only increase, just as it will in the rest of the world. The economic importance of selling 10,000, 20,000, or 30,000 units or more than before shouldn't be underestimated; that's why all this work is being done.

The foundation of BMW's current success lies precisely in more work and better execution, with products more in line with the needs of today's consumer. Mercedes' recent designs seem to be targeting an older demographic, which, in my opinion, is one of the reasons their market share is declining year after year.

Not to mention that the new X5 includes an electric version, while the GLE doesn't, so yes, it all seems to point to an epic defeat. The GLE is a beautiful SUV, but like everything, it has an expiration date.

 

[SCOTT27]

These SUV’s have a loyal following so when GLE was the M-Klasse or ML-Klasse after Dr Reitzle intervened. Potential
Customers came enamoured when they saw it being stomped by a Tyrannosaurus or two in Jurassic Park. Just as the X5 stunned at the NAIAS in 1999 driving down an indoor ski slope.

X5 customers have more or less stuck with the X5 and probably still will after the 5th Generation.
The X5 promises pure BMW characteristics but with all wheel drive and a higher driving position.
Same goes for the GLE-Klasse. In the age of the SUV and its dominance they offer the magic ingredients to have repeat customers, generations over.

 

[Titot]

Ynguldyn's update on the long wheelbase G78:

-G78 iX5 L may get a range extender model. This is the first REX since the old i3 I'm seeing.

 

[jphcbpa]

Ynguldyn's update on the long wheelbase G78:

-G78 iX5 L may get a range extender model. This is the first REX since the old i3 I'm seeing.

Only for China ?