On March 1, the BMW Group officially released the official map of the domestic BMW X5 long wheelbase version, which indicates that this luxury medium and large SUV is getting closer and closer to us. Counting carefully, the luxury medium and large SUV that has now been domestically produced has the Cadillac XT6, Lincoln Aviator, Infiniti QX60, etc., plus the upcoming BMW X5, it is foreseeable that the future luxury medium and large SUV market will be more lively, and Mercedes-Benz GLE, Audi Q7, Audi Q8 and Volvo XC90 These luxury medium and large SUVs that have not yet achieved domestic production will no longer have an advantage in competition, at least from the perspective of price. Some people may say that the quality and quality control of BMW X5 after domestic production should be reduced. Is this really the case? In fact, BMW Brilliance's Tiexi plant is the only AAAA-class automobile plant in China, and its manufacturing process ranks second among BMW's 31 factories in the world, which is more stringent in quality control and more advanced than the North American factory that produces BMW X5. Therefore, the concerns of those who say that the quality of the BMW X5 has declined after the domestic production are superfluous.
In terms of design, the domestic BMW X5 long wheelbase version in addition to the change in body size, the overall shape still follows the original taste of the overseas version of the model, the front of the double kidney grille with the narrow headlight group, it is full of movement, the bottom of the lower grille and the two sides of the air intake position is decorated with black honeycomb-like ornaments, enhance the sense of movement of the front. In addition, the new car will also provide an M-sport kit and blue brake calipers to make the appearance more personal. The side profile basically follows the design of the overseas version of the model, but the C-pillar is lengthened to make the side proportions appear more slender.
In the rear part of the car, the outer ring of the taillights is blackened, which looks more cool, and the diffuser at the bottom protrudes outwards, with a total of two exhaust pipes on both sides, which strengthens the sense of movement at the rear of the car. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5060 * 2004 * 1779mm, the wheelbase is 3105mm, compared with the imported version of bmw X5, the length and wheelbase are lengthened by 130mm, and the extended part is mainly concentrated in the C-pillar, which indicates that the rear space of the new car will be more spacious. We expect that the domestic BMW X5 long wheelbase version will re-adjust the chassis suspension, which may be a more comfortable tuning style to meet the driving needs of domestic consumers.
In terms of interior, compared to the imported version of the model, there is no obvious change, the LCD dashboard and the central control screen are 12.3 inches, the "crystal three-piece set" has also been retained, the decorative panel of the center console and the front floor also use a lot of wood grain decoration to enhance the sense of luxury, although the luxurious atmosphere created is not as good as mercedes-Benz GLE, but it is better than the Audi Q7. In addition, the imported BMW X5 does not provide air suspension and variable suspension functions, while the Audi Q7 and Mercedes-Benz GLE do, which is also one of the two places where BMW X5 has been criticized the most, the other place is the rear space is cramped, but the domestic X5 long wheelbase version is lengthened, and the problem of cramped rear space has been well solved. If the domestic BMW X5 long wheelbase version provides air suspension for consumers to choose, is it perfect?
Through the official chart, the rear leg space of the domestic BMW X5 is obviously improved, and the cushions of the seats on both sides have also been lengthened, and the riding experience is more comfortable, which is undoubtedly a concrete embodiment of the BMW Group's "currying favor" with the Chinese, after all, compared with overseas consumers, domestic consumers should be more concerned about the riding comfort of the rear space.
In terms of power, the new car is available in 2.0T and 3.0T engines, with a maximum power of 272 hp and 370 hp respectively, and the drivetrain is an 8AT transmission provided by ZF, and the whole series is equipped with xDrive timely four-wheel drive system as standard. The four-wheel drive system has the average ability to get out of trouble, not as good as Audi's quattro four-wheel drive system and Mercedes-Benz's 4MATIC four-wheel drive system. It is reported that the new car may be officially listed in April. So, for the domestic BMW X5 long wheelbase version, are you looking forward to it?