The current BMW X5 was released in the second half of 2018, the calculation time is now more than 3 years, the original factory is also undergoing a small modification of the test operation, from the previous spy photos taken, the launch time should not be too far. According to the news intercepted by foreign media, I am afraid that I will not have a chance to see it this year, and it is expected that the listing time will wait until April 2023.
And the small modification of the X5 will also be replaced with a new engine, which makes the M50i, a 4.4-liter twin-turbo performance model originally equipped with the original N63, get some power improvements, so it is likely that the M50i will be changed to M60i. The N63 engine used by the X5's high-performance model, the M50i, is somewhat old, first released in 2008, and its excellent performance has been proven for 10 years.
BMW is rumored to be developing a new engine code-named S68, which also maintains a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine setting, and the maximum horsepower of the S68 may be increased to 535 compared to the N63's 523 hp and 76.5 kg of torque. Detailed specifications and exact numbers are uncertain, but it doesn't seem like a good deal to develop a new engine for 12 horsepower. So it is more likely that the S68 engine will be equipped with a light oil-electric system to further improve fuel consumption and meet the need to reduce carbon emissions.
Not only the top gauge model upgrades, the X5 xDrive40i sport model, the X5 xDrive45e plug-in hybrid, the output will also be improved. Although the B57 diesel engine model has not been replaced with a new engine, the original factory has also carried out the third technical upgrade for this engine, and it is expected that there will still be a certain degree of improvement in fuel consumption or power.