Last year, SUV sales exceeded sedans for the first time, and competition in the SUV market gradually spread to medium and large SUVs, in addition to the old three BBA products such as BMW X5 and second-tier luxury brands, there are also new entrants such as Gaohe HiPhi X, Tank 500, and Ideal L9 to join the competition.
Faced with this situation, BMW decided to take the lead in breaking the situation, making the X5 domestic and lengthening the wheelbase, while further reducing the price. Recently, the much-anticipated BMW Brilliance X5 has finally ushered in the official listing, with a price range of 605,000-775,000 yuan, providing a total of 4 models, which is much cheaper than the imported version of 69.99-83.99 million. The specific prices for the new car are as follows:
See the new car in one minute:
1. The design of the new car is highly consistent with the imported version
2. The configuration is optimized for the local market
3. The body length is 130mm, and the wheelbase is the same as the X7
The domestic BMW X5 continues the design of the imported version of the model, and also provides the M Performance kit of blue M sports calipers and M sports exhaust pipes, which I believe everyone is already very familiar with.
The exterior can only be distinguished from the new chrome trim strips added to the air intakes on both sides of the bumper, as well as the BMW Brilliance and Li logos at the rear of the car, and the chrome decoration has been added to the aerodynamic kit of the front fender, making the overall luxury atmosphere heavier.
The laser headlights of the new car optimize the high beam function, increasing the light path of the anti-glare high beam lamp to 600 meters, further reducing the impact on others. The largest rim size of the imported version is 21 inches, while the domestic X5 has a 22-inch version.
Although the imported version of the body size data is at the same level as the Mercedes-Benz GLE, the actual rear legroom is better than the GLE.
The biggest highlight of the domestic X5 is that it is 130mm longer than the imported version, the length, width and height are 5060/2004/1779mm, and the wheelbase has reached 3105mm.
The length of the car is already the same as the Audi Q7 with a 7-seat layout, and the wheelbase is longer, which is actually the same as the BMW X7, which makes the domestic X5 have the largest rear space in its class, which greatly improves the practicality.
The interior of the domestic BMW X5 is also a familiar layout, but the details have been optimized. For example, chrome buttons have been added to the steering wheel and doors, the speaker grille of harman Kardon audio has become metallic, and the wireless charging pad is set in front of the gear.
The main difference with the imported version is focused on the configuration upgrade, such as the opening and closing of the window can be controlled by voice, the car machine system has been locally optimized, supporting QQ music, Himalaya and other applications, as well as CarPlay and Baidu CarLife functions.
The rear row adds boss keys and multimedia control systems, and comes standard with electromagnetic suspension, and the high-end model will have air suspension, which is optional for 23,000 yuan on the imported version.
The new car's seats feature a new punching treatment and diamond check design, the front seat backrests are embossed with the word "X5", and sensafin soft synthetic leather is breathable and smooth. At the same time, according to the preferences of Chinese users, the cushion has been thickened by 15 mm and the backrest angle has been increased to 31 degrees, making the riding comfort better.
In terms of power, the domestic X5 will also be equipped with a 2.0T (B48B20G) four-cylinder and 3.0T (B58B30C) inline six-cylinder engine, with a maximum power of 245Ps and 333Ps, respectively, and the transmission system is still matched with an 8AT transmission. Both engines have less horsepower than the imported 265Ps and 340Ps, but have the same torque.
The latter xDrive 40Li can complete 0-100km/h acceleration in 6 seconds, which is not much different from the imported version of 5.5 seconds. Interestingly, although the domestic X5 has a longer body, the weight is basically the same as the imported version.
I believe that there must be friends who are worried that the quality of the domestic X5 will be worse than the imported version, but it is not. BMW currently occupies 75% of BMW Brilliance's shares, which shows the importance it attaches to the Chinese market.
It has the largest R&D and digitalization sites in China outside of Germany, located in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Nanjing. The domestic X5 is produced by BMW's Shenyang Dadong plant with uniform quality standards, including a 2.0T engine, while the 3.0T is supplied through imports.
The chassis was specially tuned by BMW's Headquarters in Germany and retained the rear anti-roll bar. Refer to the domestic BMW X3 and 5 series to know that its seats, sunroof, NVH, aluminum alloy dosage will be better than the imported version. Therefore, domestic X5 does not have to worry about the material in this piece.
Imported X5s sold a total of 54,798 units last year, compared with 51,646 by major rival Mercedes-Benz GLE and 17,183 Audi Q7s. Although these three models have a target group, the imported X5 pays attention to sports control, the GLE focuses on luxury, and the Q7 has a 7-seat layout, but now the domestic X5 is obviously a more balanced product.
In addition to threatening old rivals, the domestic X5 has more space, increased configuration, and cheap price, and to a certain extent, it has also grabbed the cake of second-tier luxury brands, such as Volvo XC90, Lincoln Aviator, Lexus RX, Infiniti QX60 and other models.
As for the Bimmers who still want to pursue the original taste, they can still choose the imported version of X5, but later may introduce models with higher configurations and prices to distinguish them from the domestic version. It can be seen that the domestic X5 and the imported version are cooperating with each other, each has a corresponding market segment, and what BMW wants to do is to eat all men and women.
Netizen Comments:
Netizen 1: X5 is domestic, will GLE and Q7 be far away?
Netizen 2: It should be changed in the medium term and then domestically, and now it may be bought for less than 2 years
Netizen 3: If you want to make the X5L price sincere, it is unlikely, look at BMW's other car series, domestic is not much cheaper than imported