Bmw i5 sold for 439,900-639,900 yuan was officially listed.

　　[New car listed in car home] On January 25th, (|) was officially listed.A total of five models were launched.The price range is 439.9-639.9 million yuan.As the mainstay of BMW brand, the 5 Series family has been the eighth generation brand-new model since it was born in 1972, and it has brought pure electric BMW i5 for the first time, which indicates that the best-selling BMW has entered the era of intelligent electric. In terms of car purchase benefits, BMW /MINI owners who purchase BMW i5 models can choose up to 18,000 yuan for purchase tax and insurance support.

● New car features

　　In terms of appearance, the i5 and 5 Series also have two appearance styles: sports suit and luxury suit, and there is no obvious difference between the fuel vehicle and the pure electric vehicle. In fact, in comparison, the version of sports appearance design, especially the front face, looks more dynamic, and the design style of sports suit is not unassuming, which can be called IKEA Yishang.

　　The length, width and height are 5175/1900/1520mm respectively, and the wheelbase is still 3105mm, which is consistent with the current models. However, the side profile of the car body has been completely redesigned, and the long tail of the car is replaced by the short and smooth slip-back shape on the new model, so the whole car body posture looks more sporty, and there is no incongruity in the lengthened model. In terms of details, the luminous digital logo on the C-pillar of the new car is exclusive to the domestic version of the car, and this logo will flash on the i5 according to the charging state.

　　When we arrived at the rear of the car, the brand-new model adopted a simple design scheme. The horizontal visual effect of the car was highlighted by horizontally stretching the elements such as headlights and decorative strips, and the three-dimensional and stylish surrounding made the young movement more in place.

　　The interior design scheme of BMW 7 Series has also been applied and evolved on the brand-new 5 Series. The interactive atmosphere light strip similar to 7 Series can even be displayed in different colors and regions on BMW i5. In addition, the continuous screen design of 12.3-inch instrument and 14.9-inch central control panel makes the visual effect in the car full, and it will feel like a small 7 Series when sitting in the front row.

　　In the central control area, you can see a large number of design schemes from the family flagship, such as the crystal-cut iDrive control knob and a large number of touch buttons, which have created a good sense of advanced for the front passengers.

　　With the addition of the central control system of BMW OS 8.5, it can be said that BMW, an old-school car company, has a higher strength than the new forces in intelligent interaction. In addition to natural semantic recognition, this car can also recognize the driver’s body language and "eyes" through the camera to control the vehicle. At present, on the highway or closed road, the driver assistance system of BMW i5 can visually confirm the initiative lane change overtaking through the driver’s eyes, which is quite interesting. We also look forward to the actual test drive experience of this function. In the aspect of V2X car networking, this generation of BMW 5 Series models can interact with BMW models equipped with V2X function in real time, and vehicles can receive and display danger warnings from other BMW cars, predict parking spaces at destinations and so on.

　　In order to meet the car demand of customers in China, the iDrive 8.5 system of BMW i5 also integrates the function of WeChat car version exclusive to China, and further integrates into the WeChat ecology, so that it is convenient to use WeChat to communicate with friends in the cabin, or receive navigation and positioning information through WeChat car, and directly navigate by car navigation system.

　　In the rear entertainment system, although the rear comfort configuration of the BMW i5 is not as rich as that of the Big Brother 7 Series, the suspended giant screen that is in the same strain as the 7 Series overhead is not absent. The 31-inch floating screen with a height of 8K attached to the 7 Series is definitely a sharp weapon to attract everyone’s attention. Aiming at the China market, BMW’s rear entertainment system ecology not only involves the iQiyi platform, but also introduces Huawei application market, providing rich entertainment.

　　In terms of power, i5 adopts BMW’s self-developed excitation synchronous motor, and BMW is also the only luxury car enterprise that uses excitation synchronous motor at present. The unique brush module of excitation synchronous motor has long life, high efficiency and quiet performance, and it can also show superior acceleration performance in the middle and high speed sections compared with permanent magnet synchronous motor. The domestic i5 is equipped with the fifth generation eDrive technology. The BMW i5 eDrive35L has a maximum power of 210 kW and a maximum torque of 410 Nm. The battery is a ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 79.05kWh and a CLTC pure electric cruising range of 536km. At the same time, the maximum power of the i5 M60 is 442 kW, and the peak torque is 795 Nm, which is equivalent to that of the previous generation BMW M5 model. The acceleration time of the dual-motor four-wheel drive model from 0 to 100 km/h is 3.8 seconds, which is the characteristic of the new generation i5 M series model. In addition, the user can activate the Sport Boost function at any time through the paddle, and instantly get an additional 30 Nm of torque output.

　　In terms of charging, i5 can achieve a maximum charging power of 200kW under the BMW Super Charging Station, and the 10-80% charging time is about 32 minutes. At present, about 50 overcharging stations have been implemented, covering 17 cities in China. At the same time, in the first half of 2024, BMW will launch a DC smart charging wall box, which uses DC charging technology to support the highest charging power of 22kW, greatly improving the charging speed of household piles.

　　As an electric vehicle, the driving pleasure of BMW i5 is still the constant pursuit, which is even worse than that of the fuel version 5 Series. For example, the integrated braking system can shorten the braking distance by up to 20%, and there is a 9th generation lateral dynamics management system, which makes the cornering control stronger, and the steering can be more fun between calm and relaxed than the variable electric power steering system. Suspension, equipped with further optimized double wishbone double ball front suspension and multi-link rear suspension, taking into account the flexibility of control and comfort of riding.

　　On the i5, the delicate adjustment also brings more feedback of driving pleasure, including multiple driving modes, single pedal mode in B gear, and new Sport Boost function, which can be activated at any time through the paddle on the left side of the steering wheel, bringing an additional torque output of 30 Nm. At the same time, there is a long battery life mode, which can maximize battery life when the battery is low.

　　In the aspect of intelligent driving assistance system, the "safety first" man-machine co-driving allows users to have a clear use boundary, and BMW i5 applies attention monitoring system and capacitive sensing steering wheel. For example, BMW i5 is equipped with an automatic lane change function with line-of-sight confirmation. When the driver’s line-of-sight is confirmed, the vehicle can automatically overtake within the speed range of 60-180 km/h.. Moreover, the intelligent driving assistance system has been greatly updated and localized for the characteristics of China market, the road conditions in China and the driving habits of users.

● Competing models

Mercedes-benz EQE』

"Weilai ET7』"

　　Just as BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class are old rivals, BMW i5′ s rival is indispensable to Mercedes-Benz EQE. As a Mercedes-Benz EQ family model, it has adopted a more unique design concept and its endurance performance is more advantageous. Of course, i5, as a latecomer, has also performed well in various new technologies. Of course, as an electric vehicle, we have to face the new forces in China, such as Weilai ET7 at this price. No matter the product strength or the service experience brought by the new forces, it is also the pressure that BMW i5 has to face.

● Edit Comment:

　　With the arrival of the BMW i5, BMW has further entered the era of intelligent electric vehicles. At least Series 3, 5 and 7 have pure electric vehicles. On the i5, we have seen the technological progress and the pursuit of driving interest regardless of oil and electricity. We have also seen BMW’s follow-up in the corresponding supporting services such as super charging stations. Traditional luxury brands such as BMW are making efforts to follow up in the new energy market. What do you think, can you break the new energy pattern and can BMW i5 become your pure electric choice? See you in the comments section! (Text/car home Chen Chi)