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10-06-2025
- Automotive
- Auto Blog
BMW Will Make 5 Series Buyers Wait For New Looks And Tech
BMW's Executive Sedan Is Late For A Meeting With Buyers The current-generation G60 BMW 5 Series was officially revealed a little more than two years ago, on 24 May 2023, and in Bimmer land, that means it's starting to get a little old. BMW likes to put the latest and most advanced technology possible in each of its model updates, so the G60's now-obsolete rotary iDrive wheel and associated systems are beginning to feel a little 'last season,' so to speak. However, despite the fact that BMW's new Panoramic iDrive infotainment system was revealed six months ago, the 5er isn't getting its mid-cycle update, or Life Cycle Impulse, as early as planned. According to a reliable insider who provides updates on the Bimmerpost forum, the G60 LCI will arrive four months late. Comprehensive Changes To BMW's Product Plan According to the post, updates for June 2025 include moving the launch of the updated G60 from March 2027 to July. The same report claims that the next X5 (codenamed G65) will be in production until July 2035, which means it will need to satisfy the market for nine years, while the current F70 1 Series and F74 2 Series Gran Coupe will stick around two years longer than originally anticipated, until October 2032. Back to SUVs for a second, and the assumption is that the G66 X6 and G67 X7 will have similarly long production cycles. Finally, the same report says that the U.S.-spec Z4 M40i and both versions of Toyota Gazoo Racing's Supra will continue to be produced in Austria at the Magna Steyr facility for another two months, only ending production in May 2026. No reasons were given for these extended production cycles, but the ever-changing geopolitical environment may be a contributing factor. More Tech Will Dominate The 5 Series The new 5 Series will get the latest infotainment tech, says the forum post, adding that, along with Panoramic Vision, a passenger display will become an optional extra. On the outside, we expect the G60 facelift to wear a new face inspired by the Vision Neue Klasse and Vision Neue Klasse X concepts. The look has already become evident in spy shots of the next-gen M3, as well as the updated G90 M5 seen below, so it's inevitable that the 5er will make the switch too. Hopefully, BMW doesn't create a Russian Doll situation with its styling, but we'll have to wait a little longer to find out. With production only commencing in July 2027, we suspect the reveal will happen at the very end of 2026, if not early in January 2027. Autoblog Newsletter Autoblog brings you car news; expert reviews and exciting pictures and video. Research and compare vehicles, too. Sign up or sign in with Google Facebook Microsoft Apple By signing up I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . You may unsubscribe from email communication at anytime. With all of that being said, it wouldn't be a surprise to see BMW at least mildly update the interior for 2026, unlocking earlier access to updated iDrive systems. Oops! We're unable to load this content right now. View directly on Instagram About the Author Sebastian Cenizo View Profile
Motor 1
05-06-2025
- Automotive
- Motor 1
BMW to Keep Making Z4 Because People Keep Buying Them: Report
The BMW Z4 might be sticking around for longer than expected. The German roadster was rumored to bow out in October 2025, though a report dating back to 2023 suggested production had been extended to March of next year. Now, a new rumor claims Z4 production has been stretched even further, to May 2026—but only for American-market cars. BMW Blog , citing a trusted source at the Bimmerpost forums, says production of the US-specification Z4 M40i—the only trim available with a manual transmission—has been extended another two months. The source doesn't cite a reason for the extension, but we can make a couple of educated guesses. Photo by: BMW USA Sales of the Z4 jumped by 13.1 percent in 2024 after BMW finally made the manual transmission available in the United States. A spokesperson confirmed to Motor1 earlier this year that the stick shift "absolutely" contributed to the Z4's sales growth. "The response has been wonderfully enthusiastic," they said. Upon seeing the increase in sales, BMW likely decided to keep the Z4 around for a bit longer. And with the manual expected to disappear from the company's lineup entirely by 2030, the company potentially predicts sales will continue as buyers snag the very last manual Z4s before they're gone forever. The same Bimmerpost source claims May 2026 is also when production of the Toyota Supra will end. Avid enthusiasts will know the Supra and the Z4 share a platform, and are built on the same assembly line by Magna Steyr in Austria. So that makes sense. But while Toyota has already confirmed a replacement for the outgoing Supra, BMW has made no such promise. With sales of sports cars and convertibles declining every year, we wouldn't be surprised to see the company discontinue the car for good, at least in its current form. Our advice? If you want a manual Z4, grab one while you still can. Because time is running out. More on the Z4 Here's Why The Manual Z4 Is BMW's Best Car Right Now Every Manual Car You Can Still Buy in 2025 Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
Car and Driver
04-06-2025
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
2026 BMW M3 Pricing Leaked; Up $1700 from Last Year
The 2026 BMW M3 will be considerably more expensive than the 2025 model (pictured above), with the standard model creeping ever closer to $80,000. A leaked internal memo shows price increases of $1700 across the board, moving the M3 to $79,575, the Competition to $83,775, and the Competition xDrive to $88,875. Car and Driver reached out to BMW to confirm the authenticity of the document and will update this story when we hear back. The floor for BMW M3 ownership is rising once again. An internal memo from BMW leaked to the forum Bimmerpost, and first reported by Motor1, reveals that the 2026 M3 price is jumping $1700 from last year's car. BMW Unfortunately, the price hike isn't just for the standard M3, at hits evenly across the board. The increase moves the standard M3 up to $79,575, the rear-drive Competition up to $83,775, and the AWD Competition xDrive up to $88,875. The actual model offerings from BMW continue unchanged. While it's the least powerful, the base M3 remains the only model available with a three-pedal setup—and still sends a healthy 473 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels. The Competition models come in standard rear-drive, but the optional AWD xDrive setup is back. Competition models spit out 503 horses and 479 pound-feet of torque, though the downside of the more powerful models is that they're only offered with an eight-speed automatic transmission. According to the memo, production of the 2026 model is scheduled to start in July, and the increased pricing has already gone into effect for cars ordered now. Car and Driver reached out to BMW to confirm the veracity of the document and will update this story when we hear back. Jack Fitzgerald Associate News Editor Jack Fitzgerald's love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1. After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn't afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf. Read full bio
The Advertiser
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Even current BMW models will get brand's bold new face, 5 Series spy pics show
The BMW 5 Series is getting a facelift, and unlike most facelifts this one will dramatically change the front-end appearance of the large German luxury sedan and wagon. As can be clearly seen in these spy photos, even under camouflage, the updated 5 Series is getting similar front-end styling to the Neue Klasse concept that previewed the upcoming electric i3. This brings a sharper face with a double-kidney grille that's shorter but wider, and headlights that are brought closer in line with the grille. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. It's not just changes up front, with the rear-end appearing to feature not only a new bumper but also new tail-lights. However, the ones on this prototype appear to be prototype units. According to Bimmerpost forum user ynguldyn, who claims to compile product information from leaks within BMW, the 5 Series facelift ('Life Cycle Impulse' in BMW parlance) will enter production in March 2027, taking the sedan out to June 2030. The 5 Series Touring wagon and the hot M5 will reportedly receive the same changes inside and out, and continue in production until February 2031. The update will reportedly bring not only revised exterior styling but also BMW's Panoramic iDrive interface. According to BMW, Panoramic iDrive incorporates four main elements: a pillar-to-pillar screen at the base of the windscreen, an available 3D head-up display, a central display screen, and a multifunction steering wheel with haptic controls. While other brands like Lincoln and Cadillac offer a similar array of screens in some of their vehicles, BMW's Panoramic iDrive system differs in keeping the pillar-to-pillar screen fairly slim, likely minimising distraction. The 5 Series will also reportedly get the option of a passenger screen, which we expect will have a privacy screen to prevent the driver from being able to see it. BMW won't roll out the exact same front-end styling across all its models. For example, the next-generation X7 was recently spied with a more upright front-end resembling that of the current 7 Series. The next-generation iX3, previewed by the Vision Neue Klasse X concept, features a similar shape to its front-end as the facelifted 5 Series and upcoming i3, but it wears a taller, skinnier double-kidney grille. BMW is continuing with its strategy of making its combustion-powered and electric vehicles (EVs) look largely the same, even as it rolls out a new dedicated EV platform called Neue Klasse. "The big push with EVs, these technologies and this design language, will transfer over the entire product portfolio including our combustion vehicles," BMW Group design director Adrian van Hooydonk told Top Gear. "For the customer it won't be difficult – they will all get new modern BMWs and they can choose the drivetrain. "There is some proportional difference on the exterior and a little on the interior [between combustion and electric BMWs] but the look and feel and user interface is going to be identical. It's a big change how you operate the vehicles." MORE: Everything BMW 5 Series Content originally sourced from: The BMW 5 Series is getting a facelift, and unlike most facelifts this one will dramatically change the front-end appearance of the large German luxury sedan and wagon. As can be clearly seen in these spy photos, even under camouflage, the updated 5 Series is getting similar front-end styling to the Neue Klasse concept that previewed the upcoming electric i3. This brings a sharper face with a double-kidney grille that's shorter but wider, and headlights that are brought closer in line with the grille. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. It's not just changes up front, with the rear-end appearing to feature not only a new bumper but also new tail-lights. However, the ones on this prototype appear to be prototype units. According to Bimmerpost forum user ynguldyn, who claims to compile product information from leaks within BMW, the 5 Series facelift ('Life Cycle Impulse' in BMW parlance) will enter production in March 2027, taking the sedan out to June 2030. The 5 Series Touring wagon and the hot M5 will reportedly receive the same changes inside and out, and continue in production until February 2031. The update will reportedly bring not only revised exterior styling but also BMW's Panoramic iDrive interface. According to BMW, Panoramic iDrive incorporates four main elements: a pillar-to-pillar screen at the base of the windscreen, an available 3D head-up display, a central display screen, and a multifunction steering wheel with haptic controls. While other brands like Lincoln and Cadillac offer a similar array of screens in some of their vehicles, BMW's Panoramic iDrive system differs in keeping the pillar-to-pillar screen fairly slim, likely minimising distraction. The 5 Series will also reportedly get the option of a passenger screen, which we expect will have a privacy screen to prevent the driver from being able to see it. BMW won't roll out the exact same front-end styling across all its models. For example, the next-generation X7 was recently spied with a more upright front-end resembling that of the current 7 Series. The next-generation iX3, previewed by the Vision Neue Klasse X concept, features a similar shape to its front-end as the facelifted 5 Series and upcoming i3, but it wears a taller, skinnier double-kidney grille. BMW is continuing with its strategy of making its combustion-powered and electric vehicles (EVs) look largely the same, even as it rolls out a new dedicated EV platform called Neue Klasse. "The big push with EVs, these technologies and this design language, will transfer over the entire product portfolio including our combustion vehicles," BMW Group design director Adrian van Hooydonk told Top Gear. "For the customer it won't be difficult – they will all get new modern BMWs and they can choose the drivetrain. "There is some proportional difference on the exterior and a little on the interior [between combustion and electric BMWs] but the look and feel and user interface is going to be identical. It's a big change how you operate the vehicles." MORE: Everything BMW 5 Series Content originally sourced from: The BMW 5 Series is getting a facelift, and unlike most facelifts this one will dramatically change the front-end appearance of the large German luxury sedan and wagon. As can be clearly seen in these spy photos, even under camouflage, the updated 5 Series is getting similar front-end styling to the Neue Klasse concept that previewed the upcoming electric i3. This brings a sharper face with a double-kidney grille that's shorter but wider, and headlights that are brought closer in line with the grille. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. It's not just changes up front, with the rear-end appearing to feature not only a new bumper but also new tail-lights. However, the ones on this prototype appear to be prototype units. According to Bimmerpost forum user ynguldyn, who claims to compile product information from leaks within BMW, the 5 Series facelift ('Life Cycle Impulse' in BMW parlance) will enter production in March 2027, taking the sedan out to June 2030. The 5 Series Touring wagon and the hot M5 will reportedly receive the same changes inside and out, and continue in production until February 2031. The update will reportedly bring not only revised exterior styling but also BMW's Panoramic iDrive interface. According to BMW, Panoramic iDrive incorporates four main elements: a pillar-to-pillar screen at the base of the windscreen, an available 3D head-up display, a central display screen, and a multifunction steering wheel with haptic controls. While other brands like Lincoln and Cadillac offer a similar array of screens in some of their vehicles, BMW's Panoramic iDrive system differs in keeping the pillar-to-pillar screen fairly slim, likely minimising distraction. The 5 Series will also reportedly get the option of a passenger screen, which we expect will have a privacy screen to prevent the driver from being able to see it. BMW won't roll out the exact same front-end styling across all its models. For example, the next-generation X7 was recently spied with a more upright front-end resembling that of the current 7 Series. The next-generation iX3, previewed by the Vision Neue Klasse X concept, features a similar shape to its front-end as the facelifted 5 Series and upcoming i3, but it wears a taller, skinnier double-kidney grille. BMW is continuing with its strategy of making its combustion-powered and electric vehicles (EVs) look largely the same, even as it rolls out a new dedicated EV platform called Neue Klasse. "The big push with EVs, these technologies and this design language, will transfer over the entire product portfolio including our combustion vehicles," BMW Group design director Adrian van Hooydonk told Top Gear. "For the customer it won't be difficult – they will all get new modern BMWs and they can choose the drivetrain. "There is some proportional difference on the exterior and a little on the interior [between combustion and electric BMWs] but the look and feel and user interface is going to be identical. It's a big change how you operate the vehicles." MORE: Everything BMW 5 Series Content originally sourced from: The BMW 5 Series is getting a facelift, and unlike most facelifts this one will dramatically change the front-end appearance of the large German luxury sedan and wagon. As can be clearly seen in these spy photos, even under camouflage, the updated 5 Series is getting similar front-end styling to the Neue Klasse concept that previewed the upcoming electric i3. This brings a sharper face with a double-kidney grille that's shorter but wider, and headlights that are brought closer in line with the grille. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. It's not just changes up front, with the rear-end appearing to feature not only a new bumper but also new tail-lights. However, the ones on this prototype appear to be prototype units. According to Bimmerpost forum user ynguldyn, who claims to compile product information from leaks within BMW, the 5 Series facelift ('Life Cycle Impulse' in BMW parlance) will enter production in March 2027, taking the sedan out to June 2030. The 5 Series Touring wagon and the hot M5 will reportedly receive the same changes inside and out, and continue in production until February 2031. The update will reportedly bring not only revised exterior styling but also BMW's Panoramic iDrive interface. According to BMW, Panoramic iDrive incorporates four main elements: a pillar-to-pillar screen at the base of the windscreen, an available 3D head-up display, a central display screen, and a multifunction steering wheel with haptic controls. While other brands like Lincoln and Cadillac offer a similar array of screens in some of their vehicles, BMW's Panoramic iDrive system differs in keeping the pillar-to-pillar screen fairly slim, likely minimising distraction. The 5 Series will also reportedly get the option of a passenger screen, which we expect will have a privacy screen to prevent the driver from being able to see it. BMW won't roll out the exact same front-end styling across all its models. For example, the next-generation X7 was recently spied with a more upright front-end resembling that of the current 7 Series. The next-generation iX3, previewed by the Vision Neue Klasse X concept, features a similar shape to its front-end as the facelifted 5 Series and upcoming i3, but it wears a taller, skinnier double-kidney grille. BMW is continuing with its strategy of making its combustion-powered and electric vehicles (EVs) look largely the same, even as it rolls out a new dedicated EV platform called Neue Klasse. "The big push with EVs, these technologies and this design language, will transfer over the entire product portfolio including our combustion vehicles," BMW Group design director Adrian van Hooydonk told Top Gear. "For the customer it won't be difficult – they will all get new modern BMWs and they can choose the drivetrain. "There is some proportional difference on the exterior and a little on the interior [between combustion and electric BMWs] but the look and feel and user interface is going to be identical. It's a big change how you operate the vehicles." MORE: Everything BMW 5 Series Content originally sourced from:
West Australian
13-05-2025
- Automotive
- West Australian
Even current BMW models will get brand's bold new face, 5 Series spy pics show
The BMW 5 Series is getting a facelift, and unlike most facelifts this one will dramatically change the front-end appearance of the large German luxury sedan and wagon. As can be clearly seen in these spy photos, even under camouflage, the updated 5 Series is getting similar front-end styling to the Neue Klasse concept that previewed the upcoming electric i3 . This brings a sharper face with a double-kidney grille that's shorter but wider, and headlights that are brought closer in line with the grille. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now . It's not just changes up front, with the rear-end appearing to feature not only a new bumper but also new tail-lights. However, the ones on this prototype appear to be prototype units. According to Bimmerpost forum user ynguldyn, who claims to compile product information from leaks within BMW, the 5 Series facelift ('Life Cycle Impulse' in BMW parlance) will enter production in March 2027, taking the sedan out to June 2030. The 5 Series Touring wagon and the hot M5 will reportedly receive the same changes inside and out, and continue in production until February 2031. The update will reportedly bring not only revised exterior styling but also BMW's Panoramic iDrive interface. According to BMW, Panoramic iDrive incorporates four main elements: a pillar-to-pillar screen at the base of the windscreen, an available 3D head-up display, a central display screen, and a multifunction steering wheel with haptic controls. While other brands like Lincoln and Cadillac offer a similar array of screens in some of their vehicles, BMW's Panoramic iDrive system differs in keeping the pillar-to-pillar screen fairly slim, likely minimising distraction. The 5 Series will also reportedly get the option of a passenger screen, which we expect will have a privacy screen to prevent the driver from being able to see it. BMW won't roll out the exact same front-end styling across all its models. For example, the next-generation X7 was recently spied with a more upright front-end resembling that of the current 7 Series. The next-generation iX3 , previewed by the Vision Neue Klasse X concept , features a similar shape to its front-end as the facelifted 5 Series and upcoming i3, but it wears a taller, skinnier double-kidney grille. BMW is continuing with its strategy of making its combustion-powered and electric vehicles (EVs) look largely the same, even as it rolls out a new dedicated EV platform called Neue Klasse. 'The big push with EVs, these technologies and this design language, will transfer over the entire product portfolio including our combustion vehicles,' BMW Group design director Adrian van Hooydonk told Top Gear . 'For the customer it won't be difficult – they will all get new modern BMWs and they can choose the drivetrain. 'There is some proportional difference on the exterior and a little on the interior [between combustion and electric BMWs] but the look and feel and user interface is going to be identical. It's a big change how you operate the vehicles.' MORE: Everything BMW 5 Series
