BMW will roll out at least four variants of its full-electric i5 as it expands the drivetrain choice of its 5 Series family.
The i5, which will compete against luxury battery-electric cars including the Mercedes EQE, was unveiled on Wednesday along with its combustion engine sibling, the eighth-generation 5 Series sedan.
The battery-electric i5 variants will be:
- The i5 M60 xDrive sedan, which will become the flagship 5 Series model with 602 hp and a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration time of time of 3.9 seconds.
- The entry i5 eDrive40 rear-wheel-drive sedan.
- An i5 station wagon to be sold in Europe.
- An all-wheel-drive i5 sedan model that will launch in 2024.
The 5 Series and i5 sedan will go on sale in October. The i5 wagon will follow in the spring.
The i5 has an 81.2-kilowatt hour battery pack and a driving range of 477 to 582 km (296 to 361 miles) under Europe’s WLTP testing regime.