• BMW says an M Performance X5 model is coming and will offer V-8 power.
• The announcement comes alongside the reveal of the new fifth-generation X5, which rides on BMW's new Neue Klasse platform.
• The Neue Klasse vehicles have been engineered with electric powertrains in mind, but can accommodate gas and hybrid powertrains as well.

CLARIFICATION 7/1/26: "A BMW spokesperson clarified to Car and Driver that the V-8-powered M Performance model that was announced as part of the new X5 lineup would be like an M60 variant instead of a full X5 M."

• The BMW X5 is back for its fifth generation, wearing fresh Neue Klasse styling and packing a wide array of powertrain options.
• Along with gas, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen powertrains, a new all-electric iX5 joins the lineup for the first time, with an estimated range of 435 miles.
• Arriving this October, the gas-only X5 40 xDrive will start at $71,250; other variants will reach BMW dealers in the first quarter of 2027.

When BMW launched the original X5 in 1999, the brand thrust itself into a new era. BMW built its reputation with nimble, sporty coupes and sedans, so it remained a mystery whether its tried-and-true recipe would translate to a mid-size SUV. Almost three decades later, the X5 has become a fixture of BMW's lineup and remains one of its bestsellers, so it's fair to say that gamble paid off. Now entering its fifth generation, the 2027 BMW X5 ushers in yet another new chapter, wearing the brand's Neue Klasse styling and brandishing an array of different powertrain options, including an all-electric variant for the first time.

Babies are born with an innate sense of numbers, and now the brain mechanisms behind this ability have been identified for the first time. Within days or even hours of being born, a group of babies could distinguish between four and 12 stimuli, with their brain activity showing how this rudimentary sense of numerosity is in place.