BMW's new electric i5 申し込む/申し出s supercar 業績/成果 in an (n)役員/(a)執行力のある saloon 一括

  • Prices are from £51,000 for the 石油 208 horsepower 520i?
  • The smart and uncluttered 内部の feels spacious and tastefully (手先の)技術d

To 示す the start of 2024, I've been 運動ing BMW's new eighth-世代 5 Series saloon ― and 特に the first 範囲-topping i5 all-electric model.

BMW bosses say this 5 申し込む/申し出s the 科学(工学)技術 and 高級な of the pinnacle 7 Series リムジン ―and I can 確認する this to be the 事例/患者.

Prices are from £51,000 for the 石油 208hp 520i 有能な of 0-to-62mph in 7.5 seconds up to 143mph. There are two 石油-electric hybrid 選択s.?

At the other end of the spectrum, the 601hp all-wheel 運動 i5 M60 xDrive I 実験(する)d reaches 62mph in half that time ― a supercar-like 3.8 seconds ―up to 142mph, and will cost about £100,000.

But as many purchasers will be company car and 商売/仕事 使用者s, 税金 advantages over 私的な cash or 財政/金融-取引,協定 顧客s will 削除する the 全体にわたる cost.

Electrifying: BMW's claimed 356 mile range 340hp all-electric i5 eDrive40

Electrifying: BMW's (人命などを)奪う,主張するd 356 mile 範囲 340hp all-electric i5 eDrive40

The smart, modern and uncluttered 内部の feels spacious and tastefully (手先の)技術d.

It is a touch sci-fi ― in a sophisticated way. It's large and 課すing, but elegantly so. And acceleration is formidable and smooth.

There's even a soundtrack from Hollywood 作曲家 Hans Zimmer to …を伴って your 開始する,打ち上げる.

It's also the first BMW to feature in-car gaming 経由で the large central 審査する. Leather-解放する/自由な Verganza 内部のs are 申し込む/申し出d as 基準 ― the first BMWs in the UK to do so.

The EV M60's (人命などを)奪う,主張するd 範囲 is between 285 and 316 miles depending on spec.?

But を締める yourself: that all costs £97,745. And with more than £17,000 of 'extras' on my car, that took the total to more than £115,000.

The 内部の lighting changes によれば your 運動ing or mood 方式. There's even a 数字表示式の art 選択.?

Regenerative ブレーキing means you can 運動 'one pedal' with little need to 適用する the ブレーキs, while also 生成するing and 蓄える/店ing extra 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金.

In the 範囲 just below and with much the same 道具 (though いっそう少なく 力/強力にする) is the 340hp all-electric i5 eDrive40, from £74,550 with a 範囲 of up to 356 miles and 0-to-60 in 6 seconds. 小旅行するing 広い地所 見解/翻訳/版s join the line-up in spring.

I really did have a celebratory 'high five' with the new BMW electric i5 ? the 旗艦 of the eighth 世代 5 Series since the 1970s.

The curved widescreen dashboard infotainment system and 内部の ambience made me feel like 星/主役にする Trek's Captain Kirk at the 舵輪/支配 of the Starship 企業. I could almost imagine Dr McCoy in my ear 説: 'It's a 5 Series Jim, but not as we know it.'

But while 存在 hi-tech and luxurious, it is not ostentatious or blingy. It oozes sophistication. Captain Kirk would feel やめる at home 運動ing this for leisure and 楽しみ on his days off 調査するing the universe.

However, you really do have to watch the speedo and finesse your 権利 foot to 避ける inadvertently hitting warp 速度(を上げる) in this 雷-急速な/放蕩な 最高の,を越す of the 範囲 (n)役員/(a)執行力のある limo 奮起させるd by BMW's Motorsport or 'M' 分割. The acceleration is phenomenal.

It is longer (it stretches to 5 meters), wider and taller and with an increased wheelbase and enhanced road presence compared to its predecessor

It is longer (it stretches to 5 メーターs), wider and taller and with an 増加するd wheelbase and 高めるd road presence compared to its pred ecessor

The smart, modern and uncluttered interior feels spacious and tastefully crafted

The smart, modern and uncluttered 内部の feels spacious and tastefully (手先の)技術d

BMW bosses say this 5 offers the technology and luxury of the pinnacle 7-series limousine

BMW bosses say this 5 申し込む/申し出s the 科学(工学)技術 and 高級な of the pinnacle 7-series リムジン

The i5 will be a stretch for all but the most well-heeled private buyers

The i5 will be a stretch for all but the most 井戸/弁護士席-heeled 私的な 買い手s

広大な/多数の/重要な for Germany de-制限するd autobahns. But take care どこかよそで.

Longer (it stretches to 5 メーターs), wider, taller and with an 増加するd wheelbase and 高めるd road presence compared to its 前任者, the new 5 約束s and 配達するs 改善するd seating 慰安 and legroom, 特に in the 後部.

Will it fit in my garage? BMW i5 M60 xDrive saloon?

Base price: £97,745?Price as driven with extras: £115,244?5-series 範囲 定価つきの from: £51,000 (for 520i 石油)

Length: 5,060mm?Width: 1,900mm?Width (inc mirrors): 2,156mm?高さ: 1,505mm?Seats: 5?Unla den 負わせる: 2,380kg

伝達/伝染: (a)自動的な/(n)自動拳銃?Propulsion: Electric ? from 2 electric モーターs?運動: all-wheel 運動?力/強力にする: 601hp?放出/発行s:

0-62mph: 3.8 seconds

範囲: 284.6 to 315.7 miles (depending on wheels and spec)

力/強力にする 消費(kW per 62 miles/10km): 18.4 to 20.5

Luggage 容積/容量: 490 litres

非難する times: 22kW hour three-段階 塀で囲む-box - 4.25 hours; 11kW 急速な/放蕩な charger - 8.25 hours;?DC 急速な/放蕩な charger to 80 per cent: 30 minutes

付加 範囲 from 10 minute DC 上げる: 156 miles

It brings the tech levels of the 旗艦 7-series リムジン into the (n)役員/(a)執行力のある 5-series, 証明するing that 7 into 5 really does go.

And boy can you quickly run up a 法案 of optional extras.

The extras fitted to my car, that took the total to more than £115,000 含むd: £1,750 for M 炭素 exterior styling; £3,300 for a 科学(工学)技術 加える pack that 含むs 長,率いる-up 陳列する,発揮する; and a 慰安 加える pack that 追加するs 前線 and 後部 heated seats, ventilated extra-慰安 and beautifully (手先の)技術d 前線 seats, and an electric boot-lid.

My own 運動ing experience comes as 最新の 人物/姿/数字s show that every fourth BMW sold in the UK last year was all-electric. And that can only 加速する,

BMW Group UK 報告(する)/憶測d 28,723 登録s of all-electric 乗り物s in 2023, a 34 per cent 増加する on 2022, and accounting for a 4半期/4分の1 of the total 111,734 sales.

In the 法人組織の/企業の 部門 the 割合 is even higher, with half of all 登録s 存在 all-electric 乗り物s (BEVs).

As I 示すd earlier ? the i5 will be a stretch for all but the most 井戸/弁護士席-heeled 私的な 買い手s.?

But for (n)役員/(a)執行力のあるs 安全な・保証するing one as their company car and benefitting from the generous 税金 perks, it's a much more economically savvy 選択.

So, the 危険 of 訂正するing the most famous 分裂(する) infinitive in broadcasting history, from 星/主役にする Trek itself, let me 結論する: the i5 really is an electric car in which to go boldly.

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