BMW's new X5 SUV will come a range of power options, including hydrogen for the very first time.
Called iX5 Hydrogen, the hydrogen fuel cell-powered car will sit alongside full-electric, plug-in hybrid, petrol, and diesel versions, meaning the fifth-generation X5 will offer the broadest-ever selection of power options in a BMW. It's been given the green light after successful trials of a prototype in 2023, said the carmaker.
Set to arrive in 2028, the iX5 Hydrogen is expected to offer more power than the prototype version: a 187bhp hydrogen fuel cell stack with a 295bhp rear electric motor and 313 miles of range. The fuel cell stack itself is co-developed with Toyota, and offers greater power density and efficiency despite being 25% smaller than the original prototype's system.
The car is predicted to use BMW's long-serving CLAR platform, rather than the new iX3's Neue Klasse EV platform. But pictures of a camouflaged iX5 Hydrogen show that the production car will use the Neue Klasse design language as already seen on the iX3.
New iX5 Hydrogen will adopt Neue Klasse design as already seen on the iX3 pictured here 
