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Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5

BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the new X5 and iX5, as well as a refreshed i7 (which you can…

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Ars Technica reports: BMW provided flights from Washington, DC, to Los Angeles and accommodation so Ars could drive the new X5 and iX5, as well as a refreshed i7 (which you can read about soon).

Ars does not accept paid editorial content. When we first drove BMW’s first Neue Klasse model, the iX3, it quickly revealed that BMW knows how to make a good electric vehicle.

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BMW, Washington, DC, Los Angeles
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Now, much of that technology is being ported over to the larger X5 line. (Ars Technica)

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