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BMW X5

5 generations documented. Production years below; model years are listed on each generation page.

200020052010201520202025

Bars show production years (not model years), from the sources on each generation page. Small marks are facelifts or updates.

Generations

First generation

BMW X5 (E53)

Production: 1999–2006^[1]

Revisions: 2003 facelift (2004 model year)

SUVPetrolDiesel

Second generation

BMW X5 (E70)

Production: 2006–2013^[2]

Revisions: 2010 LCI (Life Cycle Impulse)

SUVPetrolDiesel

What changed from the E53

Third generation

BMW X5 (F15)

Production: 2013–2018^[3]

SUVPetrolDieselPlug-in hybrid

What changed from the E70

Fourth generation

BMW X5 (G05)

Production: 2018–2026^[4]

Revisions: 2023 LCI (2024 model year)

SUVLong wheelbasePetrolDieselMild hybridPlug-in hybrid

What changed from the F15

Fifth generation

BMW X5 (G65)

Production: 2026–present^[5]

Mild hybridPlug-in hybridElectric

What changed from the G05

Sources

Making way for the new X5 - the last of the first generation X5 manufactured — BMW Group PressClub USA, 22 September 2006 Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)
BMW X5 (E70) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
BMW X5 (F15) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
BMW X5 (G05) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 9 October 2026)
The new BMW X5. — BMW Group PressClub Global, 30 June 2026 Manufacturer (read 9 October 2026)

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