The 2026 BMW X5 Shadow Edition Is Strictly A Diesel Affair

We simply caught the next-generation X5 inside and out, however ideally, BMW needs to promote you the present mannequin immediately. In Australia, it’s making an attempt to lure clients by giving the “G05” the particular version therapy. Aimed toward those that can’t anticipate the “G65” to reach close to the top of subsequent yr as the primary gas-powered SUV within the reborn Neue Klasse period, the limited-run mannequin provides some additional enchantment.

The considerably shocking twist is BMW Australia’s resolution to base the Shadow Version on a diesel X5. As an alternative of utilizing the gasoline-fueled xDrive40i or the hot M60i, the corporate is providing a diesel-only xDrive30d. Down Below, the luxurious SUV can also be obtainable because the xDrive50e plug-in hybrid or the flagship X5 M. This particular diesel variant bundles a protracted record of normal gear, together with the M Sport Package deal.

For the primary time in Australia, the X5 will get these fashionable 21-inch 915M two-tone wheels. Consumers can select from three customary colours: Mineral White, Black Sapphire, or M Carbon Black. Dravit Grey can also be obtainable by the Particular person catalog at no further value. Whatever the paint, the Shadow Version has crimson brake calipers and a Shadowline therapy for the headlights and physique. True to its title, it additionally will get privateness glass.

Official inside pictures haven’t been launched but, however we do know the headliner is wrapped in Alcantara with an anthracite end. The cabin additionally options carbon fiber trim and the Crafted Readability package deal. The latter is BMW’s advertising and marketing converse for crystal-like accents on some switchgear, together with the iDrive controller. A 16-speaker Harman Kardon encompass sound system completes the record of upgrades.

BMW Australia is pricing the Shadow Edition at 146,900 AUD earlier than on-road prices. That’s a 9,300 AUD premium over the usual mannequin. The X5 follows within the footsteps of different Shadow Version fashions beforehand launched domestically, together with the 2017 3 Collection, the 2019 1 Collection, and the 2020 X7. And it seemingly received’t be the final special-edition X5, because the fourth-generation mannequin will stay in manufacturing for one more yr or so.

Spy photographs strongly recommend that the next-gen X5 will look considerably completely different, each in and out. If the Neue Klasse’s design and tech don’t fit your style, there’s nonetheless loads of time to seize the present mannequin.