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      01-06-2026, 05:43 AM   #1
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LCI G99 M5 Touring preview renders by Kelsonik

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      01-06-2026, 06:45 AM   #2
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I actually like the bigger lights of what we have now
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      01-06-2026, 08:02 AM   #3
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      01-06-2026, 08:02 AM   #4
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Feel like they’re messing up a good thing, just as it was reintroduced to US market and selling like hotcakes … why?
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It gives an overall lower appearance IMO with the current one kind of looking like an X5 with how “High” the Front looks.
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This is what an M Car should look like love the render well done !!
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      01-06-2026, 08:03 AM   #7
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Looking closer, the render requires lowering the leading edge of the hood. Not gonna happen… too much substructure, pedestrian crash implications. LCI is cosmetic only.
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Forget the outside, just fix that horribly low quality interior
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I like it, but I thought it was supposed to get the NK front end?
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Another fantasy render.
As stated already, LCI doesn’t include sheet metal changes and this one is different from any angle.

The only extensive LCI change I know of was the Mercedes W212 E-class as the design language changed and MB spent a fortune on the re-tooling.

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      01-06-2026, 08:54 AM   #12
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I like it, slim lights are cool
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Another fantasy render.
As stated already, LCI doesn’t include sheet metal changes and this one is different from any angle.

The only extensive LCI change I know of was the Mercedes W212 E-class as the design language changed and MB spent a fortune on the re-tooling.
Just curious, so let me ask, what changes has BMW scoped for this LCI update?

I read somewhere here that it is going to be one of the costlier ones for BMW

What would they invest so much if no sheet metal changes are planned?

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I mean, since we're doing fantasy images of things that will never happen, might as well leave this here:

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      01-06-2026, 09:31 AM   #15
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Yep fantasy render for sure. Zero chance it will look like that for the LCI
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      01-06-2026, 09:42 AM   #16
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So skytop design will be available for much lower cost or maybe someone just photoshopped skytop’s front end on M5.
The latter is the more likely scenario.



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      01-06-2026, 09:46 AM   #17
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those head lights would be cool
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      01-06-2026, 10:26 AM   #19
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I do not think front will look like as rendered. It will be more like a new class 3 series. The render is not close to what to expect.
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Headlights don't match...

Need to compare to this (G90 M5 facelift with Neue Klasse design - first spy pics):
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That render needs SUV sized tires to make it more realistic.

Still amazed that the M5 has a taller tire than our X5 with 21s..
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Quote:
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Kelsonik has put together some renders for the G99 LCI M5.


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That’s how the new M5 should’ve already looked like 🤦‍♂️

I really thought they would go in this direction a while back, but missed the opportunity

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