Live updates: 2019 BMW X5 SUV India launch

The BMW X5 has been launched in India at Rs 72.9 lakh for the xDrive30d Sport. The xDrive30d xLine and xDrive40i M Sport cost Rs 82.4 lakh, ex-showroom

There will be three variants on offer

The BMW X5 will be available in one diesel and one petrol option. Both 3.0l inline 6

The new X5 is larger all-round but has kept it's proportions intact.

BMW India has achieved 13 per cent growth in the past year, helped by the X4 and X3.

The company will more models here this year than ever before.

BMW India is now focusing on growing the luxury market in India, after setting up here in 2007.

The X5 has been on sale for 20 years now and has sold 2.5m units in three generations.

We are at the launch of the All - new BMW X5 

The BMW X5 will now also be offered with an air suspension. Active roll stabilization and rear-wheel steering while an off-road pack can also be specified.

The BMW X5 will be a seven-seater for the first time and will compete with the Audi Q7, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Jaguar F-Pace

The BMW X5 will be a seven-seater for the first time and will compete with the Audi Q7, Mercedes-Benz GLE and Jaguar F-Pace

The BMW X5 will now also be offered with an air suspension

Other engines internationally are a 3.0-litre quad-turbo straight-six diesel from the M50d. This engine puts out 400PS and 720Nm. A 4.4-litre V8 motor is also being offered in some markets with the xDrive50i with 465PS and 650Nm

There is a new 12-inch touchscreen system in both the centre console and in the instrument cluster featuring the latest iteration of IDrive.

The new X5 will move to BMW's latest CLAR architecture which debuted with the latest 7-Series and is also found in the 5-Series and the upcoming 3-Series.

The X5 will be a seven-seater for the first time

The new SUV was unveiled in June last year internationally