It appears like pics of X5 in the first post of this thread is best interpretation of new E70 X5.
Here is exchange with an eyewitness at Zentrum
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Hmmm, I was at the Zentrum today and saw 3 different new X5s. All were very lightly camoflaged, basically a big black tape stripe down the side and around the tail. Wouldn't say it looked like an X3 on steroids but more of a rounded off X5. Had tailights that ran up the sides of the rear pillar like a Volvo wagon. Front fenders did not have a crease at the top of the wheel well but were more rounded and flared. No black trim around them either. Exhaust tips were ovals and exited somewhat like the current model except the rear valance is more "integrated". Front gille, bumper, valance area is less "busy" with fewer lines and a smoother look. All 3 were Ti silver and being driven by "suits". They accelerated quickly from the lot when they saw me breaking out the camera. Looked fairly complete and production ready. Not a very radical makeover IMHO, I like it.
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Originally Posted by LeMansX5
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Thats almost exactly what it looked like. Except the front and rear valances weren't black, they were body color (TiAg in this case) The picture shows a black trim around the fender lip. The ones I saw didn't have this or it may have been much thinner. Not at all like the fender trim on the current model. Also the taillights were different. They weren't any on the tailgate like in the website picture but ran up the rear pillar ala Volvo. Now wether there was a tailight under the tape stripe, I couldn't tell, but it appeared just to have tails up the pillars. Rest assured, the website picture is the best representation of what I saw yesterday. I may just have to get one now.
Also, when I asked why the factory tours were on hold till fall, the lady at the reception desk said they are tooling/testing a prototype. I said "new X5?" , she just gave a little smile and shrugged her shoulders.
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