Great performance + seven-seat practicality + prices starting at £15,000 = a used BMW_UK X5 Read our used buying guide here
This generation of X5 was one of BMW’s largest and most expensive models, so it carried certain expectations of luxury and performance - certainly more so than the ability to do serious off-roading. It’s therefore no surprise that if you want an SUV there are better options if you want to tackle the rough stuff. Indeed, there was a version of the X5 that didn't even come with four-wheel drive .Next up are the 30d and 40d models with 3.
In 2014, BMW introduced a 567bhp X5 M that can get from 0-62mph in 4.2sec. At the other end of the scale is the xDrive40e plug-in hybrid, launched in 2015 and combining a 2.0-litre petrol engine with an electric motor to give an electric-only range of about 15 miles. Another standout feature of the X5 is the size of its interior. Two tall adults can travel in the rear without any cause for complaint, and although shoulder room is a little tight for three people sitting abreast, the flat floor does at least mean they won’t be squabbling for foot space.
The boot is massive, plus it has no loading lip and no wheel arch intrusions. On all models bar the X5 M and xDrive40e, buyers could also specify a third row of seats, with the extra two chairs folding out of the boot floor. Although only really suitable for children, they add another string to the X5’s bow.
In 2018 this third-generation X5 was finally replaced by an all-new and updated model, in an effort to take the crown back from such luxury SUV heavyweights as the Audi Q7 and the Range Rover Sport. This newcalls on its traditional virtues as key to its undoubted success – namely a suitably upmarket interior and the same tight handling that made this version so promising, not to mention air suspension as standard, which promises an even smoother and more comfortable ride.
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