To brighten up the X5 launch BMW decided to built a very special version of the X5 showcasing the maximum ability of the car. Under the enlarged bonnet BMW have installed the 1999 LeMans winning V12 engine. Now without the mandatory restrictors the engine is good for a healthy 700 bhp, which is about twice as much as the most powerful X5 V8. The chassis was adjusted to handle this slight power increase.
The X5 LeMans concept car has been modified only slightly compared to the (...) > More
The 2007 BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle, a tall station wagon by any other definition, is the least self-absorbed, most inclusive, most family-oriented vehicle BMW has developed and built to date.
The X5 began as a 2000 model and since then has become the most traditional sport-utility vehicle. BMW is spending millions of dollars on advertising bashing traditional SUVs and telling everyone that their new X5 is different.
The X5 3.0si model is powered by a in-line six-cylinde engine and (... > More
The second generation of the BMW X5 will go on sale in the United States this month with more powerful and efficient engines. The X5 has also grown in size offering for the first time the option of seven seats.
For an an additional price of $2000-$2500 you can get two additional seats in the third row that can be folded down, offering a total boot volume of 620 litres.
The X5 is powered by a 4.8i V8 engine with an output of 355 hp. The 3.0d diesel produces 235. The X5 is being offered (...) > More
If you are interested to see a very nice video of the brand new X5 drifting in the snow than you should see this one: a 2007 BMW X5 test mule gracefully swanning about in the cold, drifting free on a winter test track set over frozen lakes and descending a snow-covered trail.
The all-new 2007 BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle arrives in US showrooms this November with a base MSRP of $46,595 for the six-cylinder X5 3.0si. The V8 X5 4.8i will be priced from $55,195. Both prices include destination and handling.
Both models feature significant enhancements over their predecessors. The X5 3.0si features BMW’s innovative 3.0-liter magnesium/aluminum inline six-cylinder engine with Valvetronic technology. It produces 260 hp at 6,600 rpm and 225 lb-ft of torque at 2,750 (... > More
The original BMW X5 brought up a brand-new type of vehicle. Now the second BMW X5 is here to raise the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) experience to an even higher standard. Featuring BMW high performance V8 and straight six engines, an unique suspension mixing dynamics and comfort, enhanced BMW X-Drive four-wheel-drive technology, as well as a light and extremely torsional stiff chassis interact to ensure excellent agility and dynamic performance > More
There are rumors on the internet that BMW will launch this week the BMW X5 2007. Now, Autoweek.nl has the first official photos of this model, so it might be that this rumors are true.
The X5 has a evolutionary exterior styling that hides a fully reworked interior boasting an optional third seat row and space for seven-a first for BMW. Engines include 3.0-liter 272-hp inline six-cylinder and a 4.8-liter 355-hp V8-the latter providing 0-60-mph acceleration in 6.3 (...) > More
David Beckham has been the victim of a gang of car thieves, who used hi-tech software to steal his BMW X-5 from a commercial centre near Madrid, Spania.
The gang, which police say specialises in stealing luxury models, struck while the England captain and Real Madrid star was having lunch with his sons at the Diversia centre at Alcobendas, near his home on the edge of the Spanish capital.
The armour-plated four-wheel drive, fitted with the latest anti-theft devices for which Beckham had (...) > More
Posted on 12.12.2005 19:35
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The BMW X5 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV sold by BMW since 2000. It is based on the E39 5 Series and features all wheel drive and a line of straight-6 and V8 engines. For non-US models there is a 3 litre diesel engine.