HIGHS
BMW’s usual array of high-tech driver aids, new high-tech safety features, first-class seating, stiffened chassis. |
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LOWS
High-tech features may include some that owners don’t want, high curb weights. |
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WHAT'S NEW
Renewed from stem to stern for 2007, this is the X5’s first major makeover. |
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BEHIND THE WHEEL
This BMW has been one of the most athletic SUVs, and this major redesign strengthens the X5’s claim. |
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CAPSULE REVIEW
It doesn’t look radically different from its predecessor, but the new X5 has grown longer and wider by 6.5 and 2.4 inches, respectively. There’s also a folding third-row seat, increasing seating capacity to seven. Engines range from a 260-hp, 3.0-liter six to a 350-hp, 4.8-liter V-8. |
Editorial by: Car and Driver |
ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection
Displacement: 293 cu in, 4799cc
Power (SAE net): 350 bhp @ 6300 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 350 lb-ft @ 3400 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 115.5 in
Length: 191.1 in
Width: 76.1 in
Height: 69.5 in
Curb weight: 5151 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 6.1 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 16.6 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.8 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 14.7 sec @ 95 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 130 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 169 ft
Roadholding, 200-ft-dia skidpad: 0.82 g
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city driving: 15 mpg
C/D-observed: 14 mpg
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