SA Country Life

Hit the Road, Jack

It’s easy to dismiss the BMW X5 as the epitome of a pointless SUV – it’s such a luxurious car with such dynamic handling that it’s hard to believe it can do anything other than the school run, the commute, and the long-distance highway hustle. But we recently took an X5 on a roadtrip to a destination that said ‘you need an SUV to get here’, and it was fabulous. It helped that this particular vehicle had been fitted with an offroad package, which includes some

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