BMW’s first X5, launched in 2000, immediately became the benchmark against which all other SUVs have since been judged.
This fourth generation opens with the 170kW/450Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel/eightspeed automatic/all-wheel drive xDrive 25d, priced at $106,900.
We’re testing the xDrive 30d, the top selling variant with a 195kW/620Nm 3.0-litre straight six turbodiesel, priced at $124,900.
The xDrive 40i, with a 250kW/450Nm turbopetrol six, is $127,900, the xDrive 45e hybrid is $138,900
