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BMW X5 review covering 2000 - 2007

Tuesday 6 February 2007

It’s not often that a new car is launched that completely rewrites the parameters for a given class. In the last fifteen years it’s probably fair to say that possibly the Mercedes A-class, the Lotus Elise and the Renault Scenic have done this. Whilst they have innovated to succeed, BMW’s X5 has just used sheer excellence to steamroller all before it in a way only matched by the eye-popping all-round competence of Ford’s Focus. Before the X5 was launched, we all thought a Range Rover or a Mercedes M-class boasted sweet road manners. To be quite frank, the X5 made them look clumsy and agricultural. If you want the best luxury 4x4, this is it. No ifs, buts or maybes and as a used proposition it’s even better, but if you’re thinking of picking up a bargain, prepare for disappointment. X5’s don’t come cheap. If you want the best, you’re going to have to pay for it.