BMW X5 3.0d

The BMW X5 looks rather sharp. Delicately styled, but hardly effete is what it is. The new car keeps the look of the old X5, but it’s a little too derivative, and some confuse the new car and the face-lifted earlier X5 quite easily.

The X5 looks imposing all right, and those three-dimensional headlights are just sensational. While it looks sharp and modern, the way the car has been styled makes it look a little too similar to the previous model.

This is the refreshed X5. Beyond the larger headlamps and sculpted bonnet, the biggest change is the X5's growth spurt, its overall lenght increasing by 187mm to 4854mm, wheelbase by 113mm and width by 17mm.

The X5 is built on a monocoque chassis. It does not have a dedicated 4WD transfer case as standard, relying instead on electronics and a full-time 4WD system to get it through the off-road sections. The X5 comes with double wishbone independent suspension up front and multi-link suspension at the rear, but misses out on adjustable suspension. But it comes shod with run-flat tyres.