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2023 BMW X5 xDrive40i review

Fresh off a second-place finish in the Wheels Best Large Luxury SUV series, we take another look at the well-regarded BMW X5

Best Large SUVs

Best Large Luxury SUV: Volvo XC90

Mazda has pushed into to the realm of luxury large SUVs with its new CX-90. We find out how it fares against established German and Japanese contenders, as well as equally ambitious SUVs from VW and Genesis.

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BMW iX5 Hydrogen review: Prototype drive

Is it time to take hydrogen vehicles seriously? BMW presents a chunky argument as to why we should

BMW X5M Competition
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2020 BMW X5 M Competition review

High-riding M5 with staggering ability

Volkswagen Touareg vs BMW X5
Comparisons

Which of these contenders is the best luxury diesel SUV?

Volkswagen’s new Touareg takes aim at the venerable BMW X5

BMW X5M Competition review
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2020 BMW X5 M Competition review

An amazing performer, for a different age

2020 BMW X5M Review
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BMW X5 M Competition 2020 review

There is more to the X5 M than shoving a big engine into an SUV body

Comparisons

2019 large luxury SUV comparison test

Mercedes’ all-new GLE is out to reverse the faded fortunes of its forebear. Only the BMW X5 and Volvo XC90 stand in its way

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BMW X5 xDrive45e review

BMW recharges its accomplished X5 plug-in hybrid with extra grunt and tech

Audi Q7 2020
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Audi Q7 2020 review

Audi’s popular seven-seat SUV scores a mid-life refresh that brings the brand’s best technology to the Q7

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Wheels spin: BMW X5 30d 2019 review

An evergreen carpark of rides at Wheels HQ gives us the perfect opportunity to take our readers for a quick spin. Short, sharp and to the point, Wheels spin is the quick read you need to get to know a car.

2019 BMW X5 M50d performance review
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2019 BMW X5 M50d performance review

This quad-turbo diesel beast is more fun than you’d ever believe

Comparisons

Volvo XC90 D5 R-Design vs BMW X5 xDrive30d comparison review

This month’s newcomer takes on the class benchmark

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2019 BMW X5 Review

Fourth time’s a charm for BMW’s X5

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2019 BMW X5 M50d quick review

BMW’s X5 hero is the perfect blend of luxury, power and efficiency – for a price

2015 BMW X5 M
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2017 BMW X5 Range Review

The BMW X5 is a luxuriously equipped large SUV with up to seven seats. Most are AWD, you can choose from several excellent engines, and one can also run on electricity.

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BMW X5 xDrive40e: 8 Things You Didn’t Know

The hybrid version of BMW’s popular X5 SUV has a few hidden tricks. Here are eight of them.

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BMW X5 xDrive40e Quick Review

The BMW X5 xDrive40e is the latest addition to BMW’s now eight-strong line-up of large, luxurious SUVs.

2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e review
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2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e review

Is a plug-in hybrid version of the sharply dynamic X5 nothing but dead wood when it comes to BMW’s green cred?

BMW X5M review
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2016 BMW X5M review

Munich’s latest monster beats up physics and steals its lunch money

2015 BMW X5M review
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2015 BMW X5M review

BMW’s bahn-storming X5M returns for another stab at the super-est SUV title, bringing boosts in power, efficiency and features, for a faster yet more frugal proposition. But cheap it’s not.

Mother Truckers
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Mother Truckers

BMW’s new twin-turbo-V8 X5 M isn’t alone in monster-truck land…

Wheels magazine, BMW X5, SUV, first drive
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First drive: BMW X5

The golden goose of the large SUV segment, the BMW X5 has been preened for yet greater refinement into 2014.