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2008 BMW X5 Review Summaries
What reviewers liked most about the BMW X5:
Keeping this hot-rodded X5 [4.6i] glued to the ground is a sport suspension with... exclusive 20-inch alloy wheels.
-- Edmunds.com
Crash-testing of the X5 has allowed it to set new standards in front- and side-impact protection.
-- Edmunds.com
It may be the best-handling SUV on the road. It almost feels like an oversized rally car.
-- New Car Test Drive
The X5 wants to be driven like a sports car. The five-speed Steptronic transmission can be easily used like a stick, downshifting with a snick or two of the lever for turns, sometimes instead of braking.
-- New Car Test Drive
At highway speeds... a tiny poke at the accelerator seems to levitate the X5 above and beyond fellow travelers.
-- The Car Connection
...manual gearbox, lightweight six-cylinder, and tush-friendly suspension made the test vehicle pretty close to wonderful.
-- USA Today
...the X5 can handle anything a graded surface can throw at it...including" a severe case of red clay mud.
-- Woman Motorist
It has much more in common with a sport sedan than with any SUV...
-- Automobile
What reviewers liked least about the BMW X5:
...a full-size spare tire... was an 18-inch Michelin in our X5 that was shod with the 19-inch Bridgestones.
-- Car and Driver
...this isn't what we'd call a highly capable off-road vehicle. And cargo capacity isn't a strong point.
-- New Car Test Drive
Four-wheel drive: Inferior to less-sophisticated, conventional systems in snow and ice.
-- USA Today
...a jarring ride on all but the smoothest blacktop.
-- Car and Driver
...visibility to the rear is restricted by a small, flat rear window.
-- New Car Test Drive
BMW X5 Comparisons:
Compared to the Mercedes ML430, the X5's track is one inch wider and it rides 2.2 inches lower.
-- New Car Test Drive
Like other BMWs, the X5's cabin is sleek and purposeful without a lot of extra frills to get in the way of driving.
-- Cars.com
Best one-liner about the BMW X5:
If the AMG Benz is for horsepower extremists, the X5 [4.4i] is still a power hitter-the Sammy Sosa to Mark McGuire of SUVs, maybe.
-- New Car Test Drive
...looks like a 540i wagon on steroids...
-- New Car Test Drive
The X5 doesn't just ferry occupants through the urban jungle; it exempts them from it.
-- The Car Connection
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