The 2019 BMW X5 Is A Right Sized SUV That Drives Like A Sport Sedan

It's hard to believe it's been almost 20 years since BMW introduced its first SUV, the x5. In 2000, they called it a

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s car back then and it was essentially an upgraded version of their best-selling 5 Series. - Dad, as you know, SUVs have continued to explode here in the United States, this has quickly become one of the company's best-selling vehicles and BMW moves around 50,000 units a year, so today I am on the outskirts of Seattle, Washington, with the rest of the members. the Automotive Video Association and I'm supporting this vehicle, this is the all new

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4th generation x5, you can see it finally looks a little different, it's riding on a completely new platform, but the big question I want answered is this last one .

The x5 still has what it takes to be the best in the segment, that's what we're here to find out. As most of you know, BMW has been pretty guilty lately for not really changing the exterior appearance of many of their new ones. cars, but when you look at this brand new x5, I can easily say that it is a brand new vehicle. I actually really like what BMW has done here, of course you have the distinctive double grilles, this one in particular that I What I show you is the 40 I and just the usual excellent package that they also offer and the M

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package, which gives you a much more aggressive front fascia for about $3,500, it actually looks pretty good in the standard configuration alone.

My tester here has an executive package that The BMWs have full LED headlights with laser light technology, that's

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this car has laser headlights and of course they are not the full laser headlights that you get in Europe, it's a bit silly because The US has really stupid regulations for headlights, but BM knows this. You say that with these laser headlights they basically allow you to see further when driving the vehicle at night. You also get LED fog lights in the lower fascia, some nicely integrated parking sensors, and overall I think it's unmistakably a BMW. I've done a really good job with the overall proportions of this new x5.

Now, this year it's actually riding on a completely new platform. BMW calls it its cluster architecture. It's the same platform that underpins the even larger x7, the BMW 5 Series, and the current generation 7 Series, and when they moved it to this platform, they made the new x5 significantly larger - it's 2 inches longer. between axles and 2 inches more overall, 190. 4.3 inches long and 117 inches wheelbase. This is pretty big, it's about the same.

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as something like a Volvo XC90, which is why they continue to offer a third row seating option on this vehicle. Now you can see that my particular tornado has some 20 inch wheels that are an option.

These are like a $1,000 option. They are also paired with the M Sport brakes for another $800 with the blue calipers, they look fantastic, they actually use 275 series tires for 45. These are Pirelli Scorpio run-flat tires. Now my test vehicle also has an adjustable air suspension for about a grand. allows you to increase the ground clearance of the x5 from this eight point seven inches, where you can increase it another two inches, which will definitely be good for the off-road capabilities. The rest of the profile, as you can see, is quite traditional, it has that signature. You already know the design element here with its curvature in the rear quarter panel and then when you look at the rear of the car, you can see that they have made significant changes to the overall look compared to the previous generation that you will have complete.

LED taillights as you can see there is an xDrive 40 I badge. All wheel drive is standard on the x5 in this new generation now before they offered an ash unit that was rear wheel drive and then down here you can see I like it this little brushing. The silver finish on the rear bumper matches well with this mineral white metallic exterior color. Then you have these nicely integrated dual exhausts that aren't actually connected to the mufflers, but they look pretty cool. Now that this is the turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine, let me leave you with it. You guys heard how fast that engine sounds and it's a single turbo engine with 335 horsepower.

We'll get to the test drive later, but I think it sounds pretty good

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now, your typical BMW straight-six in terms of the tailgate. where a power tailgate will be included on all models and still retains that signature split tailgate design so it's actually a power opener here where you actually have two different levels of the tailgate and if you want to close it you just I have to tap that button and it will automatically close it now in terms of the loading area. BMW is pretty good too, you're looking at about 34 cubic feet of space with the second row up, remember there's a third or a seat that's optional that this one doesn't have, but if they want to fold the seats down it will expand the cargo area to about 72 cubic feet, which is pretty good, right up there with the best in its class, so let's move on to The Interior of the All-New 4th Generation x5.

The first thing I'll show you here is the current keychain for BMW products. It is your smart access key. It comes standard. They offer a faucet with a display that my tester offers. I don't have it, it's a pretty cheap option, but I imagine most of you will probably give up on it because you'll eventually use the BMW app and use your phone as an actual key, but if you want to keep the key fob in your pocket while you get close to the door handle door on the x5, you can see it is very similar to the new x7, the door handles look almost the same, this is not actually the button where you would touch it to close the doors, just touch this little Ridge area here that it closes the doors for you, I think to unlock them you just touch the back of the door handle and then that will unlock the door.

Now my test vehicle has this upgraded brown or brown leather interior for $1,500 and it gives you some extra stitching on the door panels. contrast stitching here on the door panels and the seats look pretty good too, they are heated and cooled, the massage function is missing, although this is a 16-way electrically adjustable seat with 2-person memory, the massage function costs literally just $1,200 extra. I'd probably just say "get that option" if you're going to spend that kind of money, but the interior is very nice, it's a big improvement over the old x5, but it will really remind you a lot of their new x7 SUV, so they really took a lot. from the x7 and just put it there, the smaller x5, so I think BMW did a very good job.

Now as you walk inside you can see that it has a nice easy step height. I have it set to its normal adjustable ride height right now so it has eight point seven inches of ground clearance, you can also lower it if you want, when you want to close the door it sounds very solid, remember this is the same platformer in group that is in the x7 and, if you want, my tester is worth $350. doors that close automatically, so it's actually a bargain at three hundred and fifty dollars. I would definitely highly recommend that if you are going to buy one of these, now there are no glass controls on this particular one, but it still looks great, the glass controls I've added like a glass shifter here, a glass button to start the engine and a volume knob and an anti-drive controller, so when they start the engine, you just press this button here to turn it on and you hear the typical BMW chime, the steering wall is on.

Tilt and telescoping, which is nice if you want to put it in its sporty configuration. The engine here is very smooth. We've got to love a BMW inline 6 that accelerates even faster than its V8. Its V8 sounds good, but this one is arguably the smoothest. engine to go with because it's an inline six that's inherited balanced now the rest of this interior you can see it's got some genuine stitching here across the dash because I've got that upgrade package it's got this standard wood trim here BMW off There's an option such as aluminum trim or matte-finished wood.

This down here is a padded plastic. It's a soft-touch injection molded plastic, but it's not actually sewn. They are larger BMW products that are offered and they have a center console here that is quite similar to what I saw on the new x7, the door panels can also look nice and stitched, they have some real aluminum details. If you had the foot massage seat feature, the buttons would be right here where you could adjust the massage. You can see that there are the window controls. over here where the windows go up and down automatically with one touch and they also feel very high quality and they feel very good there's a nice padded area over here there's a little grab handle down here it's nice and padded as well with some very nice storage or headlight controls and a dimmer switch of course it's there on the observation wall like I said this electric tilt and telescope has a heated wheel feature which is really nice and then, of course, you have all these buttons here, obviously, this is for the steering wheel mounted paddle shifters for the 8 speed automatic transmission, you have the adaptive cruise control buttons here where this car has its adaptive cruise control and, just like its driver assistance, you can see right there that there is a camera watching your face.

Just like the new x7, this car gives you the ability to basically drive alone in traffic jams at speeds below 40 miles per hour, where I don't have to hold the wheel. Every time you press this button here, you can see that there is the assisted driving mode or there is the distance control, which is just a normal adaptive cruise control. I'll show you that on the test drive, but I found it works very well in my initial testing. I like the new instrumentation for the gauges, it has a Although it is strange the tachometer, that goes in the other direction, but you can configure it slightly.

It shows your GPS in the center, which is great. This is, of course, your twelve point three inch I Drive 6.0 infotainment system. Now it has become a touch screen. Honestly, Drive is one of the best systems in the business. You must really love it. I drive because of its crystal clarity, because of how fast it is, you can see that it has built-in navigation that works very well, it's very fast, it looks beautiful and almost. It has a Google Earth view. I love their I Drive system and it also includes things like Apple Carplay and Android Auto.

Apple Carplay is wireless again. Now to activate Apple Carplay you need to go to the home screen here and then go to dotcom, then you go to the phone and carplay, which will activate your Apple Carplay, of course, which is wireless. My phone, as you can see, is sitting there on the wireless charger and it gives you this feature. you have to pay more as a subscription plan, so it's a really horrible thing what BMW is doing. I don't know, I'm not entirely sure how much people pay a month, maybe it's like $100 a month, but why does our BMW charge? people for when it's free and other brands, so I imagine a lot of owners will be angry because BMWs will have to reconsider a little if they are going to keep charging people for Apple Carplay and all that when they put on the veil. reverse my tester has a 360 camera which is lovely it has automatic parallel parking it has backup assist which basically means let's say you're navigating a very tight parking lot and you have to get out of that tight parking lot or out of that garage later, the car.

In fact, I will remember which direction you went in the garage and all you have to do is just put it in reverse and go back out for you and follow the exact same route you did now. I haven't tested the system for myself yet. I've seen BMW videos on it. I'll have to do it later. I actually have this car long term compared to this shorter period where I only have it for a couple of hours and all that, now the rest of the infotainment system. As you can see here, it's very nice to look at, it's really on par with everything else in the segment.

This Carl saw has four-zone automatic climate control. You can see that the screen is a separate screen for the automatic climate control for your temperature and all that. I like how BMW does it, which has heated and cooled seats, really just heated seats on this particular one. Sorry, I confused it with the x7 I just made. I just filmed this one only has heated seats because it lacks that comfort. package that would include the cooled seats and also gives you the massage function, which I highly recommend at this price. It is an insult that they are missingcooled seats.

Just spend another $1,200 and add the cool seat feature, which is definitely important for something like this. Now, the rest of the center console, here, you can see it has heated and cooled cupholders, which are really cool. I'd like to see how cold it actually keeps the cups outside. It's a great option, however, it's like an a la carte option. You've got a USB port there, this one here has a lot more buttons for the drive mode selector. You can see it has a sport mode, it has an Eco Pro comfort setting and it has an adaptive or individual setting, this also adjusts your adjustable air suspension, if you want you can adjust it to five different levels, it even shows you on the screen what is doing, you've got your electronic parking brake here, you've got a nice padded armrest here and then you've got a nice center console here with a USB C charging port and a pretty good amount of storage.

Now looking at the glovebox you can see that it is quite large in size, it is very deep, its felt cushioned line is very similar to the new x7 and I think the seats are quite comfortable, but again you can add much higher quality leather to that luxury.Comfort package for the massage seat and the ventilated seat, but overall the interior of the new x5 feels like you are sitting in an x7 at times, although it is not that big, it is very easy to see, it is luxurious, has the latest technology. It has a front screen.

I think a lot of people will be very pleased with what BMW is doing in their newest designs, now jumping into the second row of the x5. Please note my test vehicle is only a two row model if you guys want you can actually add a third row for about an extra $1,000 now BMW actually says the legroom back here is around 37 inches of legroom, surprisingly there is an almost completely flat floor here, which is good, they have to fit three people, not bad. I will do that. Let's say I've been in some competitors that have a little more room in the second row.

You can see that this one has its own set of climate controls, it has four-zone automatic climate control which is good, it has rear seat air vents although there are no heated rear seats. This one is missing an option package that would give you heated receipts and if you want to fold this armrest down so you can see, there are two couplers that come out of the seat on their own, however I'm surprised they don't recline, they don't slide back forward. They don't recline, that's something I was really hoping BMW would offer, maybe they offered it in the third room.

I'll have to double check that if I get one of those too quickly, you can see there's a little montage. point out here as a rear seat entertainment system, this one has the rear seat entertainment prep package and then it has a USB C charging port, which is good, it has to map the pockets above me. I have this really big panoramic sunroof. lots of light and overall the rear cx-5 is usable but i feel like there are some kind of cuts, some competitors offer a little more space in the rear, now under the hood of the latest x5, bmw currently only offers it with two different ones.

Engine configurations: An M version will arrive at a later date. This is the engine most people will get. They are the company's signature three-liter turbocharged inline six-cylinder engines. A single turbo engine with Vanos variable valve timing technology and direct injection. It makes 335 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque, this is essentially the same engine you'll find in something like the upcoming Toyota Supra, this is its signature inline-six engine, now it all comes out through a transmission ZF 8-speed automatic is your only option with its xDrive all-wheel drive system that will be standard now that this is an SUV, so it has some towing capacity.

BMW says with the towing package it will say a maximum of 7,200 pounds and the fuel economy is not entirely terrible either, it's rated at 20 city and 26 highway which is honestly one of the best numbers I've seen for a six-cylinder option and the new x5 is a little lighter than last year, as presented in this one. it weighs about 4,500 pounds if you go with the v8 model it's like another 200 pounds more but you're going to have 456 horsepower but that's enough for different reviews so with all wheel drive with this 8 speed automatic let's hit the road and let's see. how it performs Oh wow, I didn't expect this straight six to feel so quick off the line, it definitely does.

It's a good draw now. BMW also includes a launch control feature on this car with the 8-speed automatic transmission. It was a bit unexpected considering this is just the base line of the x5 to have a launch control feature, the new x5 is definitely a return to BMW, remembering the fact that they are supposed to be the ultimate driving machine, the Chassis of this car is really good, it feels like you are driving a sports

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that is raised a bit. This one has adjustable air suspension. I have it in sport position right now and you really feel the joy of this car put on its paddle. shift mode here makes a nice little murmur from the exhaust which is lovely, I like it, I mean the 0 to 60 time is about 5.6 seconds for this straight 60, if you want the v8 it will shave that second off in time or it will cut it. time in half in about one second to four and a half seconds, which is mind-blowing considering it's like a family SUV that seats seven people if you opt for the third row option.

Now, the only thing I wish for BMW. What I had addressed is its steering feel, even in this sports car sitting here, it feels too light for my taste. I mean, look at it, it's very fast and very accurate, which is good, but I just want a little more weight. A little more sensation even in sport. I was expecting it to be a little firmer, so I'm a little disappointed now in terms of visibility. It's very easy to see from this car. You have this great view from the front. I have these relatively smaller side mirrors, but you will have features like Adapt or the adaptive cruise control that my test vehicle has with the ability to automatically change lanes and assist in traffic jams.

Now all will come standard with forward collision alert, automatic blind emergency braking. spot monitoring with rear cross traffic guidance, which is actually more sensible, you have to pay an extra seven hundred dollars to get the adaptive cruise control with traffic jam assist, which I'll try in a moment, the seats and they're really comfortable too. I hug you but I'm sad that they aren't cooled seats but for $1,200 you can get that feature and you can also get the massaging seat feature which is a no brainer to me if you're going to spend this amount of money on a vehicle considering something like a Volvo xc60 or I mean, there's really no need for the VA, this thing is big enough for most people, you don't necessarily need the VA, but it's nice to know they have the v8 in case they want that extra power, so this is it.

A very complete car and for me it is more fun to drive than the last Volvo xc60 or xc90 I drove. It's much more interesting to drive than an Audi q5, although this is a class above the q5, so keep that in mind when you're actually driving this and the x5 really is their signature SUV. I mean, I hate things like the x6 because it's just a useless SUV unlike the x5. What's with that coupe look? This is for me. You know it's practical. It is comfortable. Even so. It's fun to drive and I'm looking forward to seeing the M versions of this car come out now.

The olive oil powertrain of this car is more rear biased and when you put the pedal to the metal you can feel the The car vectors the torque and pushes the rear end out a little bit which is definitely good, that's something to look forward to. of a high-performance SUV like this. Now I want to talk about active driver assistance because BMW says it has a camera watching my face and it's like Cadillac's super cruiser, so let's turn it on. I have set the cruise control. You can toggle between the assisted driving mode I have it in now or just normal cruise control.

Now let's look at this curve here. IM not going to do it. touch the steering wheel let's see how it turns hmmm now he's taught me to put my hands back on the wheel so again it's not the full hands off feature like Cadillac it's just a beep and he yelled at me because he wanted me. I have to get my hands back on the wheel, so let's try turning it back on because I want to test it to see how well it works. Now there are indicator lights here in the center of the steering wheel.

Now it flashes red because not. I like to drive without my hands on the wheel, so again, this is not the almost level 3 or it's not the almost level 3 autonomy that Cadillac gives you with our super cruiser, but what you do notice is that you have your hands on the wheel. the steering wheel. For example, you are approaching a sharp bend, here is all you have to do: just push the steering wheel slightly and the car will take the rest of the steering for you and this is supposed to really help you in a low-speed traffic jam. speed. situations where you know it's actively working the pedals, operating the accelerator, brakes, steering and all that, and it will do so to a complete stop when you're dealing with rush hour traffic, so driver assistance technology BMW has improved noticeably, it is not.

You know, with Cadillac super cruise or Tesla autopilot, I think it gets overly sensitive, like I can take my hands off the wheel for just a couple of seconds and it starts screaming at me to put them back on. the wheel over there is already starting to beep yellow and if I ignore it it will probably start beeping and turn red, it literally shows a hand prompt so I'm just going to listen to it. I want to scream at myself. but other than that this is a really nice crossover to drive, the 6 cylinder engine has plenty of power for most trips whilst it is very quiet inside, the seats are comfortable, there really is very little to complain about, aside from the price of the vehicle that we'll get to as we move towards the conclusion of this video, as BMW's first SUV, the x5, definitely has a lot of history within the BMW brand, so they really took their time to redesign this one. all-new 4th generation model and seriously shows how we spent our days driving this all-new

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I'm happy to report that it has many of the typical BMW strengths we've come to expect from this brain. It has really sporty driving dynamics. It has a really nice appearance. The interior has a smooth inline six-cylinder engine, it's turbocharged and has some really impressive technology, especially with the driver assistance, with the interior to challenge the best of Mercedes, Audi, Jaguar and all the European luxury brands, that It's what BMW is missing. They really were playing it safe for years, and while this new one still has a bit of a conservative look, I imagine a lot of people, when they drive this car for the first time, will find a lot to like about the interior and the drive. dynamic and with the overall packaging and design of the vehicle with all that said, how much will it cost to put one of these x5s in your driveway if you are looking to buy one of these vehicles now as typically these vehicles or them?

They tend to get more expensive when redesigned and the new x5 is no exception. This car now starts at $60,000 for the six-cylinder model. Remember that all-wheel drive is standard. They currently do not offer a turbo four-cylinder in the x5. You could change now if you want the V8 engine which will cost you another fifteen thousand dollars for a total of around seventy-five thousand dollars. Now that it's a BMW, the options are plentiful and they are very expensive. This one has several options from Convenience Package to Premium Package to Driver Assistance Professional Package to Executive Package to Wheels to Air Suspension when you add everything including the Mineral White color and upgraded leather on the interior, decals For this car for around seventy-two thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars there is a pretty significant change.

I mean, you could buy something like a Bentley, you could buy something like a Volvo xc90, which is arguably a little more luxurious inside, but I say it doesn't have the driving feel of the The new BMW and BMW did a very good work with their new interiors, they don't feel that warm either. But they are on par with Audi, Mercedes and Lexus, and I think they have doneReally good job on this particular model, but I hope you enjoyed my full overview of this 2019 BMW x5 . underline the reviews like us on facebook and as always guys keep subscribing to the red line reviews youtube channel for the latest reviews.

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