2007 BMW X5 4.8i - Car and Driver
The old BMW X5 had a lot of charm, based on its marriage of BMW road manners and dramatic styling. 4 inches longer, 2. 4 inches wider and — as inevitably as the Patriots seem to make the playoffs — heavier at 5151 pounds, up 218 pounds from the first V-8-engined X5 we tested. The new, larger footprint has allowed BMW to add the seemingly obligatory third-row seat, which is fine for small kids on short journeys but tight for grownups. Still, with this row folded, there are now 19 cubic feet of cargo room, an increase of three cubic feet. The interior is nicely wrought, with high-quality fabrics and materials, but it's not quite as fabulous as the old X5's. This '07 X5 also gets a stylish but inscrutable shift lever, a starter button that first requires a key fob to be slotted into... Adding insult to injury, the optional ($1800) rear-seat entertainment system comes with a screen that blocks access to the center console and can't be seen by the third-row occupants, to whom this feature presumably caters. 8 second faster than the original 4. 4-liter X5 we tested in 2000 and just 0. 1 second shy of the high-performance X5 4. 8is we drove in 2004. On its standard 18-inch Michelin Latitude M+S tires — 19s and 20s are optional — it pulled a decent 0.... Source: www.caranddriver.com
