BMW X5
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Vinony's link graph records 197 inbound references to BMW X5, and connects out to sport utility vehicle, BMW X2 and BMW G05.
It sits within the topics 2000s cars, 2010s cars and All-wheel-drive vehicles.
Vinony links it to 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- BMW
- Production
- 1999–present
- Class
- Mid-size luxury crossover SUV
- Body style
- 5-door SUV
- Layout
- Front-engine, four-wheel-drive , Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.bmw.com/en/bmw-models/x5.html
- Image
- 2023 BMW X5 M (G05) 1X7A0891.jpg
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- Commons category
- BMW X5
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Encyclopedic overview
The BMW X5 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by BMW. The X5 made its debut in 1999 as the E53 model. It was BMW's first SUV. At launch, it featured all-wheel drive and was available with either a manual or automatic gearbox. The second generation was launched in 2006, and was known internally as the E70. The E70 featured the torque-split capable xDrive all-wheel drive system mated to an automatic gearbox. In 2009, the X5 M performance variant was released as a 2010 model.
BMW marketed the X5 officially as a "Sports Activity Vehicle" (SAV), rather than an SUV, to indicate its on-road handling capability despite its large dimensions. The X5 signaled a shift away from the utilisation of body-on-frame construction, in favour of more modern monocoque chassis construction. Although the Mercedes-Benz M-Class was introduced more than a year prior to the X5, the X5 was the first to utilise a monocoque chassis. The M-Class used body-on-frame construction until its second generation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “BMW X5” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.