Family focused reviews and advice for everything family car related.Off-road for beginners and the experienced, plus camper trailers, caravans and motorhomesWe make it easy to compare design, practicality, value and moreBuying used? Other Years: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007; The X5 delivers sports sedan performance and optional seating for seven, but is not the best off-road option. It was the most economical, but still had sufficient performance for the task at hand, and it was rated the best balanced of the new bunch on the road.A slick shifting six-speed auto was the main gearbox choice, but that was joined by an eight-speed self-shifter in 2010. How practical it is. The BMW X5 is often said to have revolutionised the luxury 4x4 market with its prowess on the road but this isn't that X5. Seven years later, the Audi Q7 is more car-like, the Cayenne Turbo is faster, the Mercedes GL has more functional space, and all are plush. 2007 BMW X5 Review by U.S. News Best Cars Staff | May 2, 2008 Note: This review was created when the 2007 BMW X5 was new. The car turned in with pleasing accuracy, and clung to the driver's line well beyond the point one might have expected it to push wide, given the wet and leaf-strewn surfaces. The greater exterior dimensions are reflected in the interior, which grows to accommodate more flesh and cargo. Nothing was lacking when it came to the cabin, it was roomy, the seats were comfortable, and it had everything you could want.The X5 looks like a winner in the showroom, but drive it away and the story isn't so clear-cut. The new control-arm front suspension has equalized the X5's roll axes at each axle, colluding with the adaptive shocks and active roll control system to provide a ride that is unusually flat, yet with superbly arrested ride motions. Good old buttons and knobs are on the center console to for radio and climate control. Buying a car with high kays on the odo, that's 100,000 km or more, is taking a real risk of their dream becoming an expensive one. Never seriously eclipsed were the BMW's looks or dynamic prowess, so the all-new 2007 X5 expands on its strong suits and moves to meet the other challenges with expanded cargo space and a first-ever third row of seats.The X5 is taller than a Jeep Grand Cherokee and weighs nearly as much as a Chevy Tahoe, but BMW buyers still want a vehicle that drives like a BMW.

A thankfully un-bungled Bangle, the new body is a bit sexier, employing more pronounced wheel arches, a more intricately surfaced front end, and muscular rear haunches. Had a BMW 2007 X5 4.8i with all the options except rear seat entertainment system. The extra space in the cargo floor was found by ditching the spare tire and installing runflat tires, a first for the segment and found on the 18-inch and optional 19- or 20-inch wheels. An electronic parking brake further frees up space, and adds an electronic hill-hold function. We are barraged by interior options, including four trim packages on the 3.0si, three on the 4.8i, and three distinct leather options. The best feature of the revised iDrive is a set of 6 programmable memory keys that double as standard radio preset keys. The very same parts, made by the same suppliers, companies like Bosch, but without the factory branding or packaging can be sourced by sharp mechanics for even less than the factory equivalents.Anyone contemplating buying a used X5 should think long and hard about it before committing to a car. Time was well spent reducing visual mass through the use of matte black plastics in the nether regions and bumpers, as the new X5 is 7.4 inches longer and 2.4 inches wider. Good choice of engines including xDrive 30d. BMW didn't have much competition in 2000 when it dropped the sleek, fun X5 into a stodgy SUV market. The X5 has always had some of the sprightliest footwork of the luxo-utes, and BMW claims to have stepped it up big time with the new model. Rearmost pair of seats strictly for children. This layout is obviously better equipped for switchbacks than the Rubicon, but the last time we saw an X5 or Cayenne off-pavement was at a fruit stand.The coordination of Electronic Damping Control and Active Roll Stabilization is handled by AdaptiveDrive, a system that promises superior dynamic control without any penalty in ride. The good news is that even more functions have been pulled from the dreaded iDrive's evil clutches in the new X5. Power and Control. Fuel economy. And yes, the X5 is iPod compatible. Although the active steering system proved to be a real boon during tight maneuvers, we still preferred the more linear responses from the standard steering gear. Our car experts choose every product we feature. BMW's full-time xDrive all-wheel-drive underpins both models, offering a standard and sporty 40/60 front-to-rear split, although this rate is variable via a computer-controlled, electronically clutched center differential. The six cylinder is about three grand more, but the V-8 is just $900 more than last year's 4.4i. While the body and underlying mechanics, that is the engines, gearboxes and drivelines are reasonably robust and reliable, the bolt-ons are not necessarily so.To make matters worse, replacement parts are very expensive. Touch, rather than depress, any of these keys, and you can dial a phone number, access preprogrammed radio stations, audio settings, a preset navigation location, or any other iDrive function that before required a jig with the Wheel of Frustration. There were lots of other upgrades too, including improved engines, double wishbone suspension, forged aluminium front suspension mounts, magnesium dashboard support, and improvements to the iDrive four-wheel drive system.BMW offered three engines, all improved. We tried every trick we know to provoke a tail slide while on BMW's test track, but the X5 responded with no more than increasing understeer.

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