Carworks.com. Review for 2007 BMW X5

BMW X5
Quick Facts

Vehicle Type: Sport Utility Vehicles
Engine Type: 4.8-liter dohc 32-valve V8
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Safety Equipment (standard): automatic pretensioners and force limiters on front seatbelts, two-stage front airbags, dual front seat-mounted side airbags, front and rear head curtain airbags, 3-point seatbelt in center rear seat position, automatic headlight-on control, cornering light function integrated with turn signal, rain-sensing wipers, tire pressure monitor; stability control, traction control, brake control, off-road hill descent control
Fuel Economy: 15/21

BMW X5 Summary

You get the impression using BMW's iDrive controls that a conference room full of engineers decided how you should live your life and created an overdose of convenience technology intended to help you, but their guesses and compromises failed. The X5 is at the top of its class in terms of sporty driving dynamics, making us wish we could purchase an X5 stripped of gimmicks. Comfort, the usefulness of space, and sport sedan performance are the true reasons this SUV made us happy to drive it anywhere.

Phil Berg test drove the X5 in rural Michigan before filing this report to NewCarTestDrive.com.