The top tier of the SUV pecking order still belongs to the BMW X5, which was introduced in 1999, revised in 2006 and 2013, and most recently in 2019. It's sheer driving pleasure.
autoevolution 29 Apr 2021, 15:21 UTC ·
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The Bavarian automaker quotes 480 PS (473 horsepower) and 550 Nm (406 pound-feet) of torque at the crankshaft, figures that are pretty high for the width of the rear tires. We should also remember that BMW M underrates the twin-turbo six by a very considerable margin, as proven by AutoTopNL.
Before you check out the brown-painted M3 in the following video sing the song of its people in a high-speed test, it’s necessary to mention that it actually develops 503 PS (496 horsepower) and 607 Nm (448 pound-feet) of torque on the dyno in fifth gear. That’s enough to light up the rear tires into a cloud of smoke, and if you can keep the car straight for long enough, the base M3 can hit 287 kph (178 mph) on the Autobahn.
2021 BMW M440i xDrive Coupe Review – Speed and Snout
Chris Davies - Feb 3, 2021, 3:40pm CST
Editors Rating: 8/10
xDrive AWD is reassuring and predictable
Cabin tech is plentiful and easy to use
Rear seats are unexpectedly practical
Cons
More of a GT than a M brawler
Cabin feels like a regular 3 Series
If there are three aesthetic rules to live by, they could well be that style is subjective, strong designs soften over time, and it’s rude to comment on other peoples’ nose-jobs. Pity, then, the 2021 BMW M440i xDrive Coupe and its love-it-or-(more-likely)-hate-it grille, as bold as the automaker’s boasts of driving prowess and lashings of technology.
2020 BMW X5 M Competition Review â Ridiculousness
4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 (617 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm; 553 lb-ft @ 1,800-5,690 rpm)
Eight-speed automatic, all-wheel drive
N/A city, N/A highway, N/A combined. (NRCan Rating, L/100km)
Base Price: $114,100 (U.S) / $124,500 (Canada)
As Tested: $128,245 (U.S.) / $141,500 (Canada)
Prices include $995 destination charge in the United States and $2,580 for freight, PDI, and A/C tax in Canada and, because of cross-border equipment differences, canât be directly compared.
Ridiculousness is a word â I checked. And it describes the vehicle I am about to tell yâall about perfectly.
Ya see, the BMW X5 M Competition is a perfectly fine luxury crossover that BMW decided needed a bit more spice. Never mind that the X5 has generally been one of the sportier of the lot (sporty being a relative term when applied to these types of vehicles, of course).