Hats off to car and driver magazine for putting this together. Cars with an m in their badge have the job of casting a halo over the breadandbutter products that make up the. Search preowned 2010 bmw x5 m listings to find the best local deals. Known for its funto drive coupes and sports sedans, the ge. If somebody gave me an x5m for christmas, id drive it to my nearest bmw dealer and ask if i could trade it for an m5, which is really cool, or an m6 coupe, which is even cooler. Track, strip, and mud we subject bmw s latest mspawned monster to a triathlon and find that 555 horsepower can change opinions about fat. Prequalify for a car loan with no credit score impact. We have 7 2010 bmw x5 m vehicles for sale that are reported accident free, 1 1owner cars, and 8 personal use cars. Used 2010 bmw x5 m awd for sale with photos cargurus. Detailed features and specs for the used 2010 bmw x5 m including fuel economy, transmission, warranty, engine type, cylinders, drivetrain and more. These improvements were further augmented with this 2010 model yearonwards facelifted car, which did a great deal to drive running costs down still further.
Weve rounded up three of these the 555horsepower bmw x5 m. Virtual video test drive in our bmw x5 3 0 30d m sport suv 5dr diesel auto. It affords us a chance to sample the latest iterations of bmws idrive, fulltime allwheeldrive system. Drive any of them at the speed limit and you have the illusion you could step out of the drivers seat and walk beside the car. Drive with electronic damping control, if youre still playing bmw lingo bingo. The allnew x5m crossover will make its world premiere at new york auto show 2009. The 2010 bmw x5 comes in four models, all with a sixspeed automatic transmission and standard xdrive allwheeldrive. Roadkill roadkill garage dirt every day hot rod garage adam carolla goes racing engine masters best driver s car week long road to monterey put up or shut up head 2 head.
As silly as these things seem, were looking forward to getting some test numbers. Our test car proved 63 pounds lighter than the turbo s we tested in 2010. Cars with an m in their badge have the job of casting a halo over the bread and butter products that make up the. Aug 26, 2010 bmw australia has launched the refreshed 2010 bmw x5, with new engines, driver assistance systems and increased standard equipment among the key upgrades. Sure, the x5 m is no lithehandling sports car but the current world is better for it existing. Dec 21, 2017 the 2017 bmw x5m ups the ante over the base x5 with a 567hp 4. The bmw x5 calling card is not off road capability or cargo capacity. So far no issues with the x5m unless you consider wanting to drive it everywhere and resisting the urge to. Apr 18, 2010 the bmw x5 calling card is not off road capability or cargo capacity. Sporty crossover gets fuelsipping diesel power 2009 bmw 335d test drive. Search over 18,800 listings to find the best local deals.
It follows in the footsteps of the onesteplarger x5m, which bmw has been producing since 2009. In a real world test drive of the 2010 bmw x5 diesel grant winter tells us forget everything you used to know about diesel. Drive any of them at the speed limit and you have the illusion you could step out of the driver s seat and walk beside the car. A cool crawler for the mall, trail, or to just bag some rays. Boost the interior of your 2010 bmw x5 with a set of racing seats, raise or lower your vehicle for an aggressive look, or add a set of highperformance brake rotors for superior braking. Mar 03, 2016 the bmw x5 m and range rover sport svr are similar machines. The heart of the x5x6 m, as in all m cars, is the engine. Nothing of any note has been left off the features list. Well we are picking up our 5i tomorrow and i promise to let everyone know how the test drive in the x6 m goes. European luxury suvs with allwheel drive and blown v8s. The bmw x5 m uses the same engine as its twin, the x6 m we tested on track last summer, a tuned up 4.
The good bmw throws every tech trick in the book, and invents some new ones, to make the 2010 bmw x5 m one of the best performing suvs on the road. The m divisions take on the standard x3 involves a new s58 503hp twinturbo inlinesix also bound. Known for its funtodrive coupes and sports sedans, the ge. Search preowned 2010 bmw x5 m awd listings to find the best local deals. New bmw x5 m 2010 test driving ascari race track spain. Test drivers find power impressive with either gasoline engine, though a few arent as impressed with the diesel x5s acceleration.
The result was a car that had a high driving position and a bit of deftness in the bends. Bmw s largest and most familyfriendly suv, the 2017 bmw x5 offers sevenpassenger seating, allwheel drive and turbochargedv8 power. For 2010, the bmw x5 does pick up one major update. As far as sixfigure, hotrod suvs go, one could do worse than the x5m. Track, strip, and mud we subject bmw s latest mspawned monster to a triathlon and find that 555 horsepower can change opinions about fat suvs. And xdrive stands for bmw s intelligent allwheel drive system, which isnt too much of a. At this weeks new york auto show the bmw x5 m will make its first public. Search new and used cars, research vehicle models, and compare cars, all online at. Products from its m division it originally stood for motorsport represent the finest dynamics that bmw can bring to market along with sizzling pace from characterful engines. The bmw x5 gets new updates again this year, but rather than the dramatic changes some had hoped for, styling remains somewhat bland.
This is the first time i have ever considered moving from a sedan to an suvsav type vehicle, the m division at bmw finally gave me a good reason. The redesigned 2019 x5 is one of the best vehicles weve ever tested. The 2010 bmw x5 has a bmw badge, sporty performance and three rows of seats, which may be enough to close the deal with some buyers. M division, the x5 has been transformed into a reallive concept car. Think of the x5 as a 5 series wagon with more headroom and a bit more cargo space.
For 2010, the highperformance bmw x5 m joins the lineup. The 2020 bmw x3m is bmws driftable family suv motortrend. Bmw has been building cars with m badges for more than 30 years and jealously guards their reputation. The old, original x5 was quite interesting from a technical standpoint. Unlock the hidden potential of your 2010 bmw x5 that has been waiting to be released. The bmw x5 m and range rover sport svr are similar machines. Car and driver compares four super suvs for 20092010. Bmws largest and most familyfriendly suv, the 2017 bmw x5 offers sevenpassenger seating, allwheel drive and turbochargedv8 power.
The bmw x5 is built to excel at driving dynamics, not cargo capacity or offroad capability. More worrying still, the numbers appearing on the bavarian automakers badges have begun to correlate to the engines displacement with relative infrequency. The engine uses the twinscroll twin turbo technology with high precision direct injection. It offers a fuelefficient diesel engine, standard allwheel drive and an impeccablymade interior.
Though not as refined as bmws sedans, the x5 is the bmw of sport utilities. The bottom line technically stunning, the 2010 bmw x5 m works as track car and sport driver, but its bad fuel economy will make the daily. How bmw managed to generate all that power is quite a feat of engineering and a testament to what the m guys can do. Theres rearwheel and allwheeldrive versions, with four. Nov 05, 2009 the bottom line technically stunning, the 2010 bmw x5 m works as track car and sport driver, but its bad fuel economy will make the daily commute costly. X5 m comes standard with bmws xdrive allwheeldrive system, a stiffer suspension, and sport seats. Used 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010. Jun 16, 2016 if somebody gave me an x5m for christmas, id drive it to my nearest bmw dealer and ask if i could trade it for an m5, which is really cool, or an m6 coupe, which is even cooler. That you can buy a lightly used late model mk2 x5 xdrive30d for much less than youd pay for a wellspecified diesel family hatch these days seems faintly ridiculous. Every used car for sale comes with a free carfax report. Bmw x5m and range rover sport svr motown mile test road. Defining what is a sport utility vehicle is hard these days.
Because what bmw attempted to do was marry the concept of an suv with the sporting, superfast dna that has coursed through the companys bloodline since the fw 190. For 2010, bmw gave the x5 a nextgeneration idrive interface addressing a. Shop millions of cars from over 21,000 dealers and find the perfect car. The epa rates the 2010 x5 xdrive30i at 1521 mpg cityhighway. Car and driver recently tested the 2017 bmw x5 m, which has gotten some mild updates since its original debut. The 2020 bmw x3 m comes with a twinturbocharged i6 making 473 hp in base models, 503 hp in competition models. Music by kevin macleod, statistics powered by channelmeter.