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2008 BMW X5-Series Overview

Likes:

  • Expanded utility
  • Sharp handling
  • Well-balanced steering

Dislikes:

  • Styling is same-old, same-old
  • Stiff tariff for a family vehicle
  • iDrive controller

Bottom Line

By Marty Padgett's avatar Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

The car experts at TheCarConnection.com studied Web reviews of the new 2008 BMW X5 to bring you this conclusive review. TheCarConnection.com's editors also drove the 2008 BMW X5 to bring you more details on its performance, styling, features, safety, and quality to help ...

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Full Review

By Marty Padgett's avatar Marty Padgett, Executive Editor

With a major redesign last year, the BMW X5 offers only subtle differences this year, and most reviewers consulted by TheCarConnection.com found it attractive but not particularly compelling inside or out. According to Edmunds, the 2008 BMW X5 is a "midsize luxury SUV available...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 BMW X5-Series: AWD 4dr 3.0si $46,200 / $42,505 City: 17
Hwy: 23
2008 BMW X5-Series: AWD 4dr 4.8i $54,800 / $50,415 City: 15
Hwy: 21

Other Choices:

The world of full-size luxury SUVs is jammed with high-dollar names like the Brit-cool Land Rover Range Rover, which is also considerably more expensive than the BMW X5. The Lexus GX 470 is a slightly smaller choice in this group, while Infiniti's QX56 is a big SUV in the American mold, down to its unimpressive trim in the back two seating rows. Porsche's Cayenne seats only five and has drab styling, but great handling for an SUV. The Cadillac Escalade out-blings all these vehicles and has a smooth powertrain to go with its high price tag and low fuel economy, though a Hybrid edition is coming. The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class matches the X5 in seating and off-road capacity, and to our eyes, it's more handsome than the BMW.

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