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2008 BMW X5 4.8i Review

Is the BMW X5 an SUV? BMW purists will say no, but from a strictly autobody point of view, the opposite is obviously true. From the moment it was introduced in 1999, BMW has touted the X5, by way of press releases, not as an "SUV" but as an "SAV": a Sport Activity Vehicle. Buyers of a vehicle currently starting at over $60,000 undoubtedly don't want their new toy to be equated with a lowly Suburban. Mercedes-Benz went to the same lengths two years earlier when it launched its M-Class, dubbing it an AAV, or All-Activity Vehicle, right from the start.

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2008 BMW X5 4.8i Review

Is the BMW X5 an SUV? BMW purists will say no, but from a strictly autobody point of view, the opposite is obviously true. From the moment it was introduced in 1999, BMW has touted the X5, by way of press releases, not as an "SUV" but as an "SAV": a Sport Activity Vehicle. Buyers of a vehicle currently starting at over $60,000 undoubtedly don't want their new toy to be equated with a lowly Suburban. Mercedes-Benz went to the same lengths two years earlier when it launched its M-Class, dubbing it an AAV, or All-Activity Vehicle, right from the start.