That sounds expensive until you consider its competition: Porsche has the Cayenne Turbo (500 hp, $120,300) and Turbo S (550 hp, $152,200), while Mercedes-Benz has the ML63 AMG (503 hp, $97,500). The X5 M may lack the Cayenne’s off-road capabilities, but it costs less, and who’s really going to hit the trails in a Porsche anyway?
555-hp passenger vehicles are totally irrelevant in this time of environmentalism. Then again, those who are still driving around in their 1982 Pontiac Grand Prix are worse offenders in that regard. With performance and handling, interior space, all-wheel drive and aggressive looks, the BMW X5 M has all the elements to fulfill the needs of the wealthy indifferent and undecided.
photo:Matthieu Lambert
555-hp passenger vehicles are totally irrelevant in this time of environmentalism. Then again, those who are still driving around in their 1982 Pontiac Grand Prix are worse offenders in that regard. With performance and handling, interior space, all-wheel drive and aggressive looks, the BMW X5 M has all the elements to fulfill the needs of the wealthy indifferent and undecided.
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| The X5 M may lack the Cayenne’s off-road capabilities, but it costs less. |
photo:Matthieu Lambert
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