SUVs CAN actually be fun to drive. It's the largest BMW SUV

You can buy until the new X7 arrives in November and there are the car while top 10 things. You need to know about it

The new X5 will compete with the likes of the Land Rover Discovery

So huge road presence has to come as standard. Mind you, BMW seems to have swapped its famous

kidney grille for a pair of flared nostrils flanked by standard LED

Headlights. The crease that runs along the X5 sides gives it the broad shoulders of a rugby player

Oh, yeah! But the sweeping roofline means it looks sportier than the SUVs of this size

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Which model you'd choose: the new X5, the Audi Q7, the Volvo XC90 or the Land Rover Discovery.

Inside the new X5 shares its interior design with the 5 Series -- the dashboard angles towards the driver and it's dominated by huge sat-nav screen

That sits on top of the dashboard

All models get a leather interior with contrast stitching while M Sport versions add sport seats, a sporty steering wheel and aluminium trim pieces

The new BMW X5 costs from just under 57 thousand pounds for the entry level 30d Xline diesel

Making it around 5 grand more than the equivalent Volvo

XC90. The price rises to over 70 grand for a top of the range X5 M50d

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You'll like the X5 it comes with two huge

high-resolution 12-inch displays and the latest version of

BMWs operating system that's been designed to help you concentrate on the road when you're driving and not be too

Distracted by the tech. It can be controlled by the touchscreen or by using

BMWs fix iDrive control system between the two front seats. The system also recognizes voice commands and gesture controls.

It has a built-in sim card

So you can browse the internet or the optional connected package

Professional adds a live traffic updates and a concierge service at your beck and call

also, the space between its front and rear wheels is 42 millimeters greater and that means the new X5 has much more rear legroom than

The car it replaces.

You can still choose to have five or seven seats and there's 650 litre boot will happily everything you need for a family holiday

Got a bigger job on your hands? Yeah, no problem. The X5 has a

1860 litre total capacity when you fold all the receipts away and the splitting tailgate means you can slide heavy loads in place nice and

Easily also the boot has a low cover which can be hidden away

electrically the

near bmw x5 is available with a choice of

Six-cylinder engines two days old and one pet shop and all models come with an 8-speed automatic gearbox as standard

The 30d diesel is likely to be the most popular

It produces 265 horsepower getting the X5 from naught to 62 miles an hour in 6.5 seconds and returning fuel economy of up to

47.1 miles per gallon, not too bad

Then the 40i petrol is quicker

It gets from nought to 62 in just 5.5 seconds

But only returns a fuel economy of thirty three point two miles per gallon

Meanwhile, the range-topping m50d diesel produces 400 horsepower courtesy of no less than four turbochargers

That's just crazy! And it can get from nought to 62 miles an hour in 5.2 seconds

But can still return fuel economy of more than forty miles per gallon the bmw x5 has excellent

Aerodynamics for an SUV to help you get the best of the fuel economy

Thanks to things like a boot mounted spoiler and a grill that can close to reduce drag at speed the x5 is actually more

aerodynamic than the McLaren f1

BMWs are supposed to be the ultimate driving machines, even the SUVs

That's why the new x5 has double wishbone front suspension and multi-link rear suspension

As that should make it fun to drive for such a big heavy SUV

Adjustable dampers come as standard say confirm at the suspension at the touch of a button. Air

Suspension is optional

If you prefer an even more comfortable ride

The standard xDrive four-wheel drive system is designed to make the X5 feel as though it is rear-wheel drive and the optional

Electronically controlled limited slip differential to give you lots of grip to power out of corners

But while the X5 should be fun to drive you can also expect it to be pretty good at driving

itself

If you specify the driver assistance

Professional package the pack buys you a bunch of acronyms that mean the x5 can drive itself down the motorway and in heavy traffic

queues

It can also break the car

Automatically if you reverse into traffic and steer the car back into position if you drift out of your lane on the motorway

If your fancy scraping your expensive SUVs paintwork while off-roading and the optional off-road package should at least mean you're less likely to get stuck

Includes preset driving modes for sand rock gravel or snow and the pack bundles together the optional air suspension

For extra ground clearance and the electronically controlled rear differential lock for more grip on slippery surfaces

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