BMW X5

BMW X5
Overview
Manufacturer	BMW
Production	1999–present
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size luxury crossover SUV
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

BMW X5 (E53)
Pre-facelift BMW X5
Overview
Production	September 1999 – October 2006
Model years	2000–2006
Assembly	Greer, South Carolina, United States (BMW US Mfg. Co.)
Body and chassis
Related	BMW 5 Series (E39) BMW X-Coupe
Powertrain
Engine	3.0 L 225 hp I6 4.4 L 282 hp (2000–2003) 315 hp (2004–2006) V8 4.6 L 347 hp V8 4.8 L 355 hp V8 3.0 L 193/218 hp I6 Diesel
Transmission	5-speed automatic 5-speed manual 6-speed automatic 6-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	111.0 in (2,819 mm)
Length	183.7 in (4,666 mm)
Width	73.7 in (1,872 mm)
Height	2000–2003 V8: 67.2 in (1,707 mm) 2001–2003 I6: 67.5 in (1,714 mm) 2004–2006 V8 4.8I: 67.9 in (1,725 mm) 2004–2006 I6: 69.3 in (1,760 mm)

BMW X5 (E70)
Overview
Production	November 2006 – July 2013
Model years	2007–2013
Assembly	Greer, South Carolina, United States (BMW US Mfg. Co.) Kaliningrad, Russia (Avtotor)
Body and chassis
Related	BMW X6
Powertrain
Engine	3.0 L 272 hp I6 3.0 L 300 hp I6 Single Turbo 3.0 L 265 hp Diesel I6 bi-turbo 4.8 L 355 hp V8 4.4 L 400 hp V8 Twin Turbo 4.4 L 555 hp V8 Twin Turbo for X5 M
Transmission	6-speed automatic 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,933 mm (115.5 in)
Length	4,860 mm (191.3 in)
Width	1,933 mm (76.1 in)
Height	2006–2008: 1,766 mm (69.5 in) 2009–2013: 1,776 mm (69.9 in)

BMW X5 (F15)
Overview
Production	August 2013–present
Model years	2014–present
Assembly	Greer, South Carolina, United States (BMW US Mfg. Co.) Chennai, India (BMW India) Kaliningrad, Russia (Avtotor), Rayong, Thailand Cairo, Egypt Jakarta, Indonesia (Gaya Motor)
Body and chassis
Related	BMW X6
Powertrain
Engine	3.0L 305 hp I6 turbo 4.4L 445 hp V8 twin-turbo 4.4L 575 hp V8 twin-turbo (X5 M) 2.0L 231 hp Diesel I4 turbo 3.0L 258 hp Diesel I6 twin-turbo 3.0L 313 hp Diesel I6 twin-turbo 3.0L 381 hp Diesel I6 tri-turbo M Performance
Transmission	6-speed automatic 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,933 mm (115.5 in)
Length	4,886 mm (192.4 in)
Width	1,938 mm (76.3 in)
Height	1,762 mm (69.4 in)

The BMW X5 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by BMW. The first generation of the X5, with the chassis code E53, made its debut in 1999. It was BMW's first SUV and it also featured all-wheel drive and was available with either manual or automatic transmission. In 2006, the second generation X5 was launched, known internally as the E70, featuring the torque-split capable xDrive all-wheel drive system mated to an automatic transmission, and in 2009 the X5 M performance variant was released as a 2010 model.

BMW branded the X5 as a Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV) rather than an SUV, to emphasize its on-road ability despite its size. Like the Lexus RX 300, the X5 heralded the shift from light truck-based body-on-frame SUVs to crossovers underpinned by unibody car platforms that would come to fruition in the late 2000s. Among German luxury automakers, while the Mercedes-Benz M-Class had beaten the X5 to the market by a year, the X5 was the first to use a unibody chassis whereas the M-Class used a light truck platform until its second generation. While the Lexus RX is based on the Toyota Camry mass market sedan, the X5 shares its underpinnings with the BMW 5 Series performance luxury sedan.

X5s are manufactured in Greer, South Carolina at the Spartanburg BMW plant and modified for armoured, security versions in Mexico at the BMW de México Toluca plant. Since July 2009, some assembly operations are also performed in Kaliningrad, Russia by Avtotor. Since February 2015, BMW India started local production of X5 in its Chennai plant.

Starting with the X5, BMW's Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV) series has since expanded to be derivatives of other BMW number-series models, first in 2003 with the BMW X3 compact luxury crossover, and then in 2008 with the BMW X6 midsize coupe luxury crossover which shares its platform with the X5.