Road Test
BMW X5
Test date 09 May 2007
Price as tested £40,970
For On-road handling, performance, refinement, driving position
Against Awkward shofter, less capable off-road than rivals, tight third-row seats
How much ?
- Price as tested £40,970
- Price as tested £48,985
How fast
- 0-30mph 2.6 sec
- 0-60mph 7.9 sec
- 0-100mph 23.9 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
16.1 / 85.8 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
29.8 / 108 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
66 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
26.5 mpg
- Test best/worst
34.7 / 13.3
Government figures
- Combined/urban
34.4 / 27.7 mpg
- CO2 emissions
214 g/km
How big?
- Length
4854 mm
- Width
1933 mm
- Height
1766 mm
- Wheelbase
2933 mm
- Weight
2180 kg
- Fuel tank
85.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 6 cyls In Line , 2993 cc
- Max power 232 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 383 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output 77.5bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 106bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Longitudinal
- Bore/stoke 90.0x84.0 mm
- Compression ratio 17.0:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Automatic
- 1st 4.17 / 5.7
- 2nd 2.34 / 10.1
- 3rd 1.52 / 15.6
- 4th 1.4 / 20.8
- 5th 0.87 / 27.3
- 6th 0.69 / 34.4
- Final drive 3.64
Suspension
- Front Double wishbone, coil springs, active anti-roll bar
- Rear Integral axle, coil springs, active anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Power assisted rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 3.10
Brakes
- Front 348mm ventilated discs
- Rear 320mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 8.5J x 18 in
- Size rear 8.5J x 18 in
- Made of no data
- Tyres front 255/55 R18
- Tyres rear 255/55 R18
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