BY JUSTIN HILLIARD | 3rd Apr 2019
Overview
WHEN the original X5 broke cover in 1999, most within the automotive industry thought BMW had gone mad.
As a premium brand that prided itself on selling ‘the ultimate driving machine’, how would an SUV justify its existent?
Well, hindsight is 20/20 and BMW made the right move, as the various X Series models now account for the majority of its sales here in Australia.
So, after its predecessor’s shorter-than-usual lifecycle, the fourth-generation X5 has arrived rocking a bold new look and brimming with cutting-edge technology.
But is this significant upgrade any good? We’ve put the volume-selling xDrive30d variant through its paces to find out.