BMW is one of the most famous and most loved automobile brands in the world. It is popular in not only India but also allacross the world. A highly popular brand, BMW has enchanted the car lovers across the world with excellent cars, which offer great luxury and high comfort along with powerful performances. In India, the popularity of BMW cars has steadily increased over the years and the BMW cars have brought in a lot of excitement to the car lovers of the country. One of the highly sought after cars from the maker is the BMW X5, which enjoys great popularity here.
We bring you a quick review of the car:
Price – A car like BMW is not affordable by all and sundry. The X5 is a premium car loaded with great features and luxury, and hence, it is sold in India for a price of 1.55 crore rupees. Although it is highly expensive, the features and comfort offered by the car justifies the high price tag.
Engine Details –A 4.4 litre, TwinPower, Turbo 8-cylinder petrol engine, which can generate a massive power of 575 Hp between 6000 to 6500 RPM along with a top torque of 750 Nm between 2200 to 5000 RPM powers the BMW X5. The power is transmitted to the wheels through an M-specific, 8-speed, Steptronic transmission with Drivelogic function. Additionally, BMWhas armed the car with several performance enhancing features such as cruise control with braking function and speed limiter, all-round inner-vented and perforated compound brake discs, and hill descent control to list a few.
Mileage – just like most of the super luxury cars, The BMW X5 is not known for a high mileage. However, the X5 offers a reasonably good mileage of 9 kmpl, which is considered good for a car as powerful and potent like the X5. Additionally, similar to all the BMW cars, the X5 also offers automatic start/stop function and brake energy regeneration system to ensure better mileage.
Key Features – Some of the notable features offered in the BMW X5 are – BMW Night Vision with dynamic light spot, full colour BMW Head-Up M display that projects driving information directly on the screen, M specific car key with sporty aluminium detailing and design elements and much more.
Other desirable features include Navigation system, Professional Park Assistant and multifunctional seats. A spacious car with enough legroom, the X5 finds tough competition from the Porsche Cayenne.
Conclusion – To sum up, it can be said that although the car is a bit pricey, the fact that it comes loaded with features and comfort fully justifies the price. However, it would have been more successful had the engine been a bit more frugal.
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