The BMW X5 Offers a Totally New Driving Experience:
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Introducing the X5, BMW is once again creating a new segment: the Sports
Activity Vehicle (SAV). Like other BMWs, the X5 is defined first and foremost
by aesthetic design, dynamic performance, and superior safety as classical BMW
fortes. But at the same time it adds an entirely new driving experience
provided by the commanding seating position and excellent driving behaviour on
all roads and tracks the world over.
Featuring a unitary body and independent suspension, the X5 sets new standards
in terms of dynamic performance and safety for vehicles also able to look good
on rough tracks and rocky terrain. In technical terms, you might call it a
passenger car specially developed for this new market, combining the most
advanced four-wheel-drive technology with driving and comfort features typical
of BMW.
All this is borne out by a level of on-road handling never offered by a vehicle
of this kind before, combined with all-road behaviour shaped by superior
performance, smooth power and torque, and a high standard of modern technology
featuring the latest four-wheel drive with individual brake application and DSC
Dynamic Stability Control.
It goes without saying that the BMW Sports Activity Vehicle offers the same
supreme level of safety as all other BMW cars. Compared with other vehicles
able to handle rough terrain, the X5 with its unitary body and BMW's well-known
F.I.R.S.T. safety package sets the standard in terms of occupant safety and
partner protection. Fitted with up to 10 airbags, it provides the same safety
as BMW's large saloons, with frontal, side and head airbags at the front, plus
side and head airbags at the rear.
The proportions of the X5 alone give the car its special character with a
unique blend of muscle and sleek, refined looks. Measuring 4.66 metres in
length, 1.72 metres in height, and 1.87 metres in width, the X5 clearly shows
from the start what it is built for and what it can offer - for example that
typical BMW agility, say when manoeuvring, as well as a generous feeling of
space only a vehicle of this type can provide. At the same time it makes a very
compact, even muscular, appearance for a car of this size. This powerful,
dynamic look is underlined by the voluminous wheels, measuring up to 19 inches
in diameter, the short front overhang, and the rear body section wrapped around
at the bottom in order to emphasize the position and shape of the wheels.
What makes the X5 so unique within the BMW range is the interior feeling it has
to offer. This is a result of the high, commanding seating position and the
particular feeling of being cocooned within the interior, thanks to the seat
and interior dimensions, the extra headroom, and the sturdy roof pillars.
Otherwise naturally offering the same comfort and personalisation options as
BMW's other models, the X5 at the same time exudes the supremacy of this
innovative automobile concept: Wherever it goes and regardless of how it is
driven, whether in a sporting, dynamic style on winding country roads, on
slippery, even risky surfaces, or on rough tracks and terrain, the BMW X5 will
master every challenge, at the same time offering superior driving pleasure as
a very special feature not provided by any other vehicle available today.