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April 30, 2010 - PRLog -- |2011 BMW X5 REVIEW|
As is typical for a BMW, the X5’s mid-cycle styling update is so subtle as to require a side-by-side comparison for most people to tell the difference. So you don’t have to open any more browser windows, here are the 2011 changes in a nutshell: The hood and grille are carry-over, but the plastic front fenders now meet a full-width and painted front bumper skin containing larger apertures and a scuff-plate-look metallic lower trim piece. New headlamps feature LED rings (a.k.a. “angel eyes”) and the fog lamps are set higher and more inboard.

In back, the bumper cap has been reshaped to match the look of the one up front, complete with the faux scuff plate. Chrome-trimmed taillamps also now adopt the bitchin’ LED “light banks” now found on the rumps of most BMW models. Toss in new exhaust tips, and the transformation is basically complete.

|OPTIONS|
For 2011, the X5 xDrive35i will be available in—what’s this?—three trim levels (yes, trim levels on a BMW!). The lineup starts with the “essential” X5 xDrive35i, which will be available for $1800 less than last year’s base model, at $46,675. The X5 xDrive35i Premium brings 19-inch wheels, USB and iPod integration, privacy glass, leather seats, and a $52,475 price tag, as well as access to several options such as the Convenience package, Active Ventilated Seat package, Cold Weather package, Technology package, and third-row jump seats. At the top of the xDrive35i range sits the $54,975 X5 xDrive35i Sport Activity, which features 20-inch wheels, sport seats, and darkened trim on the headliner and around the windows. The M Sport package becomes available on this trim, adding performance tires, BMW’s Adaptive Drive system, slight aero-inspired styling tweaks, and sundry M-branded interior bits.

|SUMMARY|
BMW’s refreshed X5 continues in its quest for total perfection in the luxury crossover/SUV realm by incorporating engine and drivetrain improvements that continue to keep the Sport Activity Vehicle, or whatever they want to call it, relevant in an extremely competitive segment.

If your bottom line is healthy, our bottom line says it’s definitely a ‘ute worthy of your consideration.