BMW X5 remains a five or sevem-passenger sports »activity« vehicle and it is powered by 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder, twin-power turbocharged engine that makes 300 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque. This six-cylinder, badget wither as X5 sDrive 35i or xDrive35i now features a 0-60 mph time of 6.2 seconds, which is an improvement of 0.2 seconds over the previous X5 version. There are also available full-grunt V8-powered xDrive50i or diesel-sipping xDrive35d. All engines are mated to BMW’s eight-speed automatic with Steptronic manual-style control via a pair of steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters.

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