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The BMW X5 is a mid-size crossover SUV
Crossover SUV

A crossover — variously called CUV or crossover utility vehicle — is a marketing term for a vehicle that derives from a car automobile platform while borrowing features from an Sport utility vehicle or Minivan....
 sold by BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 since 1999, making it BMW's first SUV. It features all-wheel drive and is available with a range of gasoline
Gasoline

File:GasCan.jpgGasoline or petrol is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture, primarily used as fuel in internal combustion engines.It consists mostly of aliphatic hydrocarbons, enhanced with iso-octane or the aromatic hydrocarbons toluene and benzene to increase its octane rating....
 inline-6s
List of BMW engines

BMW has used the following engines in its vehicles:...
 and V8 engines
List of BMW engines

BMW has used the following engines in its vehicles:...
. Diesels
BMW M57

The BMW M57 is a straight-6 diesel engine produced from 1998. It won the "2.5–3 L" category of the International Engine of the Year award for 1999 through 2002....
 are an option for models sold outside of North America. All X5s worldwide are manufactured in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Spartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in Upstate South Carolina region of South Carolina....
. BMW described it as a Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV)
BMW Sports Activity Series

The sports activity vehicle and coupe series is a marketing description by BMW to describe a line of vehicles that traditionally were in the SUV class....
) rather than an SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle), to emphasize its on-road ability despite its size. Like the Lexus RX 300
Lexus RX

The Lexus RX is a luxury vehicle Crossover sold by Lexus since 1998, the RX is designed to combine the functional characteristics of an SUV with ride and features of a luxury sedan....
 and Mercedes M-Class
Mercedes-Benz M-Class

The Mercedes-Benz M-Class is a mid-size sport utility vehicle with light off-road capability, first offered in 1997 as a 1998 model, and built by the Germany automaker Mercedes-Benz....
, the X5 heralded the shift from truck-based body-on-frame SUVs to sedan-based crossovers that would come to fruition in the late 2000s.

4 years later, the BMW X3
BMW X3

The BMW X3 is a compact SUV crossover SUV produced by the Germany automaker BMW. The X3 was the second vehicle to be classified by BMW as a BMW_Sports_Activity_Series....
 was released, which used the "X" prefix applied to the BMW SAVs
BMW Sports Activity Series

The sports activity vehicle and coupe series is a marketing description by BMW to describe a line of vehicles that traditionally were in the SUV class....
 which were derivatives of the BMW number-series models.

E53

The BMW E53 automobile platform
Automobile platform

An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques....
 is the basis for the 1999 through 2006 BMW X5
BMW X5

The BMW X5 is a mid-size crossover SUV sold by BMW since 1999, making it BMW's first SUV. It features all-wheel drive and is available with a range of gasoline List of BMW engines#Straight-6s and List of BMW engines#V8....
 crossover vehicle.






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The BMW X5 is a mid-size crossover SUV
Crossover SUV

A crossover — variously called CUV or crossover utility vehicle — is a marketing term for a vehicle that derives from a car automobile platform while borrowing features from an Sport utility vehicle or Minivan....
 sold by BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 since 1999, making it BMW's first SUV. It features all-wheel drive and is available with a range of gasoline
Gasoline

File:GasCan.jpgGasoline or petrol is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture, primarily used as fuel in internal combustion engines.It consists mostly of aliphatic hydrocarbons, enhanced with iso-octane or the aromatic hydrocarbons toluene and benzene to increase its octane rating....
 inline-6s
List of BMW engines

BMW has used the following engines in its vehicles:...
 and V8 engines
List of BMW engines

BMW has used the following engines in its vehicles:...
. Diesels
BMW M57

The BMW M57 is a straight-6 diesel engine produced from 1998. It won the "2.5–3 L" category of the International Engine of the Year award for 1999 through 2002....
 are an option for models sold outside of North America. All X5s worldwide are manufactured in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Spartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in Upstate South Carolina region of South Carolina....
. BMW described it as a Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV)
BMW Sports Activity Series

The sports activity vehicle and coupe series is a marketing description by BMW to describe a line of vehicles that traditionally were in the SUV class....
) rather than an SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle), to emphasize its on-road ability despite its size. Like the Lexus RX 300
Lexus RX

The Lexus RX is a luxury vehicle Crossover sold by Lexus since 1998, the RX is designed to combine the functional characteristics of an SUV with ride and features of a luxury sedan....
 and Mercedes M-Class
Mercedes-Benz M-Class

The Mercedes-Benz M-Class is a mid-size sport utility vehicle with light off-road capability, first offered in 1997 as a 1998 model, and built by the Germany automaker Mercedes-Benz....
, the X5 heralded the shift from truck-based body-on-frame SUVs to sedan-based crossovers that would come to fruition in the late 2000s.

4 years later, the BMW X3
BMW X3

The BMW X3 is a compact SUV crossover SUV produced by the Germany automaker BMW. The X3 was the second vehicle to be classified by BMW as a BMW_Sports_Activity_Series....
 was released, which used the "X" prefix applied to the BMW SAVs
BMW Sports Activity Series

The sports activity vehicle and coupe series is a marketing description by BMW to describe a line of vehicles that traditionally were in the SUV class....
 which were derivatives of the BMW number-series models.

E53



The BMW E53 automobile platform
Automobile platform

An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques....
 is the basis for the 1999 through 2006 BMW X5
BMW X5

The BMW X5 is a mid-size crossover SUV sold by BMW since 1999, making it BMW's first SUV. It features all-wheel drive and is available with a range of gasoline List of BMW engines#Straight-6s and List of BMW engines#V8....
 crossover vehicle. Production ceased September, 2006 and has been replaced by the BMW E70
BMW E70

The BMW E70 automobile platform is the development name for the current X5 BMW Sports Activity Series. It replaced the BMW E53 in November 2006....
. The E53 was developed at a time when BMW still owned Land Rover
Land Rover

Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle manufacturer, based in Solihull, West Midlands , England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business owned by Tata Motors of India....
 and as such shares many components and designs with both Land Rover and also the BMW E39
BMW E39

The BMW E39 automobile platform was the basis for BMW 5 Series between 1995 to 2004. It was the successor of the BMW E34 in 1995, and was phased-out by the BMW E60 platform in 2004....
 5-series.

E70



The BMW E70
BMW E70

The BMW E70 automobile platform is the development name for the current X5 BMW Sports Activity Series. It replaced the BMW E53 in November 2006....
 automobile platform
Automobile platform

An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques....
 is the development name for the current X5 Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV)
BMW Sports Activity Series

The sports activity vehicle and coupe series is a marketing description by BMW to describe a line of vehicles that traditionally were in the SUV class....
. It replaced the BMW E53
BMW E53

The BMW E53 automobile platform is the basis for the 1999 through 2006 BMW X5 Crossover . Production ceased September, 2006 and has been replaced by the BMW E70....
 in November 2006.

See also

  • BMW Manufacturing Co. Spartanburg
    BMW Manufacturing Co. Spartanburg

    BMW Manufacturing Co. Spartanburg is BMW's only US production facility. It was built to serve the demand of BMW automobiles directly in the US. Due to the structure of BMW's production plan, however, the Spartanburg plant does not actually assemble all BMW vehicles sold in the US market; instead, the plant serves as the only X5, X6, and Z4 produc...
     - BMW X5 plant


External links

  • BMW International website
  • BMW X5 Blog
  • from Edmunds.com
  • New and Used BMW X5 Information Website
  • The Definitive Guide to the BMW X5, powered by X5 Enthusiasts, including repair and DIY articles, reviews, etc