Want to make a splash at the school gates? AC Schnitzer will get you home quicker too...
There’s always been an element of jazz hands about the BMW X5. The model is 25 years old this year and arguably only Land Rover has a firmer grip on the modern SUV’s origin story than the car BMW built with its help. It feels like it has been around forever, and as a consequence of its long lifespan, virtually everything that has happened to SUVs since 1999 has already happened to it.
In terms of output, we’re inevitably talking about software code rather than nuts and bolts, but for owners of the oil-burning 40d it means going from 352hp/531lb ft to 382hp/575lb ft, or - if you’ve already transitioned to the pleasures of plug-in hybrids - you can go from 489hp/516lb ft in a standard 50e to 551hp/590lb ft.
If that doesn’t stop you casting envious looks in the direction of the M-specific bodykit, you’ll be delighted to hear there is a full range of aerodynamic parts also on offer, including a new front splitter, side skirt and roof spoiler - and a choice of 22-inch AC5 Flowforming rims in BiColor or gloss black. Or you can keep the standard wheels and Schnitzer will sell you some wheel spacers that gain you 12mm more width per side at the back.
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