'Maximum presence and unrivalled driving dynamics make the BMW X5 M Competition unique.'
The X6 M and X6 M are everything their predecessors were, but with more pace, more noise, more profligacy and more belligerence. Picture: SUPPLIEDNo. That’s the short version. It’s probably a matter of time before a more eco-friendly society comes to the same conclusion, if it hasn’t already.
Not remotely economical nor concerned with their place in society, the X5 M and X6 M continue to be the counterpoint to BMW’s earth-friendly projections. Picture: SUPPLIED That formula begins with BMW’s continued ethos to keep the X5 beneath the five-metre barrier, at 4,938mm, then stuffs it full of the M5’s 4.4Good for 460kW in the X5M’s Competition guise and 750Nm of torque, from just 1800rpm.
Even though the X5M weighs a frightening 2,385kg, that’s still enough protein to hurl it to 100km/h in 3.8 seconds, which was hypercar territory just a decade ago. And it’s just too much. It quickly becomes irksome, with a total lack of nuance that makes its ride and handling match its looks.The X5M is a far more mature proposition, presumably for far more mature drivers, in everything it does. But it still doesn’t qualify as supple or remotely calm.
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