The BMW X5 was BMW’s first-ever crossover utility vehicle, debuting in 1999 with underpinnings borrowed from the midsize 5 Series car.
BMW’s decision to enter the crossover space turned out to be a fruitful one. In 2018, crossovers accounted for more than half of the automaker’s US sales, and the BMW X5 entered its fourth generation. Brand new for 2019, the fourth-generation BMW X5 builds upon the German automaker’s proven formula, with an all-new platform delivering enhanced on-road refinement.
The 2020 BMW X5 comes standard with a turbocharged, 335 horsepower 3.0-liter six-cylinder engine, along with an eight-speed automatic transmission, auto start-stop, automatic high-beams, and Active Driving Assistant. The latter of these is a suite encompassing frontal collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic alert.
As with the smaller X3, a hybrid powertrain is available, in the X5 xDrive45e iPerformance. It couples a turbocharged 3.0-liter six-cylinder with an electric motor for a total system output of 389 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of torque. A 24 kWh battery pack is expected to lend the crossover a pure-electric driving range of about 40 miles. U.S. sales will commence in 2020, with pricing likely to start around $62,000 MSRP or higher.
The 2020 BMW X5 is priced from $59,895 in the U.S. market, including a $995 destination fee.