Discussing this car gives a pleasure to the writer, as it is a luxury saloon with outstanding styling. The exterior is well balanced, not only attractive and complete in all respects from the front but also from the rear also. The trims and curves of the front give a treat to the eyes, meeting all the latest standards at present. BMW X5 has a 6 cylinder turbo diesel engine omitting 261bhp at 4000 rpm. With the pleasure of driving this car is very economical, it can be rightly said that if you have fuel in your tank then you can drive like half the world and there will still be enough fuel to drive you back home.
The engine of the car is superb and lets you drive smoothly throughout your journey. The overtaking is not a problem. But there are some points where the technology almost fights with you if you do a wrong thing according to it. Without indicating, if you will try to change lane, the car will forcefully stop you from doing it by shuddering and making it difficult to do the task. Turning of the system can help but it is not possible to do it while your car is on the road as it will certainly make you take your eyes off the road which is nothing less than dangerous.
If you switch off systems like this that prohibit free driving at the start up, then you can fully enjoy what the car feels like on road, but then you are risking every one’s life for your own pleasure. One can never tell that the car is diesel engine due to the calm and quite nature of the car. Amongst the top X5 engines, 3.0 diesel engine is the most popular of all.
The interior is as perfect as its exterior with a driver friendly environment and controls. Every system is in the reach of the driver with everything arranged so that the driver can reach them with ease. The passengers have the comfort buttons within their reach. Boot space is enormous so there is no problem for the passenger to adjust comfortably in the rear. The finishing of the seats and quality is very impressive never making you regretting your purchase.
A problem the manufacturer is facing at present is the market demand. The production of the car is lesser than its demand. Everyone who can afford this car want it, but may be the production line was not sure of such a large sale at the time it was upgrading it. The present situation is that very less number of X5 cars were manufactured and the demand rose after it got popular due to its excellence. But this may not be the case necessarily, in reality, may be the manufacturer is keeping the number low for not overcrowding the market and then selling it on low or discounted prices which will be a disgrace to such a high excellence. However, more cars are being manufactured to keep up the current demand but the number is kept low on purpose, as it is assumed.
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