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4.88 out of 5 stars

Wow What a vehicle

guido, 07/21/2010
2011 BMW X5 xDrive50i 4dr SUV AWD (4.4L 8cyl Turbo 8A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

Took delivery of my 5.0 with the M package and let me tell you it's a beast. Disregard the 5.3 0 - 60 time, in manual mode it's faster. What a dream to drive, as comfortable as a 750. And the best part is the lease payments are low because the residual is 62% (36 months) Get one, you won't be disappointed

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3.38 out of 5 stars

Bye Bye X5

rakundig, 02/07/2012
2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i Premium 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 8A)
5 of 7 people found this review helpful

Bought my X5, custom built, in 2010, delivered Aug 2010. I put just about every option into it except that suspension option. I don't plan to offroad in my BMW so I didn't see the point. Sales experience was horrible. Performance is sub-par. It suffers from horrible performance below 50 mph. Hesitation off the line and if you give it gas to accelerate it waits for about a second before kicking you in the shorts. I assume this is because it is in 6th gear at 40mph. After a 1.5 years of driving it I have had enough. It has nice polish but the engine/tranny is junk. Just traded it for a Volvo which isn't as polished but actually goes when I give it gas.

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4 out of 5 stars

bought it with 44,000 miles

matthew grant, 02/08/2017
2011 BMW X5 xDrive35d 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbodiesel 6A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful

i came off owning a chevy volt and the shock of only 19 mpg in town has been stunning. from nearly 100mpg to this. but, i truly love the sound of the diesel engine, i love sitting up so high, and the torque this engine churns out is sheer delight. having owned several high end diesels, this engine has to be the nicest i have driven. i had a mercedes benz (84) turbo diesel wagon for 10 yrs as one of my drivers (while having other cars to drive) and i rue the day i sold that car to a good friend. owning this is sort of the same experience. the interior ergonomics are good, the a/c system is strange with the 3 ranges of fan speeds avail on automatic, the rear a/c system seems like overkill but i live in florida and summer might just make me change my tune on that one. the sheer interior size after the volt is dramatic. it's large as heck inside. the sunroof is great, but i never use it living where i do. the handling is good but this is not the kind of car one throws around, though possible, not practical. when i bought it i made the mistake of adjusting the computer and the systems it runs, and found i had turned off things i had no idea the car had. for example, the lane-change-signal system can be turned off, and i did it, only to think that i was beginning to experience electrical issues and i had just gotten the car one week before. to this day, i still don't know how to turn on the intermittent wipers, and for the life of me cannot find the instructions on this issue in the manual. good visibility, very hard seats but driven in all day they don't really cause much fatigue. i've owned worse. the electric tailgate closure is overkill and just one thing to malfunction. although generally i am impressed with the car in the 4,000 miles i have driven it, i think i will go back to electric when i tire of this vehicle, it's far more responsible as a citizen of the planet. but for a 2.5 ton vehicle, it's impressive overall.

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5 out of 5 stars

2011 BMW X5 50i

Accolades, 06/24/2016
2011 BMW X5 xDrive50i 4dr SUV AWD (4.4L 8cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful

Has been a great SAV so far. Apart from regular maintenance, no issues (knock on wood).

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2.75 out of 5 stars

Buyer Beware

njbmw1, 01/14/2011
2011 BMW X5 xDrive50i 4dr SUV AWD (4.4L 8cyl Turbo 8A)
7 of 11 people found this review helpful

Bought a X5 5.0 and it has been a disaster. Car has gone down (literally wouldn't start or drive) 3 times in under the first 7,000 miles. First time it was the battery/alternator. Second time it was an engine coil and now they claim my spark plugs went bad. This is not to mention a defective DVD player that had to be replaced. Also, one thing your salesperson won't tell you but every service guy knows right away is that Verizon Blackberrys do not work with the Idrive system. The Idrive will go down about every two months. You then have to unpair your phone, take the battery out and reset up the phone. They should tell people this before they buy the cars but they don't.

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