The BMW E70 is the second-generation
BMW X5
The BMW X5 is a mid-size luxury SUV produced by BMW. The X5 made its debut in 1999 as the E53 model. It was BMW's first SUV. At launch, it featured all-wheel drive and was available with either a manual or automatic gearbox. The second generati ...
mid-size
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luxury
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crossover SUV
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. It replaced the
BMW X5 (E53)
The BMW E53 is the first generation BMW X5 mid-size luxury crossover SUV. The vehicle was the first SUV ever produced by BMW. It was produced between 1999 and 2006 and was replaced by the E70 X5.
The E53 X5 was developed just after the acqui ...
in July 2006. It was manufactured alongside the
BMW X6
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at BMW's
Greer, South Carolina
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plant in the U.S. and BMW's facility in
Toluca
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,
Mexico
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.
Design
The E70 BMW X5 was wider, longer; with a longer wheelbase, but remains at the height of the E53 X5 at .
Technology
![3,0d X5 inter PL](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/3%2C0d_X5_inter_PL.JPG)
The
xDrive
BMW xDrive is the marketing name for the all-wheel drive system found on various BMW models since 2003. The system uses an electronically-actuated clutch-pack differential to vary the torque between the front and rear axles. Models with the DPC t ...
AWD system updates previewed in the facelifted X5 have continued with further detail improvements for the E70. It uses a double wishbone suspension at the front.
The
manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear change ...
is entirely dropped, leaving only the
automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated to auto or AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in internal combustion engine-based motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving ...
.
The E70 features many new technological advancements for this class as standard equipment including BMW's
iDrive
iDrive is an in-car communications and entertainment system, used to control most secondary vehicle systems in late-model BMW cars. It was launched in 2001, first appearing in the E65 7 Series. The system unifies an array of functions under a ...
system, electronic 'joystick' gearshift (no mechanical connection to the gearbox to save space in the console),
LED taillamps, the first ever all-
polypropylene
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Polypropylene
belongs to the group of polyolefins a ...
single module fender module, and options such as heads-up display
(HUD),
active steering,
active damping, and
Dynamic Drive which uses
active anti-roll bar
An anti-roll bar (roll bar, anti-sway bar, sway bar, stabilizer bar) is a part of many automobile suspensions that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast cornering or over road irregularities. It connects opposite (left/right) wheel ...
s employing a
hydraulic
Hydraulics (from Greek: Υδραυλική) is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids. At a very basic level, hydraulics is the liquid counte ...
servo in the middle to actively counteract body roll.
The X5 has a
rollover risk of 17.4%.
The interior of the X5 is completely new. It has a large center-mounted display screen and the simplified
iDrive
iDrive is an in-car communications and entertainment system, used to control most secondary vehicle systems in late-model BMW cars. It was launched in 2001, first appearing in the E65 7 Series. The system unifies an array of functions under a ...
, a man-machine interface system also found in the rest of the BMW model range. The E70 further incorporates many comfort options such as a glass panorama-roof, and, for the first time in a BMW, an optional third row seat which has increased the seating capacity in E70 to 7 passengers, addressing criticism of the E53 model which had been regarded as being slightly too small for this market segment.
The E70 is also the first production vehicle to use
FlexRay, a new extremely fast electrical bus system; it is only used for the control of the chassis damping system. The new 'joy-stick'-style electronic space-saving shifter has since been adopted in the new 2008 BMW
5 Series.
For the 2010 model year the X5 received the new iDrive system and the BMW individual audio system along with various other minor updates.
Technical features which other BMW models use also:
*
Active steering- changes the steering ratio depending on the speed and driving style
*''
Adaptive Drive'' with
Active Roll Stabilization
An anti-roll bar (roll bar, anti-sway bar, sway bar, stabilizer bar) is a part of many automobile suspensions that helps reduce the body roll of a vehicle during fast cornering or over road irregularities. It connects opposite (left/right) whee ...
and
adaptive shock absorbers
*
Head-up display
A head-up display, or heads-up display, also known as a HUD (), is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their usual viewpoints. The origin of the name stems from a pilot being able to view informa ...
- critical information projected onto the windshield
*''
Comfort Access'' - keyless access and engine start
* Daytime running lights on the "Corona Rings" around the main headlight units
* Four-zone climate control
New is the ''
Park Distance system'' that can be integrated into the image of the optional
rearview camera.
During the
Volkswagen emissions violations
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, an X5 diesel was used as an example of a compliant vehicle.
BMW X5 M (2009-14)
![BMW X5M Engine](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/BMW_X5M_Engine.JPG)
The BMW X5 M is a high-performance derivative of the X5. It was introduced to the press at the
New York Auto Show
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in April 2009 and started appearing in BMW dealerships in September 2009. It competes with cars such as the
Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, the
Porsche Cayenne
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Turbo S, and the
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. At the time of its launch, it was the most powerful car in its class.
The BMW X5 M is the first xDrive all-wheel-drive vehicle from M GmbH along with the
X6 M. The M offers the same utility as the regular X5, with the addition of the V8 M TwinPower Turbo, a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 delivering at 5,750 rpm and peak torque of , available between 1,500 and 5,650 rpm. The
S63 engine is a high output variation of the N63 power unit.
The X5 M can sprint from a standstill to in 4.0 seconds, and a quarter-mile (402 m) time of 12.2 seconds with a trap speed of was recorded by ''Car and Driver'' magazine. In the same test, the X5 M bested the 0– and quarter-mile times of the 2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, the 2009
Jeep Grand Cherokee
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SRT-8, and the 2010
Range Rover Sport
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Supercharged. In wet conditions, the X5 M went around the
Top Gear Test Track in 1:28.2, 5.1 seconds faster than the
Audi Q7
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V12 V12 or V-12 may refer to:
Aircraft
* Mil V-12, a Soviet heavy lift helicopter
* Pilatus OV-12, a planned American military utility aircraft
* Rockwell XFV-12, an American experimental aircraft project
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TDI.
Coupled with special suspension specifically optimized for M that features Adaptive Drive and the newly developed M
Servotronic power steering, the performance Sport Activity Vehicle promises very competent handling. Other high-tech features include launch control for maximum acceleration and a six-speed M Sport automatic transmission optimized for performance. Drivers can manually select gears using either paddles or an electronic gear selector lever. Electronically controlled, variable power distribution to the front and rear axle prevents the tendency to oversteer or understeer, before DSC
Dynamic Stability Control is required to cut in.
The BMW X5 M features the biggest brakes on a BMW production vehicle, with 15.55" (395x36mm) rotors up front clamped by four-piston calipers, and 15.2" (385x24mm) rotors at the rear with single-piston calipers. Although traction control is standard, the M Dynamic Mode (MDM) reduces the effect of the system, allowing some wheelspin and drift-type cornering.
For the 2013 model lineup, BMW introduced the M Performance Package available for the xDrive35i and xDrive50i. The M Performance Package models have nearly identical features to the X5 M (sport suspension, wider fenders, staggered wheels, etc.) excluding the quad-tip exhaust, headlights, and engines. The M Performance Package also bumped up the engine output for both models - an additional for the xDrive35i and for the xDrive50i (torque was also increased by 30 lb-ft for both).
M Performance Parts were available for the X5 M. These include black kidney grilles, steel pedals, a sport steering wheel and M rims.
Model lineup
Engines
Petrol engines
Diesel engines
Since 2008, vehicles sold with diesel engines in the United States are equipped with
selective catalysator using
Diesel exhaust fluid
Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF; also known as AUS 32 and marketed as AdBlue) is a liquid used to reduce the amount of air pollution created by a diesel engine. Specifically, DEF is an aqueous urea solution made with 32.5% urea and 67.5% deionized w ...
(DEF) to reduce
NOx
In atmospheric chemistry, is shorthand for nitric oxide () and nitrogen dioxide (), the nitrogen oxides that are most relevant for air pollution.
These gases contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain, as well as affecting tropo ...
emissions, while vehicles sold in Europe had a bypass exhaust pipe only due the regulations which ended up in
Dieselgate
The Volkswagen emissions scandal, sometimes known as Dieselgate or Emissionsgate, began in September 2015, when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to German automaker Vol ...
.
Transmissions
All models include a 6-speed ''Steptronic'' automatic transmission.
The new 8-speed transmission is standard in the xDrive50i and xDrive35i from 2011 model year.
Performance
Safety
*Winner of ''Top Safety Pick 2008'' by
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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.
NHTSA
2010/2011 X5 "Life Cycle Impulse" (LCI) Changes
In 2010 the X5 underwent a "Life Cycle Impulse" (LCI) update, debuted at the
New York Auto Show
The New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show that is held in Manhattan in late March or early April. It is held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. It usually opens on or just before Easter weekend and closes on the first S ...
in April 2010 and introduced as 2011 models in BMW North America markets. The changes included revised styling, primarily of the front and rear bumpers, air intakes, headlights, and taillights as well as new exterior and interior colors and new options combination. It also included BMW Group's latest infotainment system.
HD Radio, previously an option, was now standard on all X5 models in
North America.
More significantly, a new range of engines, all turbocharged and with direct injection was introduced. In the North American market, available gasoline power trains are the xDrive 35i
twin-scroll turbo
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...
six-cylinder and the xDrive50i
twin turbo V8, both coupled to an eight-speed automatic
Steptronic transmission. These petrol engines are more powerful than their predecessors, with the 35i also providing improved fuel mileage and reduced emissions. The xDrive 35d turbodiesel carries over in the NA market with the six-speed transmission unchanged from the previous model year. The xDrive40d was also introduced along with a revised xDrive30d, but neither was available in the North American market.
The X5M engine and transmission remains the same.
File:2007-2009 BMW X5 (E70) 4.8i 01.jpg, Front (4.8i)
File:2007-2008 BMW X5 (E70) 3.0d 02.jpg, Rear (3.0d)
File:2010-2011 BMW X5 (E70) xDrive35i wagon (2011-11-18) 01.jpg, Front (xDrive35i)
File:BMW X5 xDrive30d (E70, Facelift) – Heckansicht, 2. Juli 2011, Düsseldorf.jpg, Rear (xDrive30d)
BMW X5 Security Plus
It is a variant with safety glass, heavy-duty material and ballistics-resistant steel modifications. It comes with a 4.8l engine with ''
Steptronic''
automatic transmission
An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated to auto or AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in internal combustion engine-based motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving ...
. Armour is rated to safety class VR4 and is configured to carry a roof mounted
7.62mm
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,
AK-47
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assault rifle. The vehicle sells for approximately $220,000.
Vision Efficient Dynamics
It is a
hybrid electric vehicle
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model featuring 2.0 L
four-cylinder variable twin-turbo
diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...
rated and at 2,000–2,250 rpm, a 15-
kilowatt electric motor
An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a wire winding to generate for ...
driven by a
lithium ion battery
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pack, eight-speed transmission developed by BMW and ZF, roof-mounted solar panels, 19-inch light alloy wheels with reduced ventilation. It was unveiled in 2008 at the
Geneva Auto Show
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.
References
External links
*
2007 BMW X5 Road Testfrom Motortrend.com
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