Our quick take

Alternatives to consider

Audi Q7

  • Read the Audi Q7 review

Land Rover Discovery

  • Read the full Land Rover Discovery review

BMW X5 - 4.0 / 5

Increasingly luxury internally 

Digital driver display and new infotainment system 

What’s going on with the grille? 

Petrol and Diesel at launch: Where’s the eDrive hybrid model? 

It’s not only about on-road experience 

To recap

The BMW X5 is great fun to drive and offers good powerful engines and a slick gearbox, with lots of interior space. But the lack of a PHEV at launch, subscription based CarPlay and lack of Android Auto takes the shine off what is an otherwise great offering.