3 WORST And 8 BEST Things About The 2025 BMW X5
2024 ж. 10 Мам.
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0:00 - Intro
BAD
0:42 - Rear Seat
1:26 - AWD
1:48 - Price
GOOD
2:55 - The Engine
3:50 - Trunk
4:37 - The Drive
5:19 - Interior & Luxuries
6:21 - Styling
7:23 - Towing
7:47 - Tech & Safety
8:57 - Flavors
10:34 - Odds & Ends
11:46 - POV Drive
15:10 - Conclusion
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My mom is pro Mercedes. She has the GLE. I will always favor BMW more so we have a little rivalry going on there. I have a 50-50 love hate relationship with BMW and Lexus.
X5
X5 was always the better truck.
X5 is the only one of the two that is well-built
This channel is so underrated. Great video.
i am a mercedes guy but x5 is one of my frvt BMW
It’s just simply good it’s hard to argue eith
I appreciate BMW for having features/options like Digital Key, 4-piston front calipers, LED cornering lights, the Executive pkg with glass controls & LED pano roof, soft/supple leather, Bowers & Wilkins Diamond audio and NO black plastic on the exterior unlike the GLE.
as a owner of x5..here are worst things that i found 1. clamshell trunk. when only the top is open, u will find urself standing too close to the trunk that makes ur foot to trigger kick close sensor 2. walk close, away auto lock unlock option is freaking annoying if u r at home since they removed "exclude home" option. 3. u have to hold the trunk button to close. not press and release...press and Hold~! 4. engine shut off when u open the door. when my families r waiting in the car I need to open the door -> wait few sec.->turn the engine on-> then step out.
Wow, thanks for the review… It solidifies my decison that I had just purchased one: X5 xDrive40i, Carbon Black Metallic on Coffee.. I’m due to ride it in the next couple of weeks. Woohoo, can’t wait.
enjoy!
You will love it. The inline six is phenomenal. People that whine and bitch about these and their buyers are either wildly ignorant, or simply don’t or can’t pay for it. There is a reason people buy Toyotas, too - nothing wrong with that. But comparing Toyota or Ford to BMW is absurd.
@@scooter5940 I believe BMW’s B58 engine won’t dissapoint. Like I posted before, can’t wait to ride it in the near future.
@@teddynjoto I have the x50e, the engine is amazing. It's like a rocket ship...0-60 in 4.4 seconds
Have been driving BMWs since 2005. in the meantime, over 11 cars. My daily-driver is the 2021 X3 30e which has the 2 liter engine, accelerates however like a Rocket. I test drove the Mercedes GLC before deciding to stay with BMW. The Mercedes was all plastic inside. All the metal-looking bits are plastic. In BMW, they’re all metal. The overall finish in BMW is vastly superior. The onboard systems, the I-Drive for example, is the best in any car. Great vid bro 👍
Dude.. amazing review!! Not because I am a fan of X5 but genuinely you didn't stop talking and showed almost everything. 1 suggestion - couple of things you said was not correct so may be prepare well before e.g. no rear reclining seats, if you get executive package, it comes with it
What a funny intro! Miss your content Matt. (Not that you disappeared, I did! 😊) Love this X5 and I believe I even asked a while ago if you could review it and its PHEV version, so thanks. Btw, are we ever going to see your capless head? LOL.
I haven’t forgot about your PHEV request! I asked about one this week and they just never have them on the lot long enough! Working with my BMW rep to see if I can find one in the media fleet somewhere
Great video! Also hello to my fellow Milwaukee area Wisconsin. I follow so many car KZheadrs from the East Coast in West Coast and it’s real nice to finally find you guys on here. I go to road America often here and there, maybe someday we can meet. Subscribed.
thanks for the local love! I'll actually be doing the jumbotron interviews with the podium finishers at RA for Indycar, IMSA, vintage, and MotoAmerica weekends!
@@dwnshft that’s awesome, I need to get myself over there!
Got me one of these!! love!!
😂😂
Great review.
thanks!
Do all BMW SUVs have the different drive modes? I mostly use Efficient mode on my X1 and it's amazing. It still gives me the power and also ~30mpg in mostly mix urban driving and up to 40mpg long trip highway (I regularly drive 130 miles one way trip on weekends where around 110 miles of it are highway and the 20 miles split between before and after exiting highway).
Nice looking vehicle One of the best looking in this segment
The Volvo XC90 is even looking more attractive in my opinion.
Nice vid. I had an x5 yrs ago and became a money pit w 75k miles on it. Let’s cut to chase here. I’d like to fall in love w x5 again. Seems nice. Is this car a perfect suv if you lease and flip it every 2-3 years and forget owning for many or no? Everyone knows bmws are great when new but once you hit 50k miles it seems like someone in Germany presses a button and car starts leaking oil. Major expensive repairs are needed etc. is this still the case here now? Thanks
Yes, reliability, that’s the same concern to me😅
Great video. I’m in the market for a new vehicle and have had my heart set on the Jaguar F-Pace the last couple months as I love its design. But I think you just persuaded me into considering the 2025 X5. It also comes with a lot more goodies than the Jag for the same price. A big negative for me about the BMW is that it seems like every other car on the road where I live is a BMW.
My wife just got the same exact X5 except with the silver stone interior. She had her heart set on the jaguar f-pace also. The bmw is way more car for the money. She loves it and I love it.
I had a Jaguar f pace s before I ordered a 2024 bmw x5. I love the way the f pace sounded and it was very sporty, which I loved….but the BMW feels and rides like a better car. I decided to order the m sport package with the 22 inch black wheels and blacked out grill which makes it a little more special and sporty looking on the road…so although I do see lots of X5 around, I do think mine looks a little unique. It’s a solid smooth and fast driving suv and I’ve really enjoyed it. It has tons of power and feels luxury, esp the new interior!
@@conservativegirl3371 yes they are super nice. Plenty of power for an everyday driver!
Is the bmw x5 as reliable as the Escalade
waiting on the review for x5 m competition 😊
Next week BMW is dropping off a X6M Comp😎 I’ll have to go to Detroit for the X5M comp
You have to review the 50e soon
Trying! There's not one in the media fleet and International BMW can't keep them on the lot long enough for me to do a video! Meeting with my BMW rep next month to hopefully find one to test
@@dwnshft - I've heard that there's a lot of problems with the 45e and 50e.
@@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow do tell - I’ve heard the opposite
@@dwnshft I've been interested in the 45e / 50e for a while, especially since it comes with the air suspension, but a BMW mechanic on the forums said to stay away -- some sort of issue with the batteries / charging system and they have to get towed in.
@@ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow nooooo😖 dang I was kinda thinking about one of them for my wife
Love my boy X5 M50i😊
Did he forget to mention the mild hybrid motor?
No
2024 bmw x5 spare tire kit
I’m an Audi guy, will never own another Mercedes, but I might consider a X5. Has to be a six…..or maybe an eight. 😊. SQ8.
iDrive8 is an abomination. The 8 shortcut buttons are gone. Climate control buttons are gone. Heated seats and ventilated seats are now have to be turned on / off in software. Manual turning on of low beam headlights and PARKING LIGHTS are in iDrive. Was the turn-style headlight switch too complicated, for BMW? Even the HEATED STEERING WHEEL BUTTON is gone. Won't buy another BMW until BMW undoes iDrive 8 buttonless stupidity.
Agreed. Keep the buttons for HVAC, audio, etc. Dumb move putting it in the software.
Agreed But it’s becoming the industry standard across all brands and is here to stay I think
@@m0601168 after all the economy cars go butonless as well, I think there will be a trend reversal in the future. Where craftsmanship, and physical buttons, etc will be a Hallmark of luxury, rather than big, cheap ,screens in touch capacitive garbage.
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It’s here to stay.
Good luck actually finding a GLE 4 cylinder for less than a BMW x5 40
I just purchased a 2024 X5 M Sport package in Brooklyn Gray. I had a 2018 X5 (for almost 5 years) and traded it in for a Lexus RX 350 F Sport. BORING car. I kept it for 1.5 years and traded it in the new 2024 X5. I love the new X5 ... my only gripe is the ridiculously small A/C vents. I have to put the power on high (level 5) or one notch below high (level 4) to try to keep the car cool inside the cabin. MAJOR flaw in design. I also miss the hard buttons for climate control and the heated steering wheel.
The new driver ergo with that mono panel LCD is so lazy and cheap
I want an X5 but to get it to look like that you are no where near $65k 😢
Many people say that it’s a junk when you buy a used one . Is it not reliable.
Okay, don’t buy!
I have scrutinized, reviewed picked apart and seen every piece of data concerning the 2019 to current base BMW X5! And it is hands down the best overall luxury midsized suv with the best performance driving experience, aside the Porsche Cayenne, and I’m not talking the X5 M Competition either!
The 3 worst things are the face of that thing, throwing hvac, seat warmers, drive distance etc into the crap screen, and the face of that thing. Everything on the front besides the grille and the lights looks so out of place with the rest of the car, it's like it got in a front end wreck and just threw on the nearest random crap it could find. The fake vents behind the front wheels can also fuck right off. Looks insecure not confident
isn't the M seats thicker than the individual x5 seats? edit - I thought these were X5M seats but no, it's the normal ones
Not sure if I'm a fan of the new DRLs, found the old design still pretty timeless. And those dual screens, what a travesty. Those original 8 shortcut buttons were what made iDrive 7 iconic. Makes the user interface more difficult to interact with.
the pre-LCI is more what I'm into as well
I traded my 2021 X5 for a 2024 and was little skeptical about the large screen and I drive 8, I’ve gotta say there’s a quick learning curve and I don’t miss all the buttons. Everything you use all the time like climate and media is easily accessible and the boost in HP and torque more than makes up for it. Only problem is it’s so fast and quiet you have to watch your speed!
I agree. iDrive8 is an abomination. The 8 shortcut buttons are gone. Climate control buttons are gone. Heated seats and ventilated seats are now have to be turned on / off in software. Manual turning on of low beam headlights and PARKING LIGHTS are in iDrive. Was the turn-style headlight switch too complicated, for BMW? Even the HEATED STEERING WHEEL BUTTON is gone. Won't buy another BMW until BMW undoes iDrive 8 buttonless stupidity.
Dashboard is so disappointing basic for this price 😩😩😩
Sorry mate. Such a worse take on actual car review. At 4:22 you notice the gas lift but not the gaping hole where spare tire goes? It’s okay to applaud but also worth to point out shortfalls wherever applicable for a reputable review channel.
That front bumper is hideous, and the new reduced-size AC vents are a joke.
Ok so you just changed the title of the video from 2024 to 2025. CHEEEEEAP
literally never made a video of a base X5 before
@@dwnshft I just saw your video a couple of days ago before the “edit”.
@@Jigar3333 was it a blue/black X5? Cuz that’s the M60
@@dwnshft nope. Same video. Regardless thank you. I picked up mine yesterday 👍🏼
Want to go way better? Go for Ford Explorer ST…….infinitely better in all aspects
Infinitely delusional comment.
You forgot a worst: it is in the top 10 fastest depreciating vehicles out there. Resale value after 5 years is pathetic. That tells me it is way over priced.
lol if you buy used that's a pro..but yes that's something to note for sure
@@dwnshft I bought my X50e 2024 for 85k new. You shouldn't buy a luxury car if you worried about resale value, because well you can't afford it in the first place then imo...I got a huge credit from the government for mine plus 5% off tho...
How is it already out 😂