The BMW X5 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV sold
by BMW since 2000. It is based on the E39 5 Series
and features all wheel drive and a line of straight-6
and V8 engines. For non-US models there is a 3.0
L diesel engine. Along
with the rest of the BMW lineup (apart from the
7 E65 series), the X5 got Bluetooth kits straight
from the factory if it was ordered with the Premium
Package.
Specifically,
the 4.4i & 4.8is models got Xenon headlamps
as standard equipment in the United States.
The X5 was not outfitted with the new R6 engine,
which increased power for both the 2.5i and 3.0i
versions of the 2006 X3 and Z4 significantly.
It is rumored that BMW held back deploying the
engine in the 2006 X5 so as not to waste development
costs (retooling the assembly line), and to make
way for a much more dramatic unveiling of the
all new 2007 BMW X5.
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