BMW X5 M

Took this beast on the road. Now straight up the name catches your fancy does it not? I looked at this piece of engineering and I was drawn to it in an instant. Looked very inviting . So went through the basics and was impressed. I mean this car might be from Europe but its been designed in such a fashion that it will take on American competition with no problem at all. Matter of fact it will leave all of them in its wake. This was one in the M class not the M power itself. Big car, gross weight 6000 pounds, so one can imagine. 7 sitter although I think in this one car 5 is the maximum 7 is very ambitious guys. The other two will be very pressed for space to be honest and doubt safety was thought about seriously for these two. trunk space will be too limited to. On the road this car is quick of the mark. Acceleration is pretty impressive. The comfort in this car is amazing, the seat is designed to fit your curves so ,not a lot of tinkering with the controls. Side mirrors have such a good view and the inside rear view mirror has a little feature that tells you which direction you are traveling in regards to the true North. Nifty or what? BMW pulled all stops to make the interior look unique for this model unlike back in the day when if you sat in one model BMW , you have sat in them all. Then the must have accessory in most cars these days the reverse camera. You probably need this in your car if you are terrible at reversing, nevertheless very handy thing to have in this car I thought because its bigger. Much wider than its predecessor. Unfortunately not quite at the stage where you have to keep your keys in your pocket and just press the start button yet. Will get there I am sure but in the mean time a bit of work never hurt anyone. Will have to slot ignition into a little switch near the wiper switch.

Now acceleration on point, but one thing that bothered me was the weight because you can feel in  the steering. Very sluggish this car and speed has to be greatly reduced when going into a roundabout and cornering. felt a bit high as well so there is always that worry that this X5 M is unstable like the range Rover of the Old days. With an engine this big as well gas mileage is greatly reduced too. This is one of them gas guzzlers too, only 17mpg highway. I am sure BMW could have done well to make it better because partying with $85 000 is not child's play. Maybe they were trying to make it a high end vehicle but I they fell a bit short because the competition is definitely doing better. Tell me those who have sampled the X5 and tell me what you think..................?