X5 E53
Total Revs
13
Global Rank
#215
Gen Rank
1 MORE REVS TO REACH #214 IN OVERALL GEN
Ranked Categories
About the X5 E53
BMW built the first luxury SUV that actually drove like a BMW, and the E53 X5 is the reason every manufacturer now has a sporty crossover. The M54 inline-six made 225 hp in the 3.0i, smooth and sufficient. The 4.4-liter V8 in the 4.4i made 282 hp and turned the X5 into a highway missile. The X5 4.6is and later 4.8is pushed past 340 hp and were genuinely absurd for a vehicle this tall. Independent suspension all around, not a live axle in sight. BMW traded off-road capability for on-road composure and bet correctly that most buyers would never leave pavement. The E53 proved that SUV didn't have to mean slow, sloppy, and disconnected. Every sporty SUV since traces its lineage here.
Generation Variants
3.0 (231 PS / 225 hp US) AWD
225
HP
8.8
0–100
6
Revs
4.4i V8 (286 PS / 290 hp US) AWD
290
HP
0
Revs
4.6is V8 (347 PS / 340 hp US) AWD
340
HP
0
Revs
4.4i V8 (320 PS / 315 hp US) AWD
315
HP
0
Revs
4.8is V8 (360 PS / 355 hp US) AWD
355
HP
0
Revs