2010 BMW X5 facelift

2010 BMW X5

08 February 2010

By Tim Pollard

BMW is sprucing up its X5 SUV with range of cosmetic updates and engineering tweaks - set to debut at the New York Motor Show. Read on for our handy guide to how to spot the new 2010 X5 and what is new under the metal.

How will I tell the new 2010 X5 apart from the old one?

The headlamps on the X5 are new, the foglights move, air vents swell like a panting athlete's nostrils and the front bumpers have more body colour and fins in matt aluminium trim.

Out back, new rear lights have BMW's now-trademark LED lighting bars emphasising horizontal lines of the X5. A range of SUV-atypical 19in and 20in wheels provide a planted stance.

What's new under the bonnet of the facelifted X5?

Eight-speed ZF automatic boxes are now standard across the board; their spread across the BMW range is endemic, in the quest for lower CO2 and higher economy. The xDrive50i replaces the xDrive48i, 402bhp, 443lb ft, 0-100kph in 5.5sec (a second faster)

All new X5 models are equipped with nevada leather, Servotronic steering and other goodies. Of course if that's not enough, you can always go the full hog and order the bonkers X5 M - a 2.4-tonne SUV with 555bhp twin-turbo V8 capable of dispatching 100kph in 4.7 seconds.

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