BMW X5 5.0E

[rangertrace]

We are renting one of these while on vacation in Park City Utah. This thing has 479HP and is an absolute beast on the highway....So damn fun to drive. Make the engine in my 550 feel like a 10 speed bike!! We've owned a 330, X5, Z4 and an X4. This is the first V8 Beemer i've ever driven and it may be the fastest car I've ever driven. I wouldn't be upset if my wife decided to trade her 460 for one of these...

 

[killy]

What’s an X5 “5.0E”

Are you talking about the M60i mild hybrid with the detuned X5M engine?

 

[rangertrace]

All I know is whats on the back of it. It is a V8 and a Hybrid.

 

[killy]

All I know is whats on the back of it. It is a V8 and a Hybrid.

Well there is the X5 M60i which is a V8 mild hybrid.

and there is a X5 50e, which is a straight 6 plug in hybrid.

I don’t think that car you have been driving is what you think it is haha

 

[rangertrace]

Well there is the X5 M60i which is a V8 mild hybrid.

and there is a X5 50e, which is a straight 6 plug in hybrid.

I don’t think that car you have been driving is what you think it is haha

You are probably right. All I know is it' extremely fast!!

 

[German88]

BMW has stepped up their game with the latest powertrains. 5.0 E uses the B58 inline 6. It’s a phenomenal engine. Mates to a 194 hp electric motor for over 500 ft lbs of tq. Which is why your experiencing powertrain envy

 

[killy]

I really like my 40i which only had the “mild hybrid”.

Wife is keeping that car when my GX arrives. It’s a good foil to the GX which each having their own strengths and drawbacks.