The MDX is very impressive, the technology is first class and works flawlesly, the ride is suprisingly very nice and its a great value. The X5 on the other hand is far more elegant. The one thing I couldn't get past when test driving the MDX was how ugly the interior was.

The X5 has more feature options (HUD, Comfort Access, Active Vent Seats, Ipod Integ, and PDC) but of course these drive the price way up. These options are not even available on the MDX.

The Nav and tech package on the MDX blows away the X...the voice commands work perfectly, the Nav is far simplier to use and has better features, the screen looks better and the rear camera actually works at night (can you imagine this!)

Overall though, the X5 is the winner IMO...and thats why I am driving one as are most of us on this board

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2013 X5 35i M Sport