IMO, the X5 of course is much more luxurious inside meaning finer leathers and nicer wood, however the Exp comes LOADED for 48K. The ride is nicer but the handling of course is like a truck, not a car as the X5 is. Nice part of the Exp is all the little bells and whistles you'd pay for in a Bimmer are included and somethings you can't get:
Quick specs:
- Remote Start
- AC seats
- Much nicer NAV system IMO
- Power running boards
- Power tail gate
- Real third row (and as you can see a TON of space)
- No pano roof, but sunroof
- Roof rails with crossbars
- No HID lights
- No Bluetooth (but you can get an accessory added that covers this)
- Drop down 8" screen instead of a pop-up off a console
- Dual zones just like the Bimmer
- Heated/Folding mirrors, same as the Bimmer
- 13-14mpg (but uses 87 octane)
- 9,000 or 8,500 lb towing capacity
- Cargo shelf which holds 30lbs that you can use in the tailgate(I have a pic of it up there)
- HUGE amounts of room inside, much larger then the X5 (ask Michelle)
M's exact quote: "It looks like yours just crapped it out" when comparing the X5 side-by-side with the Expedition.
Of course, the X5 has better handling and finer leather/wood but IMO if you really want utility, you can't go wrong. Just go take one for a ride. Plus the ground clearance is almost 9" so you can really go over things.
Specs:
http://www.fordvehicles.com/suvs/exp...eatures/specs/
http://www.bmwusa.com/vehicles/X5/48i/techdata.htm