As always, ratings depend upon an individual's personal preferences and weightings... I'm not sure mine would match U.S. World and News Report, e.g., Consumers Reports downgrades BMW's because of idrive and, in the case of the X5, a "choppy" ride. Well, for me, I'll take better handling over less choppiness, although other people may not.

Reading the reviews for specific information and opinion is useful, but those composite scores and overall rankings are rather worthless.