I rode to lunch in a new MDX. Granted it was a base model but the interior was far far from my X5. It was flat gray with a hard plasticy surface covering a lot of the door and dash, with a big satin chrome plated plastic piece on the dash. My much berated '06 X3 had a nicer looking interior. It also sounded and performed like a 4 banger. I thought they all had a V6.

He probably paid much less and gets better MPG but I'd take the X5 any day.

EDIT: Oops, I just checked Acura.com. It was an RDX. They are a turbo 4 banger.

EDIT AGAIN!: Holy crap. A 4 cyl 240hp 3700 lb RDX is rated at 17/22. My X3 did better than that. My 5300 lb 400hp V8 X5 is rated at 14/19 and I have gotten 20 mpg. All that less vehicle for 2 mpg, and the 35d gets much better MPG!!!

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Richard
Sir Snaps-a-lot, 9 Time Dragon Slayer (54 runs!)
2011 X5 50i Alpine White, Biege Nappa /Lt Poplar M Sport
2009 Z4 35i, Black Sapphire/Ivory-Black/Anthracite

Gone but not forgotten: '08 550i, '06 X3, '06 650i, '02 M5, '99 540i