just bought an MDX

[X5FX]

for my wife.... Very nice ride, but this vehicle is not in the same league as my X5.

I realize this has been discussed at length, but since I now have a 2007 X5 and 2007 MDX in the same garage I thought I would start a new thread and compare the two.

As discussed before, the technology on the MDX is very sweet. The voice commands work perfectly nearly 100% of the time as opposed to my X5 who only repeats back "I dont understand that command". The rearview camera is far superior, it has about twice the resolution as the X5, it works great in low light and has a significantly wider angle. The MDX does not have the overlay lines for parking assist which come in handy.

The X5 excels in build quality and refinement...it looks like a luxury car. The MDX lacks the class and small attention to detail that the BMW has. The dash on the MDX looks much cheaper, the overhead lights, controls, etc all look cheap compared to the X5. The sheer amount of buttons is overwhelming on the MDX, and honestly it really does not have any more functionality.

I really appreciate the iDrive even more now. I'll post more details once I spend more time in the MDX...but overall the X5 is well worth the cost difference IMO.