X5 Facelift Pics and updates( w/ Leaked Official pics)

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by rh71

Any confirmation it will have the around-view monitor? I believe I read the M will have it so it can't be too far off in these guys.

I've been driving my old SUV for a couple weeks since my X has been in the shop and it made me realize that the X's rear visibility is a lot more limited. Cameras definitely help in slow-parking maneuvers.

I am not sure about the around-view but there will be some spill over of tech from new 7. The rear view cam in new 7 is good.

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

^^My info is that facelift will be a 2011 model and out by spring 2010.

I sure hope so. If the X5 35d I just ordered to be built shows up looking like the latest spy photos, BMW will get to keep my non-refundable deposit Because I'll be running to the nearest MB dealer with check in hand.

BTW if I wanted a SUV with gargantuan openings in the bumper I'd have purchased a Cayenne.

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[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

I sure hope so. If the X5 35d I just ordered to be built shows up looking like the latest spy photos, BMW will get to keep my non-refundable deposit Because I'll be running to the nearest MB dealer with check in hand.

BTW if I wanted a SUV with gargantuan openings in the bumper I'd have purchased a Cayenne.

Funf Dreisig

Facelift X5 is also coming with new tri-turbo diesel engine with lotsa torque.

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

Facelift X5 is also coming with new tri-turbo diesel engine with lotsa torque.

The tri-turbo diesel would be nice but if it only came with the 'facelift' I'd be looking elsewhere for the replacement of our 2001 X5.

Frankly the size/styling of the current X5 was a stretch for us -- too big and too bulbous. The facelift version would have been a no-go.

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[LeMansX5]

New from Carscoop:

We've just landed these fresh spy shots of the extremely subtly facelifted BMW X5 SUV that was caught testing without any camouflage at all. And truth to be said, there's no need for any type of body cladding as the only styling change compared to the current model is the newly designed front bumper with larger air-intakes that house the repositioned fog lights. And yes, the new bumper is identical to the one found on the X6 SAV.

Though that's the only visible styling change on this particular prototype model, our sources state the production model will also feature a subtly revised rear bumper, new alloy wheel designs and updated trim in the interior.


The X5's engine line up will remain for the most part unchanged with the exception of the new 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo diesel unit that makes 306 horsepower at 4,400 rpm and a peak torque of 600 Nm (442 lb-ft) at just 1,500 rpm while there's also talk about the revised 3.0-liter turbocharged straight-six petrol that generates 326HP in its latest guise, up from 306HP.

2010 BMW X5 Facelift Shows its Face in new Spy Shots - Carscoop

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

New from Carscoop:

We've just landed these fresh spy shots of the extremely subtly facelifted BMW X5 SUV that was caught testing without any camouflage at all. And truth to be said, there's no need for any type of body cladding as the only styling change compared to the current model is the newly designed front bumper with larger air-intakes that house the repositioned fog lights. And yes, the new bumper is identical to the one found on the X6 SAV.

Though that's the only visible styling change on this particular prototype model, our sources state the production model will also feature a subtly revised rear bumper, new alloy wheel designs and updated trim in the interior.


The X5's engine line up will remain for the most part unchanged with the exception of the new 3.0-liter TwinPower Turbo diesel unit that makes 306 horsepower at 4,400 rpm and a peak torque of 600 Nm (442 lb-ft) at just 1,500 rpm while there's also talk about the revised 3.0-liter turbocharged straight-six petrol that generates 326HP in its latest guise, up from 306HP.

2010 BMW X5 Facelift Shows its Face in new Spy Shots - Carscoop

Woohoo--can't wait to see these changes !

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Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

I sure hope so. If the X5 35d I just ordered to be built shows up looking like the latest spy photos, BMW will get to keep my non-refundable deposit Because I'll be running to the nearest MB dealer with check in hand.

BTW if I wanted a SUV with gargantuan openings in the bumper I'd have purchased a Cayenne.

Funf Dreisig

And you also would have purchased a 5 or 6 year old dated design in the Cayenne.