Cargo Capacity of X5

[Mr.Impatient]

This thread is concerning me. I have two small kids and we usually pack one stroller and some toys, bags and stuff for weekend trips. Is there room enough in the back of a new X5? I had a rrange rover sport that carried everything no problem.

[blackberry]

It will fit. I am in the same boat and have not had a problem yet.

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by Penguin

I found it hard to believe, so I measured it and, sure enough, while the X5 may weigh almost twice as much as my Focus, it has less cargo space, and the available space is less useful (the BMW rear seats lean backwards a lot, so it makes the rear space less usable with the rear seats up, and the rear window slants forward more, making the last foot or so of space unusable for taller items.)

The lean angle on rear seats is adjustable. It has been there since the first gen X5.

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

The lean angle on rear seats is adjustable. It has been there since the first gen X5.

Not completely true.

The E53 rear seats are adjustable. But...
The E70 rear seats are NOT adjustable, UNLESS you have the 3rd row seat option.

This design flaw significantly reduces the usable cargo space when the rear seats are up.

Funf Dreisig

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

Not completely true.

The E53 rear seats are adjustable. But...
The E70 rear seats are NOT adjustable, UNLESS you have the 3rd row seat option.

This design flaw significantly reduces the usable cargo space when the rear seats are up.

Funf Dreisig

This is what I had looked at in the manual before posting. Wrong? they missed the adjust lever when no 3rd row?

E53s have the nice power adjustment button conveniently located at 2 places(2nd pic below).

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by LeMansX5

This is what I had looked at in the manual before posting. Wrong? they missed the adjust lever when no 3rd row?....

The X5 manual is very misleading because they mix the description of optional equipment in with the standard equipment. The only hint is the little asterisk in the titles. And even that is only a hint, because there is no clear explanation of WHICH option includes that feature. In this case nearly all of the section titled "BMW X5: rear seats" only applies if you have the 3rd row seats

Even our 22 yr old PathFinder ranch truck w/ no radio, hand crank windows, etc. has adjustable rear seat backs - DUH.

Funf Dreisig

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

Even our 22 yr old PathFinder ranch truck w/ no radio, hand crank windows, etc. has adjustable rear seat backs - DUH.

Funf Dreisig

BMW has cheapened things a bit with the E70 vs. the E53, IMHO. And they have cheapened the E70 even more since it's launch, taking away things like the rear floor lift cylinder, emergency sunroof tool, reduced base audio system, etc.

[j11398]

one of the issues with the 5 GT is how the space can be used. Behind the rear seat is a folding panel that seals the rear trunk space from the passanger compartmnet. The end result is that the trunk space is not as usable because the angle of the rear panel and the separation between the rear seat and the panel sealing the trunk space (if this makes sense).