The BMW X5 has long been considered an icon of the mid-size luxury SUV segment. To date, the BMW X5 has gone through four ...

It was the first luxury SUV to prioritize on-road performance. Sold for the 2000 to 2006 model years, the E53 immediately set new standards for how SUVs should drive and handle. It wasn’t the best off ...

After the midsize SUV craze took off in the '90s with the introduction of the Ford Explorer, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota RAV4 ...

The BMW X5 series is far from a perfect line of cars, as evidenced by the cavalcade of problems owners have reported ...

BMW first debuted the E53 X5 back in 1999 as their first ever SAV, or Sports Activity Vehicle. Since the German automaker still owned Land Rover at the time, the X5 even got to use certain Range Rover ...

Remember the times before the SUV craze reached its full strength? Those who owned the original BMW X5, which was built between 1999 and 2006, certainly do. So, let's say you own a first-gen X5 today ...