2024 BMW X5M Competition Review: Hardcore
• Auto123 reviews the 2024 BMW X5M Competition.
To all those hockey moms and dads, all those family holiday weekend warriors and everyday grinders who want just a little more from daily transport, BMW offers this: the BMW X5M Competition, the latest take on BMW’s long-serving performance SAV (Sport Activity Vehicle).
The X5M gets a big boost for 2024 with the addition of the high-performance package seen on other BMWs such as the M4 and the M2. The model gets a host of new performance and some new styling that does well to hint at the power within.
2024 BMW X5M Competition – What’s new?
The big addition this year is a 48V mild-hybrid system to compliment the X5M’s already potent twin-turbo V8 engine. It’s the first time we’ve seen this tech in a BMW M model and it helps provide an additional 12 hp. That’s not much of a gain, but the torque boost of 147 lb-ft certainly is, bringing the totals to 625 hp and 553 lb-ft. It’s enough for a sub-4 second 0-100 km/h time.
And to keep up with all that power, the M Steptronic 8-speed automatic transmission has also been tuned for a sharper response.
Design of the 2024 BMW X5M Competition – 8.5/10
To help the exterior styling keep up with the changes underhood, BMW redesigned the X5M’s front end, providing matrix LED headlights with a narrower housing, an all-black “Kidney” grille and new lower air intake all provide more presence, while also helping the X5M appear to sit lower to the ground. Already a pretty aggressive-looking vehicle, BMW has found a way to go further and the X5M is frankly one of the most distinctive-looking models in the segment.
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