BMW X5

BMW X5
xDrive50e M Sport

DAVID MOTTON puts this luxurious, large plug-in hybrid SUV through its paces in our towing test


BMW X5 xDrive50e M Sport

By DAVID MOTTON
Posted on 15 March 2024

The BMW X5 50e tests the idea that you can have too much of a good thing. It replaces the X5 45e in BMW’s line-up – a rapid, powerful, plug-in hybrid. The new 50e has 489hp, an increase of 96hp over the older car.

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