{"id":24776,"date":"2018-05-27T08:26:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T08:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/?p=24776"},"modified":"2018-05-27T10:18:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-27T10:18:29","slug":"new-bmw-x5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/new-bmw-x5\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next BMW X5 Will Be A Serious Off-Roader"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are pics of a prototype fourth-generation BMW X5<\/a> being tested. And nope, the tests aren\u2019t being done on smooth Tarmac, but rather on the harsh terrain of an unnamed American desert.<\/p>\n

The original BMW X5<\/a>, you\u2019ll know, was the first SUV to really be something of a driver\u2019s car. Sure, the Porsche Cayenne<\/a> soon came along and surprised everyone with how well it drove, but BMW got there first with the X5<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The thing is, the X5 was never really that great when it came to the rough stuff. And that looks like a problem that the new-generation model will fix. Some of the images show the big beast literally jumping over crests.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s thanks to new suspension and chassis systems that\u2019ll tune themselves to the terrain underfoot (under-tyre?). BMW reckons it\u2019ll demolish snow, sand and gravel, claiming to have taken this prototype to the icy climes of Sweden, the broken gravel tracks of South Africa, and the sweltering sands of the southern states of America.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t think, though, that the off-road treatment will render the next X5 useless when it comes to driving fast on the road. BMW claims to have tested the prototype on the Nurburgring and the high-speed circuit in Talladega. There\u2019s adaptive M suspension and something BMW calls \u201cintegral active steering\u201d. Whatever that is, we reckon the X5 will still retain its on-road manners.<\/p>\n

Anyway, this new model will be properly revealed later this year, with deliveries starting next year. The current X5<\/a> is already a massive seller in the UAE, and if the new one can take on the country\u2019s deserts, we reckon it’ll be an even bigger hit.<\/p>\n

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