10 *Interesting* Facts - BMW X5 E70

[@gerardmackenzie5686]

you forgot at time of production the x5m was one of the fastest suv on the planet!!!!

[@GeesDrive]

Thanks! Clarkson did a great review on Top Gear too if I remember correctly 👍

[@FredPilcher]

Interesting, but you have to mute the sound to make it watchable.

[@Dokinatora12]

Does 3.0sd 286 have two turbos like 3.5 286?

[@GeesDrive]

I thought the 3.0sd was rebadged to the 35d in the latter part of 2008. I think the engines are the same. Mine is definitely the twin scroll turbos and is a 3.0sd 👍

[@sofarsogood3969]

Super interesting!I also love my E70 35d!Hope to watch new videos.

[@GeesDrive]

Thank you! Mine is the pre-facelift 3.0sd, more videos coming very soon 👍

[@laweffect]

Great facts and information. That's me now clued up on the X5 👍

[@richardohaletse7396]

He did a great job on the e70 exterior

[@wass006]

Can you tell us about the M57 engine

[@GeesDrive]

I might do a video on some of the best engines perhaps, any suggestions of favourites and i'll add them 👍

[@wass006]

@@GeesDrive M57 is a suggestion and the M3 engine from 2000

[@jameshay2866]

It's bulletproof that's all you need to know 😁

[@wass006]

@@jameshay2866 which one?

[@mcplutt]

Please don't tell us about the N57 engine :-)

[@wass006]

Really good facts

[@kenanderson2318]

It's cost me a fortune in replacement parts over the years but I still love my 09 BMW X5 E70!

[@GeesDrive]

They're such great cars. I've got another few big bills but if it means it'll keep with going for another 50k miles, it's well worth it.

[@grindle1234]

would a 2018 x5 be an e70

[@GeesDrive]

A 2018 X5 would be the F15 The E70 ran till 2014 however the F15 shared the same chassis and wheelbase as the E70 I think 🤔👍

[@X5NATE]

Good facts ❣️

[@alklapaxida850]

Ja!

[@boss290t]

Not built to last past warranty period. Brittle plastics , questionable design decisions, horrific problems to even exist in a 21st century motor vehicle such as rain water entering the cabin . But apart from that, beautiful styling that aged well and a good availability of secondhand parts to choose from.

[@TheChaseKilla]

180k miles on my x5 diesel and all it does is tow a 22ft trailer with cars and trucks on it, no leaks noises or lights on, still looks like a low mileage unit. The m57 variants are great.

[@GeesDrive]

Mine is on 90k miles for an 2008 and i'm in the UK so it has a fairly easy life TBH. My local BMW specialist told me the M57s are bullet-proof when properly maintained. It's when owners cut corners that issues can arise. I have to agree with @boss290t that some of the ancillaries, bodywork and interior are not the best quality and @chase, yours on 180k wow, solid effort. Great to hear from other owners. They do drive and look really good still IMO.

[@TheChaseKilla]

@@GeesDrive Yes sir, if you can delete the EGR/DPF system they really don’t have many issues, I have a buddy here with 290k miles on his, original engines and transmission. Maintenance is always key though.

[@GeesDrive]

@Andrew Ball Interesting to read your ownership experiences. I would agree in terms of build quality having owned and worked on generations and models from E46 325i all the way up to an F31 340i Touring. Glad to hear you are safe and well following your crash, the E70 is even by today's standards a safe car. In doing some detailed reading into the E70, the body shell construction accounted for a vast improvement on the E53 in torsional strength while saving weight. Also pedestrian safety was improved with aluminium panels and disengaging bonnet hinges. Many thanks for taking time to comment.

[@mcplutt]

The N57 engine replaced the M57 in 2010.

[@maudlewis8536]

Im pretty sure my 2012 NA spec X5D has the M57. I had the vin decoded to make sure of it because I wanted to know if my car was going to have a heavier front end (M57 is a couple hundred pounds heavier)

[@mcplutt]

@@maudlewis8536 You could be right, but my Euro Cold Climate spec 2013 Xdrive 30D has the N57 engine. And ofcourse the ZF HP8-70 transmission.

[@barrykehoe996]

How did the Nigerian guy get buried in a “brand new E70” in 2018 if they stopped making them in 2013??

[@GeesDrive]

Thanks for highlighting the error. The new report was from 2018. I've added a correction 👍

[@barrykehoe996]

I figured it was just a typo or something. Haha. Thanks for the correction.

[@AlexCotarca-kt5ii]

It was a BMW x6 e71 not an x5

[@XFHU]

Please Monsieur Pierre, come back to BMW !!! Nowadays BMW are ugly as F**k

[@GeesDrive]

😂 So true! That new X-M SUV thing 🤮

[@atiqulny]

This is the worse SUV ever made by any manufacturer on the face of the earth!

[@GeesDrive]

Haha! If it was up to me i'd get rid of all SUVs 😂

[@neilrobinson5115]

Bad experience with yours no doubt ????