When BMW decided to enter the 4×4 market its intentions were not to emulate but to stimulate. With direct access to Land Rover technology (having just purchased the Rover Group) BMW set out to create the SAV – Sports Activity Vehicle. In other words a vehicle that certainly looked like a 4×4 but had a lot more of the driving characteristics associated with sports saloons, i.e. the BMW 5-series. Chris Bangle opened his crayon box and sketched out his interpretation of an SAV and voila the X5 was born in 1999. The original design still looks fresh and purposeful nearly ten years later and the X5 has rightly established itself as one of the most desired 4×4’s in the market today. We have a particularly nice black diesel Sport example in our portfolio that we are selling on behalf of the owner and this one comes with SatNav, TV and Phone Kit. It has also just had an Inspection 2 service so the car is ready to go. Click here for lots more details.
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