Car and Driver picks X5M first, over Cayenne Turbo S and competitors

[vladberca]

u can never compare a jeep/chrysler with a bmw! the differences in quality and technology are too large, but also the price!

[335iTrace]

Love the x5m... the only thing i wished the stock wheels were better... they look like they belong on the x3... jmo, but at least that is an easy fix

[OBI_agent]

Originally Posted by Berduderunner

ahaha +1
Amen to that.

Haha...+2. I wish I could get some of that "Oil money" you guys keep mentioning about arabs.

Originally Posted by BMWI6

did anyone notice the gear ratios of the range rover and x5m are exactly the same???/ do they use the same transmission?

I did aswell. I know for a fact that both BMW and Range Rover get their transmissions from ZF . It could be the beefier version named 6hp34. Not sure though.

[Tio///M]

JESUS!!

[1º]

Originally Posted by vladberca

u can never compare a jeep/chrysler with a bmw! the differences in quality and technology are too large, but also the price!

although i agree with you as far as luxury and what not, i feel like thats an unfair statement to make performance wise. if i remember correctly, when the SRT8 first came out in 05, it was the fastest SUV and stayed that way for sometime, plus it was a little more than half the price of its competitors... but that was 5 years ago, so of course technology from today will be better than technology from the past.

[Cdnrockies]

Originally Posted by 1º

although i agree with you as far as luxury and what not, i feel like thats an unfair statement to make performance wise. if i remember correctly, when the SRT8 first came out in 05, it was the fastest SUV and stayed that way for sometime, plus it was a little more than half the price of its competitors... but that was 5 years ago, so of course technology from today will be better than technology from the past.

Agreed.

The SRT8 is no joke as far as performance. Unfortunately, it's a Dodge and lacks in so many other areas.

I do find the comparison a little strange, however. Why was the ML63 left out of this and other comparos?