page_title: BMW X5
section_title: Third generation (F15, F85; 2013–2018)
hierarchical_section_title: BMW X5 / Third generation (F15, F85; 2013–2018)
caption_attribution_description: English: In Queens, New York
context_page_description: The BMW X5 is a mid-size luxury, rear-wheel drive SUV produced by BMW.
  The X5 made its debut in 1999. It was BMW's first SUV and it also featured all-wheel drive and was available with either manual or automatic transmission. In 2006, the second generation X5 was launched, known internally as the E70. Introduced in the facelift version of the E53, the E70 also featured the torque-split capable xDrive all-wheel drive system mated to an automatic transmission. In 2009, the X5 M performance variant was released as a 2010 model.
  BMW branded the X5 as a Sport Activity Vehicle rather than an SUV, to emphasize its on-road ability despite its size. Like the Lexus RX 300, the X5 heralded the shift from light truck-based body-on-frame SUVs to crossovers underpinned by unibody car platforms that would come to fruition in the late 2000s. Among German luxury automakers, while the Mercedes-Benz M-Class had beaten the X5 to the market by a year, the X5 was the first to use a unibody chassis whereas the M-Class used a light truck platform until its second generation.
context_section_description: The BMW F15 is the third generation X5 crossover, unveiled on 30 May 2013 and launched in November 2013.
  It featured the same chassis and same wheelbase of previous generation and launched with a choice of three engines: a 450 hp V8 petrol engine (xDrive50i) and two six-cylinder in-line diesel units, producing 258 hp with one turbo (xDrive30d) and 381 hp with three turbos (M50d M Performance), respectively. In December 2013, additional engine options became available: xDrive40d, xDrive35i and, for the first time on the X5 model, two four-cylinder engines xDrive25d and sDrive25d (with two-wheel transmission).  In their later years, BMW added a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) a xDrive40e with single turbo inline 4 cylinders.  Also in the xDrive40e an electric 83kW motor peak, 55kW continuous use with 9kWh 351V Lithium-ion battery pack.
  As with the previous model, it was assembled at BMW's Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, United States.
caption: BMW X5 xDrive35i
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