BMW E53

BMW
BMW X5 (1999-2003)
E53
Sales designation:	X5
Production period:	1999-2006
Class :	SUV
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : 3.0–4.8 liters (170–265 kW) Diesel engines : 2.9–3.0 liters (135–160 kW)
Length:	4667 mm
Width:	1872-1925 mm
Height:	1707-1715 mm
Wheelbase :	2820 mm
Empty weight :	2070-2275 kg
successor	BMW X5 (E70)

Stars in the Euro NCAP - Crash Test

The BMW E53 is an all-wheel-drive car with a horizontally and centrally split tailgate from BMW . The E53 is the first generation of the BMW X5 .

The vehicle, which was presented at the NAIAS 1999, was presented in the USA in autumn 1999 and was the first (restricted) off-road vehicle offered by BMW. It was produced in Greer (South Carolina) in the USA . After the vehicle was available from dealers in the USA at the end of 1999, it also came to Germany in May 2000. This first X5 series was produced until the end of 2006 and is therefore the predecessor of the BMW E70 , which was available in Europe from March 2007.

Vehicle characteristics

The X5 is considered an "SUV" ( Sports Utility Vehicle ); the manufacturer himself describes the car neither as an “SUV” nor as an “ off-road vehicle ”, but markets the X5 as an “SAV” (Sports Activity Vehicle) - a category created by BMW especially for the X5. A smaller variant of an SAV presented in autumn 2003 is the BMW X3 and, since autumn 2009, the BMW X1 .

The X5 has a self-supporting body and individually suspended wheels. The lack of gear reduction for the terrain and the engine and gearbox concept, which is more intended for the road, make the X5 (as well as the X3) unsuitable for heavy off-road use. But it is considered a more sporty vehicle among the various SUV models.

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  Rear view

Facelift

In September 2003, almost simultaneously with the introduction of the X3 made in Austria, the X5 received a facelift. The main changes were the headlights, the fog lights, the radiator grille, as well as the bonnet and taillights.

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  BMW X5 (2003-2006)

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  Two-part tailgate and L-shaped tail lights

Engine variants

When the BMW X5 was launched, it was only offered with two engine variants:

• In-line six-cylinder , petrol engine , 3.0 liter displacement , 170 kW (231 hp), model name 3.0i
• V-engine with eight cylinders , gasoline engine, 4.4 liter displacement, 210 kW (286 hp), model name 4.4i

By the beginning of 2002, the engine range was expanded to include two further variants:

• In-line six-cylinder , diesel engine with turbocharging and common rail injection , 3.0 liter displacement , 135 kW (184 hp)
  (model name 3.0d )
• V8 petrol engine, 4.6 liter displacement, 255 kW (347 PS), (model name 4.6is ), the M62B46TÜ from the Alpina B10 V8 , with which it shares some components, serves as the template for this engine, which BMW produces itself .

In October 2003, as part of a facelift, the new 4.4-l V8 N62 engine with Valvetronic was introduced; it replaced the old M62 engine of the 4.4i with 210 kW (286 hp). The output of the BMW X5 4.4i increased to 235 kW (320 hp). Furthermore, it was the M57 diesel engine of the BMW X5 3.0d technically revised, now received the common rail - direct injection of the second generation. This increased the output of the BMW X5 3.0d to 160 kW (218 hp). The improved xDrive all-wheel drive system was also introduced.

In April 2004, the new top variant followed with the X5 4.8is , which replaced the 4.6is . It was also based on the new V8-N62 engine and had a larger displacement (4799 instead of 4398 cm³), which BMW introduced in 2005 for the 5 and 7 Series.

Technical specifications

model	Engine code	Displacement	Design / cylinder	Motor type	power	Torque	v max	Acceleration (0-100 km / h) (1)	construction time
3.0i	M54B30	2979 cc	R6	Gasoline engine	170 kW (231 hp) at 5900 rpm	300 Nm at 3500 rpm	202 km / h (215 km / h) (2)	8.5 s	05 / 2000-09 / 2006
4.4i	M62B44TÜ	4398 cc	V8		210 kW (286 hp) at 5400 rpm	440 Nm at 3600 rpm	206 km / h (230 km / h) (2)	7.5 s	05 / 2000-09 / 2003
4.4i	N62B44	4398 cc			235 kW (320 PS) at 6100 rpm	440 Nm at 3700 rpm	210 km / h (240 km / h) (2)	7.0 s	10 / 2003-09 / 2006
4.6is	M62B46	4619 cc			255 kW (347 hp) at 5700 rpm	480 Nm at 3700 rpm	240 km / h	6.5 s	02 / 2002-07 / 2003
4.8is	N62B48	4799 cc			265 kW (360 hp) at 6200 rpm	500 Nm at 3500 rpm	246 km / h	6.1 s	04 / 2004-09 / 2006
3.0d	M57D30	2926 cc	R6	Diesel engine	135 kW (184 PS) at 4000 rpm	410 Nm at 2000-3000 rpm	200 km / h	10.1 s	04 / 2001-09 / 2003
3.0d	M57D30TÜ	2993 cc	R6		160 kW (218 hp) at 4000 rpm	500 Nm at 2000-2750 rpm	210 km / h	8.3 s	10 / 2003-09 / 2006

⁽¹⁾ without S gear

⁽²⁾ with sports package

Production stopped in September 2006.

The new X5 ( E70 series ) was presented in autumn 2006 . In the USA, the E70 was introduced at the end of 2006 due to high demand, while in Europe it was available from March 2007.

particularities

• As a BMW X5 security , the BMW X5 was also available ex works as a special protection vehicle of resistance class B4.

• At the Geneva Motor Show 2000, BMW showed a ready -to-drive single piece with the name X5 Le Mans and the BMW S70-V12 engine with 6.1 l displacement, which had already proven itself in the BMW V12 LMR and also in the McLaren F1 . With this engine, BMW won the overall classification of the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1995 . Since no air flow limiter was necessary, it developed around 515 kW and delivered a torque of 720 Nm at 5000 rpm. This was enough for an acceleration of 4.7 seconds to 100 km / h and a top speed of over 300 km / h. Except for the interior, chassis and brakes, the vehicle was close to series production. The Nordschleife rounded Hans-Joachim Stuck with this vehicle in 7:49 minutes. In the mid-1990s, undercutting the 8-minute limit was only possible with a few street-legal sports cars.

• In June 2008 the Munich Regional Court ruled that the Chinese off-road vehicle Shuanghuan SCEO from Red Star Auto Manufacturing Company was a copy of the first-generation BMW X5, prohibited the defendant importer from offering these vehicles for "business purposes in Germany" and ordered their destruction all "vehicles with a certain appearance" that were owned or owned by the defendant (Az .: 4HK O 16807/07).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Crash test BMW X5
2. ↑ 1999 Detroit Auto Show, part IV. In: thecarconnection.com. January 4, 1999, accessed June 14, 2018 . 
3. ↑ BMW X5: the world's first “Sports Activity Vehicle” - BMW US Factory. In: bmwusfactory.com. December 9, 1998; Retrieved June 14, 2018 (American English). 
4. ↑ ^{a b} BMW presents the BMW X5 (2003-2006). In: 7-forum.com. September 9, 2003, accessed June 14, 2018 (Facelift). 
5. ↑ BMW X5 4.8is from 04/2004
6. ↑ BMW X5 Le Mans: Comfortable borderline experience - SPIEGEL ONLINE. In: spiegel.de. February 29, 2000, accessed June 14, 2018 . 
7. ^ X5 Le Mans. stern.de, November 14, 2012, accessed January 5, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Court of Munich, 26.06.2008 - 4HK O 16807/07. In: jurion.de. June 26, 2006, accessed June 15, 2018 . 

Web links

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