2012 BMW X5 M consumer reviews

I went from a E55 AMG to this, more on a hunch than anything cause I have had a few M cars and the quiet word was this thing is a monster. Well it didn’t disappoint, first of all it is bullet proof, I have been driving it for 3 years and drive it like I stole it every day. The one event that made me a believer was when my wife and I were traveling out of state at night in the winter when we were cut off by a drunk driver on an interstate under construction. I had to swerve hard right off the highway directly into huge potholes at 70 mph. The car slammed through a half a dozen 10” deep holes bottoming out on each one, at one point my wife cried out and I looked right while desperately hanging on to the wheel and saw her stuck on the ceiling with her head crooked. By the time the car straightened its self out (I was just hanging on) and slowed down I freaked out, the slamming through the frozen potholes made me believe I just destroyed the undercarriage. I gently guided the car off the highway and inspected the underside and didn’t see anything hanging off so we slowly drove to our destination an hour away. The next day I called a alignment shop and took the car in, told them what happened and they said they would look it over and let me know the damage. They called and said that the right front wheel needed a minor alignment, that’s it! Later on the front tire developed a separation and needed to be replaced. I have owned and still do own big 4x4 trucks and I guarantee you none of them would have faired as well as this X5M did. So now it’s my forever ride, what’s even better is now the tuning packages are affordable and for $1,500 my X5M is putting out 700 hp and is an absolute monster. I easily walk most anything out there cause the AWD system is flat out magical, very little tire spin, just brutal head snapping acceleration, if I have a passenger I have to warn them if I am going to hammer it cause it will hurt them if they aren’t ready. I had a chance to line up with a E55 which I used to think was about as quick as they come when modded, no way, the M obliterated it to 100, by then were are hitting warp and have to back down. To top it all off this thing will absolutely embarrass much more sporty cars on the back roads, once you learn the dynamics it’s an absolute hoot to toss around and power slide through turns. I have toned it down a bit and usually reserve the performance for highway driving, my wife has a nice Mercedes and it doesn’t even compare in performance or driving dynamics. The big plus is in 60000 miles of driving it has been almost flawless in maintenance.

I think this car is nice. BMW really put together an great car. I have been told the X5M owners will never downgrade.

Great suv! Performance is outstanding! Great handling. Some complain about it being rough, but I find it very pleasant. Very comfortable seats. One bad thing is that there is not much storage compartments.

Very fast and nimble for its size, it can handle corners faster than most coupes and sounds amazing.

Great car to own very fast however gas will last 3 days especially if you drive in M mode But that's not that big of a deal overall 5 stars

Tried to buy a 2012 X5 M from a used called dealer in NJ (EMG Auto) and they would not honor the price advertised on Cars. com or their actual website. They supposedly were using " rebates" to get to the advertised price yet they had no disclosure to back up their story. So buyers be leary this is a tactic that many used car dealers are trying to use.

I like the X5M, I really do. Thats why I chose it over the ML63, Cayenne Turbo and Range Rover Sport. Its got good power, a great transmission, impressive suspension tuning, aggressive exterior styling and a decent interior. It drives very well for what it is. Its an absolute blast to drive. That said, it could be better. A lot of things that are optional, should be standard at this price point. Speaking of which, this truck is EXPENSIVE!!! And you don't really get what you pay for. There are some cheap spots in the interior that I would expect to be better. Some squeaks and rattles. BMWs electronics could use work as well. Mine is having some minor electrical issues, and I'm reading on the forums that others are too. They really need to work on that in the next generation. This generation though has problems, and thus, I can't rate it any higher than I did.

Just wanted this car after owning escalades ext's. I wanted something that would handle the turns on the 101 and 20 highways on the north coast of calif. The X5m is everything that I imagined it wouild be and more. The runflats are bumpy, but that's a small price to pay for your return on handling the turns. Its gitty up time, everytime all the time. Radars no good because you just cannot keep it under eighty. Get more insurance, your goona need it!!!!