There’s an important corollary between meshing an all-terrain utility with the performance attributes of a sports sedan. The end result after 13 years of good business is the sale of 1.3 million copies worldwide (108,000 sold in 2012 alone) to satisfied households. As one of the most successful model lines for BMW, the X5 is very important to the economic accomplishments of the group. The X5 sets the tone for the rest of the “X” family, which collectively accounts for 1/3 of all BMW sales.
