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Introduced by BMW in 1999, the BMW X5 is a luxury crossover SUV, which is currently in its second generation.
The X5 was BMW's first SUV and features the all-wheel drive which is branded as the "X" drive system. The second generation X5 was launched in 2006, and in 2009 an M version was announced.
Rather than a SUV, BMW describes the X5 as a Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV) in order to emphasize its on-road ability despite its size. As it happens with the Lexus RX 300 and Mercedes M-Class, the X5 skipped from truck-based body-on-frame SUVs to sedan-based crossovers.
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Since its first steps on vehicle building, BMW has committed itself to advanced technology and constant improvement. The Germany-based pioneers were the experienced aviator Gustav Otto and the owner of Rapp Motorenwerke (an aircraft engine factory), Karl Rapp. These men combined efforts in order to start a real aircraft industry, placed in Munich, which would serve the German military during the First World War by providing them the airplanes. So, in 1913,... more
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